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...(A) Members of the board of trustees Shawnee state university is governed by its board of trustees and the members of the board are appointed by the governor, in accordance with section 3362.01 of the Revised Code. In accordance with Ohio law, student trustees do not have voting authority, although their opinions and advice during deliberations are encouraged. (B) Officers of the board of truste...

...(A) Members of the board of trustees Shawnee state university is governed by its board of trustees and the members of the board are appointed by the governor, in accordance with section 3362.01 of the Revised Code. In accordance with Ohio law, student trustees do not have voting authority, although their opinions and advice during deliberations are encouraged. (B) Officers of the board of truste...

...(A) Purpose (1) The board of trustees is charged by the Revised Code to employ and compensate the university president. It is therefore the board's responsibility to periodically evaluate the president to insure that the president is providing effective leadership and performing at the highest level. (2) The purposes of the board's evaluation of the president are as follows: (a) To assess the e...

...(A) Purpose Awarding an honorary degree indicates the high esteem in which the Shawnee state university board of trustees holds the recipient. To assure that only the most worthy or appropriate individuals receive honorary degrees, the following criteria and processes will be followed. (B) Criteria for awarding honorary degrees (1) The board of trustees may award honorary degrees to individ...

...(A) Purpose (1) The Shawnee state university board of trustees has title to university investments and these funds are held in trust. The investments are to be made consistent with this investment policy as set forth in this rule. (2) All fiduciaries implementing this investment policy are required to discharge their duties with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances then prevailing that a...

...(A) Purpose (1) The Shawnee state university board of trustees has title to university investments and these funds are held in trust. The investments are to be made consistent with this investment policy as set forth in this rule. (2) All fiduciaries implementing this investment policy are required to discharge their duties with the care, skill, prudence, and diligence under the circumstances th...

...(A) Purpose The primary purpose of this policy is to advance the academic competence of faculty members while enhancing their contribution to the university as scholars and teachers. Faculty professional leave (FPL) proposals typically focus on improvement of scholarship skills and knowledge and/or production of scholarly products. Faculty members may, however, use FPL for a substantial improveme...

...(A) Candidates for graduation must meet all academic and university requirements in order to be certified as candidates by the office of the registrar. Degrees and certificates shall be awarded by the board of trustees to all certified candidates for graduation who meet final requirements and are recommended by the faculty and approved by the president. (B) Annual action approving the granting of...

...(A) Introduction (1) An effective academic program review process is essential for the health of Shawnee state university's academic programs. The academic program review process strives to ensure the quality and academic integrity of all programs through continuous program improvement. At its most basic, the program review process is simply a review of the good works, processes, procedures, and ...

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...(A) Purpose and scope (1) Shawnee state university is committed to facilitating the dissemination and utilization of the knowledge acquired by research for the public good. The university is also committed to developing existing technologies for licensing and commercialization, and it particularly encourages projects that will contribute to the economic development of the region. In furtherance o...

...(A) Purpose Shawnee state university is primarily an undergraduate institution with some graduate level programs. Teaching is the primary means by which a faculty member contributes to the institutional mission. The university recognizes that the undergraduate teaching mission is the foundation upon which flexibility is granted for the achievement in scholarship, research, commercialization, and service. Besides cla...

...(A) Policy purpose Shawnee state university recognizes that a clearly articulated promotion and tenure system that is based upon a comprehensive peer review process serves as an effective means towards promoting and supporting continued excellence of its faculty. (B) Definitions (1) Tenure system: A peer based mentoring, evaluation and promotion system for faculty. (2) Tenure: After successful...

...(A) Policy purpose Shawnee state university recognizes that a clearly articulated promotion and tenure system that is based upon a comprehensive peer review process serves as an effective means towards promoting and supporting continued excellence of its faculty. This rule is adopted as required by section 3345.454 of the Revised Code. (B) Definitions (1) Tenure system: A peerbased mentoring, evaluation and promot...

...(A) Purpose and application (1) Shawnee state university is committed to providing an educational environment that fosters student creativity and the sharing of ideas. The university is committed to making its resources available to its students to support this effort. (2) This policy is applicable to all Shawnee state enrolled and continuing students. (B) Definitions (1) These definitions ...

...(A) Introduction (1) Shawnee state university's (SSU) credit hour definitions constitute a formalization of policy in order to: (a) Ensure compliance with federal and accreditation expectations; (b) Ensure compliance also with Ohio department of higher education's credit hour definition; and (c) To provide consistency throughout the university. Courses may be comprised of any combination of el...

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...(A) Purpose The university is dedicated to reasonably accommodating the sincerely held religious beliefs and practices of individual students with regard to all examinations or other academic requirements or absences for reasons of faith or their religious or spiritual belief system. (B) Absences A student will be granted up to three days each academic semester to take holidays for reasons of faith or religious or...

...(A) Purpose The purpose of this rule is to set forth the rule of the Ohio general assembly as defined by the advance Ohio higher education act of the 136th General Assembly, codified in section 3345.0217 of the Revised Code, and to keep the university eligible for state operating subsidy payments, state capital improvement funds, and other state appropriations to the fullest extent possible. (B...

...(A) Purpose The purpose of this rule is to establish a curricular approval process as codified in section 3345.457 of the Revised Code. This rule applies to the following curricular actions: establishing or modifying academic programs, curricula, courses, general education requirements, and degree programs. This rule applies to the approval, rejection, and discontinuation of academic programs. ...

...(A) Purpose The purpose of this rule is to create a consistent framework for identifying low-enrolled courses across the entire academic course schedule. The goal of this framework is to ensure balanced enrollment in courses to improve student outcomes, accessibility to courses, and efficiency of planning section and staffing needs. (B) Scope of authority (1) Shawnee state university retains th...

...(A) Rule purpose This rule ensures compliance with the requirements of section 3345.452 of the Revised Code which mandates that all full-time faculty directly compensated by the university undergo annual performance evaluations using standardized, objective, and measurable performance metrics. (B) Scope This rule applies to all full-time faculty members directly compensated by Shawnee state university, including t...

...(A) Purpose This rule serves to support the teaching mission of Shawnee state university and encourage all full-time faculty at Shawnee state university to achieve excellent performance in teaching. In accordance with section 3345.451 of the Revised Code, each faculty member will undergo a peer evaluation of their professional development as it relates to teaching. (B) Non-tenure track faculty (1) Non-tenure track...

...(A) Purpose This rule governs the process by which the university addresses the employment of faculty in response to a reduction of programs or services in accordance with section 3345.454 of the Revised Code. (B) Definitions (1) Days: In this rule, days refers to calendar days. (2) Retrenchment: a process by which a state institution of higher education reduces programs or services, thus ...