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Organization and Governance
Faculty
Promotion and Tenure
Separation and Termination
Grievance and Due Process
Faculty Handbook Revision Policy
Appendices
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Organization and Governance
Purpose, Mission and Vision
Governance of the College
Board of Trustees
The President
Faculty Governance
Chairperson of Faculty Senate
Faculty Meetings
Authority and Voting in Faculty Meetings and Committees
Committees Upon Which Faculty Serve
Committee Membership and Voting Rights
Committee Meeting Minutes
Responsibilities of Committee Chairs
Replacements for Committees
Replacement for a Chair of a Committee
Committees Populated by the Faculty Slate
Academic Standards Committee (ASC)
Committee on Committees
Curriculum Committee
Faculty Affairs Committee
Faculty Development Committee
Faculty Senate
General Education Committee
Institutional Review Board (IRB)
Mount Assessment Committee
Professional Standards Committee (PSC)
Promotion and Tenure Committee (P and T)
Recruitment, Admission, and Retention Committee (RAR)
Strategic Planning and Budgeting Committee (SPBC)
Committees that can be reinstated on an as-needed basis
Academic Technology Advancement Committee (ATAC)
Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, & Creative Activities (URSCA)
Library Committee
Committees that Are Volunteer
Calendar Committee
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Committee (DEI)
Board of Trustees Committees
Academic Organization
Vice President for Academic Affairs (VPAA)
Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs (AVPAA)
Academic Deans
Department Chairs (in Academic Units with an Academic Dean)
Division Chairs (in Academic Units without an Academic Dean)
Evaluation of Deans, Division Chairs and Department Chairs
Academic Program Director/Academic Coordinator Positions
Faculty Athletics Representative (FAR)
First Year Writing Coordinator (FYWC)
Knight High School Program Coordinator
Director of the Honors Program (DHP)
Hudson Link for Higher Education in Prison (HLPI) Academic Director
Faculty Coordinator for Study Abroad
Knight Summer Bridge Connections (KSC) Co-Coordinators
SURE (Summer Undergraduate Research and Creativity Experience) Coordinator
Graduate Coordinator (Division of Education, Schools of Nursing and Business)
Faculty
Definition of Faculty Status
Faculty Duties and Responsibilities
Civic Responsibility
Professional Ethics
Policy Regarding Faculty-Student Interactions
Academic Duties Regarding College Policies
Duty to Report Outside Employment
Fair Use and Copyright
Teaching Workload
Reduction in Workload
Overload Policy
Attendance at Academic Functions
Teaching Duties
Academic Advising Duties
College Governance Duties
Faculty Rights and Privileges
Academic Freedom
Faculty Marshals and Grand Marshals
Mace Bearer
Intellectual Property
Library Privileges
Development Grants
Sabbaticals
Emeritus Status
Recognition and Awards
The Mount Saint Mary College Faculty Award
Teaching Award for Innovation and Technology
Faculty Personnel Records
Promotion and Tenure
Appointment and Reappointment Policy
Terms and Conditions
Procedure for Recruitment and Appointment of Full-time Faculty and Professional Librarians
Procedure for Application for Reappointment and Promotion
Tenure
Procedure for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure
Elements of Evaluation
Faculty Essay
Curriculum Vitae
Documentation of Teaching Effectiveness
Documentation of Learning Enhancement for Library Faculty
Documentation of Scholarly Activities
Documentation of Scholarly Activities for Library Faculty
Documentation of Professional Development
Documentation of Professional Development for Library Faculty
Documentation of Service Activities (also pertains to Library Faculty)
Portfolio Format
Qualifications for Appointment to Rank
Ranks
Professor of Practice
Instructor
Assistant Professor
Assistant Librarian
Associate Professor
Associate Librarian
Professor
Librarian
Separation and Termination
Resignation
Early/Phased Retirement
Purposes
Policy
Non-Reappointment for Untenured Faculty
Dismissal for Cause
Layoff
Prolonged Mental or Physical Illness
Financial Exigency
Procedures for Layoff Specific to the Reason for Layoff
General Procedures Regarding Layoff in Financial Exigency
Order of Layoff within a Department or Program
Grievance Regarding Layoff
School/Division/Program Discontinuation
Reallocation of Teaching Responsibilities of School/Division/Program Personnel
Grievances Regarding School/Division/Program Reallocation of Teaching Responsibilities
Grievance and Due Process
Definitions
Initial Process
Confidentiality and Independence
Case Procedures
College Review Board
Faculty Handbook Revision Policy
Appendices
Appendix A. Bylaws of the Faculty of Mount Saint Mary College
Appendix B. Bylaws of the Faculty Senate
Appendix C.1 Faculty Evaluation Rubric: Teaching
Appendix C.2 Library Faculty Evaluation Rubric
Appendix D.1 Faculty Evaluation Rubric: Scholarship and Professional Development
Appendix D.2 Library Faculty Evaluation Rubric: Scholarship & Professional Development
Appendix E.1 Faculty Evaluation Rubric: Service
Appendix E.2 Library Faculty Evaluation Rubric: Service