Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS2.2—FACULTY APPOINTMENTS2.2.1—APPOINTMENTS(The text below appears in the Norman Campus Faculty Handbook)Policies on faculty appointments; appointments of new faculty; appointment periods; tenure-track,consecutive term, and temporary appointments; joint and secondary appointments; and part-timeappointments may be found in the Faculty Handbook of the Norman and Health Sciences Centercampuses. Regular faculty appointment(s) to an academic position must be (a) tenure-track appointment(beginning and terminating at a specified date), (b) a tenured appointment (beginning with and followingthe granting of tenure) or (c) renewable term appointment (renewable annually for a fixed term); and mustbe at the rank of assistant professor, associate professor, or professor. Temporary appointments withremuneration are also for specified periods.Appointment of New Faculty - In the appointment of new faculty, action is initiated by the academic unitthrough the respective dean to the Senior Vice President and Provost, President, and in accord with theprevailing policies of the Board of Regents. The University follows the law of the land regarding equalopportunity.(a) Formal Offer - The formal offer of appointment must come from the Senior Vice President andProvost or the President. The offer will include the statement that the appointment is contingent upon theapproval of the Board of Regents. Enclosed with the formal offer of rank and salary will be a copy of thefaculty handbook, together with supplementary information on such matters as retirement, groupinsurance, and patents.(b) Contract - If the appointment is approved by the Board of Regents, a Contract of Employment will befurnished to the applicant for signature if the formal offer is accepted. Included in this contract will be theapproved rank and salary and a statement indicating that the applicant has read the faculty handbookalong with the necessary additions to reflect policies current at the time of appointment and acceptsappointment in accord with University policies, with the understanding that policies of the University aresubject to change by the Board of Regents.Appointment Period for the Norman Campus - Faculty appointments for the academic year are made forthe period August 16 through May 15, though the instructional period may not correspond precisely tothese dates. It is the responsibility of the appropriate chair or dean to notify each faculty member of thedate the faculty member is expected to start work. The appointment period for the first semester endsDecember 31, even though the semester may end at a different time.Some faculty members on the Norman Campus who have administrative responsibilities are appointed ona 12-month basis, for the period July 1 through June 30.Summer term appointments for both campuses for the regular eight-week period are effective June 1through July 31. Again, the appointment period does not coincide exactly with the instructional period.Tenure-Track, Tenured, Renewable Term and TemporaryAppointments - Faculty appointments may betenure-track, tenured, renewable term, or temporary.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 19