Departmental Committees Clause Samples
The 'Departmental Committees' clause establishes the formation and operation of committees within a department to oversee specific functions or areas of responsibility. Typically, this clause outlines how committee members are appointed, their decision-making authority, and the scope of their duties, such as reviewing departmental policies or managing internal processes. Its core practical function is to delegate specialized tasks and ensure collaborative governance within the department, promoting efficiency and shared oversight.
Departmental Committees i. A promotion committee shall be established at the department level by the Chair, in consultation with the department’s faculty and the college ▇▇▇▇.
ii. The Chair shall determine the size of the committee, and it will be composed of faculty members of the department of similar or higher ranks.
iii. In a department with few available faculty, the committee may include faculty of other departments, but shall not include the Chair.
iv. The Department Chair will initially chair the committee to assist in committee organization; however, once it is organized, the Department Chair will withdraw and the committee shall meet, consider and review as an individual body.
Departmental Committees. 1. Faculty Evaluation Committee Each department shall establish a Standing Committee for faculty evaluation. The Department Chairperson shall be the non-voting Chairperson of the Faculty Evaluation Committee. This committee shall be responsible for annual faculty evaluations, recommendations on contract renewals and recommendations on promotions. The Faculty Evaluation Committee shall report its recommendations in writing to the Department Chairperson.
(1) non- tenured faculty member, who has at least three (3) years of service in the department, may serve on this committee. Where there are not four (4) persons eligible, tenured persons from other departments within the Academic Council shall be elected by all tenure-track members of the department. There shall be at least four (4) members of this committee inclusive of the Chairperson. For purposes of contract renewal and promotion, all tenured faculty members of a department shall be members of the Department Faculty Evaluation Committee.
2. The School of Law shall have two (2) standing Committees for Faculty Evaluation. These shall be the Tenure and Promotion Committee (TPC) and the Annual Faculty Evaluation Committee (AFEC).
3. The Tenure and Promotion Committee (School of Law) shall be formed as all standing committees in the Law School and must consist of no fewer than four tenured faculty. The committee must be approved by a full vote of the full-time faculty of the School of Law. If there are insufficient tenured faculty to serve, the terms of V, B 1 apply. The Tenure and Promotion Committee will conduct evaluations for contract renewal, tenure, promotion or periodic multi-year review. The committee will make its recommendation to the Law Academic Council (LAC). The Law Academic Council will vote to accept or reject the recommendation of the TPC and report the results of this vote to the ▇▇▇▇ of the School of Law. If there is disagreement between the TPC and the Law Academic Council, a separate report from the LAC shall be forwarded to the ▇▇▇▇ of the Law School. Otherwise the principles of consideration for contract renewal, tenure and promotion and PMYR contained elsewhere in Art, V (H, I, J, K) shall prevail.
4. The Annual Evaluation Committees (School of Law) shall be formed as all standing committees in the Law School and must consist of tenured faculty. The Committees must be approved by a full vote of the full-time faculty of the School of Law. The AFEC shall elect its own chairperson, who w...
Departmental Committees. Faculty member participation on Department or Inter-Departmental committee consisting of only faculty may continue according to practices established by the department or departments.
Departmental Committees