Primary Appointment Sample Clauses

Primary Appointment a. Each faculty member shall have a primary appointment in an academic unit, as listed in paragraph 41a (7). Faculty may also formally have a non-primary unit assignment, e.g., a joint appointment. A faculty member shall participate in governance only in the unit of the member’s primary appointment unless Oakland and the non-primary unit agree. Oakland shall notify the Association of any such agreement, in writing. Subject to the following, the primary academic unit shall be responsible for decisions or recommendations regarding salary, reappointment, tenure, promotion, leaves, and other perquisites and shall be responsible for securing agreement among the departments or units involved on the sharing of salary and support funds. b. When a faculty member is engaged with appointments in more than one academic unit (i.e. joint appointments), the letter of joint appointment (the “Letter”) will specify the member’s primary and secondary appointments and how teaching, research and service expectations will be apportioned between each unit. These terms must be approved by the applicable ▇▇▇▇(s) and both the primary and secondary academic units, and will be considered by the primary unit in its deliberations. c. The primary appointment may be transferred subject to the following: (1) The receiving academic unit shall have an opportunity to make a recommendation on the proposed transfer. If the academic unit recommends against the transfer, Oakland may accept this recommendation or, with the approval of the faculty member, refer the matter to FRPC for its review and recommendation. Oakland shall then determine to make or not make the transfer. (2) A tenured faculty member will maintain the member’s tenure status. (3) The faculty member's salary shall be maintained unless the faculty member and Oakland agree to a different salary. (4) Accrued leave eligibility will be retained. d. For faculty members with joint or similar appointments, the re-employment, tenure and promotion procedures of paragraph 41 shall apply with the following exceptions: (1) For a faculty member on a joint appointment who holds tenure-eligible faculty rank, reappointment, tenure and promotion matters are to be addressed pursuant to the primary department’s or unit’s review process with advice from the non-primary unit(s). Subject to the terms of Paragraph 41.c, the faculty member shall be evaluated for reappointment, tenure and promotion according to the same criteria, by the same committees, ...