Appointment to Temporary Graduate Faculty Status requires satisfactorily meeting all criteria for graduate faculty or demonstrated professional or academic excellence in a particular area related to a specific course or other assignment. This category may be used for the appointment of part-time faculty or faculty who will teach a course or serve on a committee during a given semester or academic year but not on a continual basis. Temporary Graduate Faculty Status does not entitle one to serve on campus wide governing bodies as a representative of the Graduate Faculty, nor to vote for such representation when voting is restricted to Graduate Faculty. Process for Appointment 1. Faculty may be reviewed by the vice president for academic affairs for Graduate Faculty status at any time.
Appointment is effective immediately upon approval for any period of time up to one calendar year.
The vice president for academic affairs reviews the letters of recommendation and supporting materials and approves temporary appointment to the Graduate Faculty. The vice president for academic affairs will notify faculty and relevant administrative offices of appointments to the Graduate Faculty. Supporting Materials 1. A current vita from which the criteria for graduate faculty appointments can be assessed. Additional supporting materials may not exceed ten pages Review and Appointment Schedule Faculty will be reviewed for Graduate Faculty membership or Provisional Graduate Faculty membership in the Fall of each year.