Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3342 - Kent State University › Chapter 3342-1 - Definitions and Terms › Section 3342-1-01 - Definition of terms used in the rules of Kent state university

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								As used in agency level 3342 of the Administrative
			 Code:
(1)
									Board. "Board" means the board of trustees of the university
			 in which the government of the university is vested pursuant to section
			 3341.02 of the Revised
			 Code.
(2)
									Chair. "Chair" of the board which is the same office as
			 that referred to as "president" in section
			 3341.03 of the Revised
			 Code.
(3)
									Instructional units. "Instructional units" means the
			 department, schools, and colleges of the universities, in addition to other
			 academic entities established for the purpose of providing
			 instruction.
(4)
									President. "President" means the president of the
			 university.
(5)
									University. "University" means Kent state university as
			 established in Chapter 3341 of the Revised Code.
(6)
									Vice chair. "Vice
			 chair" means the vice chair of the board which is the same office as that
			 referred to as "vice president" in section
			 3341.03 of the Revised
			 Code.
(7)
									Regular full-time faculty member. A faculty member with
			 regular academic rank the sum of whose teaching, research, and/or
			 administrative responsibilities and assignments constitutes fulltime employment
			 (one hundred per cent full-time employment) at Kent state
			 university.
(8)
									Full-time non-tenure-track faculty member. A faculty
			 member whose employment contract is for a duration of one year the sum of whose
			 teaching, research, and/or administrative responsibilities and assignment
			 constitutes fulltime employment (one hundred per cent full-time employment) at
			 Kent state university but who does not hold an appointment in a tenure-track
			 position.
(9)
									Regular academic rank. "Regular academic rank" denotes
			 the expectation or possibility of indefinite tenure- instructor, assistant
			 professor, associate professor, and professor, plus such descriptive honorific,
			 or courtesy designations as "research," "university," "distinguished," and so
			 forth.
(10)
									Student. "Student" means any person admitted or
			 enrolled at the university in any of its courses, programs, campuses, or
			 offerings, including, but not limited to, cooperative programs or offerings
			 with other institutions for whom a record is made at the university by the
			 registrar or which is submitted to the university for admission or transfer
			 credit.
(11)
									Instructor. "Instructor" means any person employed or
			 appointed to teach in any course or program offering of the university, or a
			 committee appointed to assess, evaluate, or grade a thesis, dissertation or
			 work. Any decision to such a committee shall be by majority
			 votes.
(12)
									Chairperson. "Chairperson" means the chief
			 administrative officer of a department, school, or program whose position is
			 that of a first organizational level academic level with a teaching
			 faculty.
(13)
									Dean. "Dean" means the chief academic officer of a
			 college, independent school, regional campus or equivalent.
(14)
									Department.
			 "Department" means an academic unit headed by a chairperson or
			 director.
(15)
									College. "College" means an academic unit headed by
			 dean.
(16)
									Regional campus. "Regional campus" means any of the
			 Kent state university system of community-oriented institutions.
Replaces: 3342-1-01