Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3344 - Cleveland State University › Chapter 3344-14 - Graduate Studies Bylaws › Section 3344-14-03 - Membership

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
								The faculty of the college of graduate studies shall be
			 constituted as follows:
(1)
									The president of the university, the provost and senior
			 vice president for academic affairs, the dean, associate dean and assistant
			 dean(s) of the college of graduate studies, and all deans of colleges of the
			 university. All these members are ex officio and non-voting members, unless
			 qualified under paragraph (A)(2) of this rule.
(2)
									All members of
			 the faculty under full-time contract to the university, emeritus faculty, and
			 university administration who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in
			 paragraph (B) of this rule, who so desire, and whose credentials have been
			 evaluated and approved by the graduate council. All such members shall be
			 voting members.
(3)
									Special status faculty (i.e., adjunct, clinical,
			 visiting, par-time) who meet the eligibility requirements set forth in
			 paragraph (B) of this rule) may be recommended for non-voting graduate faculty
			 membership by the graduate faculty of the appropriate program. These
			 recommendations are processed through the appropriate department chairperson
			 and college dean and submitted to the graduate council for evaluation and
			 approval. Special status faculty are not eligible for membership on the
			 graduate council.
(4)
									Faculty emeriti who are members of the graduate faculty
			 at the time of retirement shall continue to be voting members of the graduate
			 faculty for the remainder of their terms. When their terms expire, graduate
			 faculty emeriti may have their memberships renewed as non-voting members upon
			 request. Faculty emeriti who qualify under paragraph (A)(2) of this rule shall
			 be voting members of the graduate faculty.
(5)
									In such cases
			 where a faculty member has been judged by the graduate council not to fulfill
			 (paragraph (C)(1) of this rule), the individual may petition the graduate
			 college admissions and standards committee for graduate faculty membership. The
			 recommendation of the admissions and standards committee on such petitions
			 shall be forwarded to the graduate council for a final
			 determination.
(6)
									In such cases where a faculty member does not seek
			 graduate faculty membership, but wishes to perform a limited number of the
			 functions of a graduate faculty member (see rule
			 3344-14-04 of the
			 Administrative Code), the individual may petition the graduate council to
			 perform specific functions for a period not to exceed three years. Such
			 petitions shall be considered when the contribution of the faculty member is
			 vital to the function of the program, or in other extraordinary
			 circumstances.
(7)
									Upon request of a graduate faculty member, graduate
			 faculty status may be extended for up to one year upon the vote of graduate
			 council after the determination of the graduate faculty review committee
			 that:
(a)
										The
			 faculty member requesting the extension was affected by a serious medical
			 condition or an extended absence from work due to a reason allowed under the
			 Family Medical Leave Act, during the period of their most recent graduate
			 faculty membership;
(b)
										That the illness or leave resulted in the member being
			 unable to maintain the level of scholarly and creative activity necessary for a
			 significant period of time; and
(c)
										In the
			 determination of the committee, the graduate faculty member has provided
			 information sufficient to show that the faculty member will probably be able to
			 meet the requirements to have graduate faculty status renewed after the
			 extension period.