Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3356 - Youngstown State University › Chapter 3356-10 - Policies on Admission, Retention, and Graduation standards › Section 3356-10-01 - Hiring and selection process for full and part-time faculty

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Policy
			 statement. While the president has overall responsibility for the management of
			 the university, the responsibility for decisions regarding hiring priorities
			 and the employment of faculty are delegated to the provost/vice-president for
			 academic affairs. All faculty personnel decisions shall be consistent with
			 applicable legal requirements and university policies and procedures. Personnel
			 actions will become effective upon approval by the board of trustees.
(B) Parameters.
(1) Recruitment to fill faculty positions
			 shall be authorized by the provost/vice president for academic affairs. Faculty
			 degree and credentials requirements should comply with higher learning
			 commission (HLC) expectations.
(2) Recruitment activities must conform to
			 the university's equal opportunity and affirmative action procedures pursuant
			 to rule 3356-2-02 of the Administrative
			 Code ( university policy 33562-02,
			 "Equal opportunity and affirmative action recruitment and employment"). The
			 executive director of equal opportunity may
			 require additional search postings and/or processes pursuant to rule
			 3356-2-02 of the Administrative
			 Code.
(3) Faculty are designated as
			 having either full-time or part-time status. Part-time faculty supplement
			 full-time faculty to meet departmental instructional needs. Only full-time
			 tenure track faculty (probationary or degree completion) are eligible to apply
			 for tenure.
(4) The official offer
			 of employment for full-time faculty is made by the provost/vice president for
			 academic affairs upon the recommendation of the college dean, the chairperson
			 of the department, and the office of human resources.
(5) The chief human resources officer will
			 submit a summary of all full-time faculty appointments to the board of trustees
			 at the next regularly scheduled meeting for approval. Offers of employment for
			 full-time faculty shall be contingent upon approval by the board of trustees;
			 however, faculty may begin employment prior to the approval by the board of
			 trustees.
(6) Each full-time
			 faculty member will be assigned a home department, which shall be that
			 department in which the majority of the person's time is budgeted. In cases
			 where the time assignment is evenly distributed, the home department shall be
			 the department where the person holds academic rank.
(7) Except for department chairpersons (who
			 are excluded from the bargaining unit), the types of contracts and terms and
			 conditions of employment of full-time faculty are outlined in the "Agreement
			 between Youngstown State University and Youngstown State University Chapter of
			 the Ohio Education Association."
(8) Faculty responsibilities of departmental
			 chairpersons are described in the "Department Chair Handbook" found on the office of academic affairs
			 website.
(9) Part-time
			 faculty members are appointed by the appropriate college dean upon the
			 recommendation of the department chairperson and subject to review by the
			 provost/vice president for academic affairs. Such appointments are for one
			 academic term or a portion thereof. For purposes of compliance with the Revised
			 Code and the state constitution regarding the hiring and the appointment of
			 employees, including part-time faculty, the board of trustees designates the
			 provost/vice president for academic affairs as the hiring authority for
			 part-time faculty. The provost/vice president for academic affairs will ensure
			 that the board of trustees receive information  basis regarding the use of part-time faculty on an annual
			 basis.
(10) Part-time faculty
			 members may teach up to
			 
									eleven
			 workload hours each fall or spring semester and up to eighteen workload hours
			 per academic year. 
									To go beyond these limits, the department
			 chairperson must request a written waiver from the 
									provost/ vice president for academic
			 affairs using the "Part Time Faculty Workload Waiver Request" found on the
			 office of academic affairs website. The 
									provost/vice president
			 for academic affairs, or designee, will grant a waiver when it is in the
			 best interest of the university.
(11) Part-time faculty
			 members are paid on the basis of workload hours
			 taught and highest earned degree held. The rate of pay is identified in the
			 university's annual operating budget which is approved by the board of
			 trustees.
(12)
									After consultation with the dean, the decision to have
			 a part-time faculty member teach multiple sections of a course within one
			 section (also referred to as stacking courses) and employ a virtual assistant
			 (VA) will be at the discretion of the department chairperson who oversees the
			 course. The department chairperson will share their decision with the part-time
			 faculty member prior to the course beginning. Part-time faculty members will be
			 eligible for virtual assistant related compensation as supplemental pay in the
			 same manner as full-time faculty members.
(13)
									All part-time
			 faculty members must be entered as an active employee in the banner system
			 before commencing instruction in the classroom. To be considered an active
			 employee, the individual must complete the entire hiring process with the
			 office of human resources, be approved through the HLC credentialing process
			 with the office of academic affairs and be listed as the instructor of record
			 in the schedule of classes.
If the individual is not yet classified
				as an active employee by the first day of classes, a temporary replacement must
				be assigned to the course(s) until the process is completed. The replacement
				must be the college dean, department chairperson, a qualified full-time faculty
				member, or a part-time faculty member who has been approved through the HLC
				credentialing process. The department chairperson will be responsible for
				communicating with the office of human resources and the office of academic
				affairs as to whom has been assigned as the temporary replacement(s) and
				ensuring that new faculty members do not begin teaching until the entire
				process is completed.
(14) Procedures,
			 benefits, and other matters affecting part-time faculty members are found in the "Part-time Faculty Manual"
			 
									found on the office of academic affairs
			 webpage.
(15) Cross-reference.
			 For information about faculty with graduate status, see rule
			 3356-10-02 of the Administrative
			 Code ( university policy
			 3356-10-02, "Graduate faculty"). For information about adjunct faculty, see
			 rule 3356-10-09 of the Administrative
			 Code ( university policy
			 3356-10-09, "Adjunct faculty").