Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3359 - University of Akron › Chapter 3359-20 - Mission, Goals and Faculty Policies › Section 3359-20-03.8 - Joint appointments and joint titles

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A) Joint appointments.
(1) A joint appointment is defined as
			 applying to regular faculty whose research and teaching competencies are better
			 served through activities involving two or more academic units of the
			 university, each of which offers academic programs leading to undergraduate or
			 graduate degrees.
(2) A primary
			 academic objective of the university of Akron is the search for and development
			 of new knowledge which will enhance institutional programs and contribute to
			 the university's research responsibilities. Recognizing the contribution of
			 interdisciplinary studies in meeting this objective, the university seeks to
			 encourage such efforts by creating joint appointments for faculty where
			 appropriate.
(3) The joint
			 appointment provides for greater program flexibility, the enhancement of
			 intellectual stimulation, and broader insights into matters under faculty
			 investigation and research.
(4) In
			 order to recognize the status of faculty holding such appointments, the
			 following academic policies apply:
(a)
			 Procedures to be used for the awarding of joint appointments shall be
			 established by each academic unit. However, the faculty of all effected
			 academic units must concur with the award.
(b) The academic unit of initial appointment
			 shall be identified as the academic unit of primary appointment. The primary
			 title is held in the primary academic unit. Any other unit(s) in which a joint
			 appointment is held shall be identified as the secondary academic
			 unit(s).
(c) The appointment(s)
			 associated with secondary academic units shall be for not more than three
			 academic years.
(i) The joint appointment may
			 be renewed by means of the procedures used in awarding the original joint
			 appointment.
(ii) The joint
			 appointment shall be terminated automatically if the appointment in the
			 academic unit of primary appointment is terminated.
(d) The degree of participation in department
			 affairs will be determined by the faculty of each academic unit. These
			 arrangements should fall under one or more of the following categories and
			 should be specified in the written statement described in paragraph
			 (A)(4)(d)(iii) of this rule.
(i) Full
			 participation in affairs of both departments (voting rights should be spelled
			 out).
(ii) Participation in
			 curricular matters.
(iii)
			 Participation in research.
(iv)
			 Participation in teaching.
(e) The apportioning of teaching and other
			 responsibilities of a joint appointee will be reached through conferences in
			 which the faculty member and appropriate department heads participate. Courses
			 available for consideration should be defined by the department in which the
			 courses are listed. To assure that there is complete understanding, a written
			 statement will be prepared following each such conference, copies of which will
			 be retained by the faculty member, the department heads, the deans, and the
			 senior vice president and provost and chief operating officer. The distribution
			 of teaching and other responsibilities may be changed through subsequent
			 conferences, with amended written statements to follow. (It is intended that
			 limits can be stated broadly enough to avoid the necessity for frequent
			 change.) On occasion, it may be appropriate for the dean or deans to
			 participate with the faculty member and the department heads in these
			 conferences.
(f) At the time of
			 appointment, a faculty member's academic rank will be determined in the
			 department of primary appointment and the rank will be the same in the
			 secondary department.
(g) Recommendation for the granting of tenure
			 will originate in the department of primary appointment. If the second
			 department does not concur, the joint appointment may be terminated.
			 Termination of the joint appointment after tenure has been granted will not
			 affect the faculty member's tenured status in the primary department.
(h) Recommendation for promotion to a higher
			 rank will originate in the department of primary appointment. Other departments
			 with which the joint appointee is affiliated will prepare statements supporting
			 (or opposing) the recommendation and will supply copies to the faculty member,
			 the department head in the college of primary appointment, and the academic
			 dean or deans. The dean of the college in which the department of primary
			 appointment is located will forward all documentation to the senior vice
			 president and provost and chief operating officer with the dean's
			 recommendation supporting (or opposing) the original recommendation. If the
			 department of secondary appointment does not agree with the final decision, the
			 joint appointment may be terminated.
(i) Joint appointments between academic units
			 of a given college shall be reviewed by the dean. Joint appointments crossing
			 college lines shall be reviewed by the appropriate deans and the senior vice
			 president and provost and chief operating officer to ascertain that the
			 arrangements meet intended objectives.
(j) In all instances concerning college
			 and/or university affairs, the faculty person shall be considered as a member
			 of one department - the department of primary appointment - unless specifically
			 chosen to represent the secondary department.
(5) A joint appointment shall not confer any
			 additional rights with respect to any reduction due to financial exigency set
			 forth in rule
			 3359-20-03.9 of the
			 Administrative Code.
(6) This
			 policy for joint appointments will apply to all new appointments effective on
			 or after July 1, 1973. For faculty members holding joint appointments before
			 this date, the concerned parties shall review previous commitments and
			 construct written agreements through appropriate procedures.