Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3344 - Cleveland State University › Chapter 3344-12 - Personnel Policies › Section 3344-12-06 - Policies pertaining to college of law clinical professors and legal writing professors

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
College of law clinical professors and legal writing professors
				shall be appointed initially, by the dean of the college of law, with the
				approval of the provost and the university president, for a period of one
				academic year with renewal for one-year periods. After the completion of at
				least five one-year appointments, clinical professors and legal writing
				professors may be appointed to renewable five-year appointments by the
				university president, upon recommendation of the provost and the dean of the
				college of law. Neither the initial appointment, nor any renewals, shall lead
				to or grant tenure or promotion. The initial appointment and all renewals shall
				be pursuant to policies contained in paragraph (A) of this rule and procedures
				adopted by the college of law and approved by the provost.
(A) Procedures for appointment.
(1) Initial appointment.
Prior to an initial appointment of a clinical professor or
				legal writing professor, a special search committee appointed by the dean of
				the college of law shall convene to recommend candidates to the dean of the
				college of law, who will make an appointment with the approval of the provost
				and the university president.
(2) Subsequent yearly appointments.
Subsequent yearly appointments shall be made by the dean of the
				college of law after consultation with the appointee's program director (where
				applicable).
(3) Notice of
			 non-renewal.
A notice of non-renewal of a clinical professor or a legal
				writing professor during the initial five years of service shall be in writing
				and in accordance with university policy governing non-bargaining unit faculty.
(4) Five-year
			 appointments.
(a) A clinical professor or
			 legal writing professor is eligible to apply for an initial five-year
			 appointment at the beginning of the fifth one-year appointments and shall, as a
			 condition of employment beyond the current appointment, apply for a five-year
			 appointment during the fifth yearly appointment. A clinical professor or legal
			 writing professor who is not awarded a five-year appointment or renewal may
			 continue to teach under one additional yearly appointment during which the
			 faculty member shall not be eligible to apply for a five-year appointment.
(b) The award of a five-year
			 appointment to a faculty member carries the presumption of successive five-year
			 appointments. Faculty members awarded five-year appointments shall be denied
			 successive five-year appointments only for just cause, or the material
			 modification of the program in which the faculty member teaches, or a
			 declaration of financial exigency.
(c) The standards and procedures governing
			 the review and appointment process shall be maintained on file by the college
			 of law and the provost.
(d)
			 Nothing within these provisions shall prevent the dean of the college of law
			 from recommending to the president and the provost an initial five-year
			 appointment for the retention of a director of legal writing provided the
			 director meets the qualifications for a five-year appointment except for the
			 time of service at Cleveland state university provision.
(5) Termination of five-year appointment.
During a five-year appointment a clinical professor or a legal
				writing professor may be terminated for just cause, the termination or material
				modification of the clinical or legal writing program in which the faculty
				member teaches, or a declaration of financial exigency. Termination proceedings
				shall be in accordance with university policy governing non-bargaining unit
				faculty.