Ohio Administrative Code › Title 3335 - Ohio State University › Chapter 3335-3 - Duties of University Leadership › Section 3335-3-36 - Centers and institutes

Current through all regulations passed and filed through July 1, 2024
(A)
			 Definition of an academic center (institute).
An academic center is a non-degree granting educational unit of
				the university engaged in research; instruction; or clinical, outreach, or
				related service. An academic center is defined by its mission and scope, not
				its title, and may be described as a center, institute, laboratory, or similar
				term. Use of "center" or "institute" in the names of proposed units of the
				university shall be limited to academic centers, unless otherwise approved by
				the council on academic affairs. Academic centers are of two broad types: university centers
				and college centers.
University centers typically will have a substantial
				research/scholarship component to their mission, but also may be involved in
				instruction, and/or related service. Their internal funding (initial and
				continuing) is drawn fully, or in large part, from central university funds
				(e.g.
				office of the president, office of academic affairs, office of research). The
				leadership of the center will report to one or more of those offices.
College centers typically will have some mix, with variable
				emphases, of research/ scholarship, instruction, service, clinical or outreach
				missions. Internal funding (initial and continuing) is drawn fully, or in large
				part, from one college or a small set of colleges. The leadership of the center
				will report to one dean or a small set of deans.
(B) Establishment, reporting, and oversight.
(1) Establishment of university centers
Proposals for university centers will be developed following
				the "guidelines for the establishment and review of academic centers" and
				submitted to the office of academic affairs for action.
The chair of the council on academic affairs (CAA), the
				executive vice president and provost's designee
				to that council, and the chair of the university research committee (URC) will
				review the proposal to ensure adherence to the guidelines and determine if it
				includes a substantial research component.
If so, a "centers subcommittee" of the council, supplemented
				with membership from URC, will review the proposal and bring a recommendation
				for action to CAA. If a substantial research component does not exist, the
				special subcommittee of the council (without URC involvement) will review the
				proposal and bring a recommendation for action to CAA.
If approved by CAA, the proposal will be sent to the university
				senate for final approval. That action will be communicated to the board of
				trustees.
(2) Establishment
			 of college centers.
Each college will have a template for the establishment and
				review of centers that will be included in the college pattern of
				administration. Copies of college templates also will be maintained in the
				office of academic affairs (OAA). Proposals will be developed with adherence to
				the template, and submitted to the dean(s) of the college(s).
No review/action by CAA is required. The dean(s) will inform
				the OAA of the establishment of such a center. OAA will inform CAA, resulting
				in official institutional notification.
The office of academic affairs shall maintain a register of all
				academic centers and appropriate records concerning each one.
(3) Curricula and faculty affiliation.
Although neither university nor college centers may establish
				independent course offerings and degree programs, they may participate in
				cooperative programs involving course offerings and degree programs within
				existing academic units. With the approval of the council on academic affairs,
				the faculty of a school or college may delegate to an academic center the
				authority to offer courses or degree programs established under the auspices of
				that school or college. Proposals for any such courses or programs must be
				forwarded to the office of academic affairs with the signature approval of the
				appropriate school or college which must retain ultimate authority and
				responsibility for the courses or degree programs.
Faculty and staff may affiliate with the academic center under
				procedures approved by its oversight committee. Academic centers shall not
				serve as tenure initiating units.
(4) Administration.
An academic center shall be administered by a director who
				shall be appointed by and report to the dean, relevant vice president(s) or
				deans of the pertinent college(s).
(5) Oversight.
Each university and college center shall have an oversight
				committee, at least two-thirds of whose members are tenure-track
				faculty from the academic units involved in the center. The director shall
				consult regularly with the oversight committee.
The director of each academic center shall develop in
				conjunction with the oversight committee a pattern of administration for the
				center.
(6) Review process.
All university centers will be reviewed two years after initial
				establishment and at four-year intervals thereafter. The centers subcommittee
				of CAA will conduct the review following the "guidelines for the establishment
				and review of centers" and bring a recommendation for action to CAA. The range
				of actions include: continuation, conditional continuation with a follow-up in
				less than four years, and termination.
All college centers will be monitored through annual reports to
				the college dean(s). Should significant change to a center occur, or a decision
				be made to abolish a center, notification of that decision will be made to the
				office of academic affairs and through it to CAA.
(7) Previously established centers.
All existing academic centers established outside of this rule
				shall be reviewed under the requirements of this rule. Those not in compliance
				with the rule shall be allowed one additional year to make appropriate
				adjustments to allow for their continuation.
Note: the request of any established center seeking to move
				from one type to another must be reviewed and approved by CAA.