Faculty Status

Membership and Participation

Faculty status is accorded to:

1. Members of the teaching staff.

2. Those in designated professional librarian positions.

3. Persons occupying major administrative positions in Academic Affairs and Student Life. These include:

• the Provost

• the Associate Provosts

• the academic deans

• the Vice President for Student Experience

• the Associate Dean of Formation and Professional Development

• the Associate Dean for International Programs and Off-Campus Studies

• the Registrar

     4. Student Life personnel with major administrative and/or teaching responsibilities (salary grade 9 and above) and who hold a master’s degree or higher. Qualifying personnel could include:

• head coaches

• assistant coaches

• deans

• associate deans

• assistant deans

• the Director of Counseling Services

• the Director of Career Development and Calling

• the career services specialists

• resident directors.

           Faculty status acknowledges graduate-level preparation and the role of student life professional staff as educators.

Voting Rights

All members of the University faculties may participate in discussion at business sessions of their respective school, but the privilege of voting is granted based on the faculty charters and/or governance documents.