University of Nevada, Las Vegas Lee Business School

BYLAWS*

ARTICLE I

The Lee Business School

1.1 Each tenured and tenure track faculty member, or any person hired and employed continuously under a full-time professional contract prior to August 21, 1995 (lecturer, instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, professor) in one or more of the Departments of the School or a director of a center in the School shall be a member of the School faculty and have one vote at faculty meetings.

1.2 Regular administrative channels are defined by UNLV Bylaws, Chapter I, Section 5.

1.3 The School faculty, under the guidance of the Dean, shall have authority to recommend matters of educational policy, including all interdepartmental curricular programs of study, faculty selection decisions, and general faculty welfare of the School.

1.4 The Departments of the School shall consist of Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Entrepreneurship & Technology (MET), and Marketing & International Business (MIB).

1.5 The Dean, after consultation with the Department Chairs, shall make budget recommendations to the Provost.

ARTICLE II

Departments of the School

2.1 The faculty of each Department, under the guidance of the Department Chair, shall have authority to recommend all matters of educational policy, including curriculum matters of the Department, and shall formulate and approve the courses of study within the Department, and recommend candidates for graduation.

2.1.1 Non-academic faculty who teach academic courses in the School must abide by the policies and procedures of the School and the appropriate Department Bylaws.

______*Original Bylaws adopted in 1979. Amended May 1996, September 1997, February 1999, January 2005, and November 2011 (School was reorganized from six departments to five departments). Name changed from College of Business to Lee Business School in October 2011.

1 2.2 The workloads of individual School faculty shall consist of instruction, research, and service, as outlined in the UCCSN Code and the UNLV Bylaws. Specific assignments shall be made in consultation between faculty members and Department Chairs in accordance with the mission and educational policies and priorities of their Departments, School, and the University. Any reconsideration shall follow the procedures outlined in Section 7.5. After that process is completed, grievances can be filed with the Faculty Senate.

2.2.1 The Dean, after consultation with the Department Chairs, shall establish guidelines to ensure that all academic faculty maintain a predictable and reasonable number of office hours during regularly scheduled semesters. Office hours shall be posted, and faculty shall be available to students, colleagues, and others during these times.

2.2.2 The faculty of each Department shall recommend the Departmental courses to be taught each semester for University credit in accordance with Departmental and University Bylaws.

2.2.3 The Chair of each Department, after consultation with the Departmental faculty and the Dean in accordance with Departmental and University Bylaws, will assign each faculty member specific courses.

2.3 Selection of Department Chairs shall be guided by the principle that the Departmental faculty shall nominate a Chair according to Departmental Bylaws. Candidates for Chair must be acceptable to the Dean and the Provost, and are appointed by the President in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 1.6 of the UCCSN Code. The Dean shall inform the Department of the acceptability of the Department’s nominee within 10 calendar days. If the nominee is not acceptable to the Dean, the Department may submit a report specifying the majority opinion of why the nominee is acceptable as the Department Chair within 10 calendar days. The Dean must provide a written response to the Department’s faculty members within 10 calendar days. The Department then has the right to submit a new nominee for the Chair within 10 calendar days. In the event the Department is unable to nominate an acceptable candidate for the Chair, the Dean shall nominate the Chair after consulting with and providing a written opinion of the nomination to the Department. In the event that the Department and Dean cannot agree on a candidate, the Personnel Appeals Committee (PAC) shall intervene and make a recommendation for an appropriate course of action to the President. If none of the eligible faculty members are acceptable candidates for the Chair, the Dean, after consulting with the Department, shall initiate an external recruiting process for a Chair.

2.3.1 An external search for a Chair shall be conducted when the following three conditions are met: 1. The Dean agrees to a national search. 2. The Department faculty agrees to a national search. 3. There are sufficient resources to fund the search and hire.

The Department faculty shall conduct the search and nominate a Chair according to School and Departmental Bylaws. The name of the nominee for the Department Chair shall be forwarded by the Dean, through regular administrative channels, for appointment by the President. If the candidate is unacceptable to the Dean or Provost, the process is started over again.

2 2.3.2 In the event that an interim Department Chair needs to be appointed, the Departmental faculty shall nominate the interim Chair according to Departmental Bylaws. The name of the nominee for the Department Chair shall be forwarded by the Dean, through regular administrative channels, for appointment by the President. The candidate for interim Chair must be acceptable to Dean and the Provost, and is appointed by the President. If the nominated candidate is unacceptable to the Dean or Provost, the process is started over again. In the event that the Department and Dean cannot agree on candidate, the PAC shall intervene and make a recommendation for an appropriate course of action to the President.

2.3.3 The term of office of a Chair shall be three (3) years, in accordance with University and Department Bylaws. A Chair is eligible to serve successive terms.

2.4 A second year comprehensive evaluation of all Department Chairs is required for each term. Department Bylaws shall contain a procedure by which the Department Chair shall be evaluated. This evaluation shall include input from the faculty, staff, students, and other appropriate administrators. The evaluation shall be submitted to the Dean by an elected review committee in the Department.

2.5 Each Department shall establish guidelines and procedures in accordance with School and UNLV Bylaws for tenure and promotion recommendation.

2.5.1 Only tenured professors shall vote for candidates for tenure in the Department. Only associate and full professors in a Department shall vote for candidates for promotion to associate professor in the Department. Only full professors in the Department shall vote for candidates for promotion to full professor in the Department.

2.5.2 If no faculty members in a Department are eligible to vote for a candidate for tenure and promotion to associate or full professor, the Chair of the Department shall form, with the Dean and the candidate’s agreement, an ad hoc committee of three eligible faculty members from the School. The committee shall vote for the candidate for tenure and promotion to associate or full professor.

2.6 Each Department or unit shall establish written guidelines, procedures and criteria for annual evaluation of faculty in scholarship, service and teaching or position effectiveness as appropriate. Guidelines shall include description of minimal duties, the failure to perform any of which shall be seen as nonfeasance of duty which will result in an unsatisfactory rating overall. These may include, but are not limited to, meeting classes regularly, preparation of current class materials, holding office hours, availability for University and community service, and progress in scholarly research or creative activity as required for the rank and academic field of the evaluee. Performance of minimal duties will not preclude unsatisfactory ratings concerning quality of performance.

3 ARTICLE III

Meetings of the School

3.1 The Dean shall call a meeting of the School once each semester. The Dean may call other meetings of the School as necessary during the academic year. At least one week’s advance notice shall be given before the meeting is held. The Dean or the Dean's designee shall preside at School meetings.

3.2 The Dean shall call a School meeting upon receipt of a written request, signed by at least one-fourth (1/4) of the members of the School faculty. The Dean will schedule these meetings as soon as practical.

3.2.1 The Senior Senator of the School shall preside at School meetings called by the faculty. He or she may defer to the faculty members that originally called for the meeting.

3.3 Notification of a meeting of the School faculty, in addition to time and place, shall include the agenda. Individual faculty members who wish to contribute items to the agenda must present them to the Dean within sufficient time to be specified in an agenda.

3.4 Minutes of each School meeting shall be distributed by the Dean to the faculty within two weeks following the meeting.

3.5 Annually, the Dean shall provide the faculty with the following financial reports: School budget – A report of the School funds and how they will be spent. Fund raising – A report of the funds raised and how they will be spent or invested. Merit report – A report of the funds allocated to the School (total and percent of faculty salaries) and the amounts recommended by contract type and title.

ARTICLE IV

Voting

4.1 At School meetings, three-fifths (3/5) of the School faculty, as defined in Article I, shall constitute a quorum. Proxies shall not be counted towards the quorum. All actions of the School, unless otherwise specified, are by majority of those present and those represented by proxy. On motion and second, and by approval of at least one-tenth (1/10) of those present and eligible to vote, secret ballots will be provided on any vote made at School meetings.

4.2 A proxy must be in writing for each item under consideration. No more than one proxy per person may be held by any voting member at a meeting of the School. Faculty members holding proxies must show the Dean or Dean's designee the written proxy prior to any vote being cast on an item.

4.3 For voting by ballot outside of School meetings, ballots will be disseminated to the Departments and in all actions, unless otherwise specified, require a majority vote of the faculty quorum.

4 4.4 The Senior Senator of the School is responsible for conducting Senate and other elections within the School in accordance with Faculty Senate Bylaws.

4.5 If a School Senator becomes unable to serve, a replacement shall be elected to serve the Senator’s remaining term.

4.6 An alternate Senate committee member shall be elected to serve in the event the principal committee member is on leave, becomes unable to serve, or in cases of conflict of interest.

ARTICLE V

Committees

Standing Committees

5.1 School standing committees shall consist of Undergraduate Standards, Undergraduate Curriculum, Graduate, Promotion and Tenure, Annual Evaluation and Merit, and Personnel Appeals. Terms of members of standing committees shall be two years and staggered unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws. The Departments of Accounting, Economics, and Management (MET or MIB) shall elect members in even numbered years. The remaining Departments shall elect members in odd numbered years. Only members of the School faculty as defined in Article I may serve on standing committees except that Department Chairs and School administrators may not serve on the Annual Evaluation and Merit, Promotion and Tenure, Personnel Appeals, or Bylaws Committee.

Undergraduate Standards Committee

5.1.1 The Undergraduate Standards Committee shall make recommendations to the Dean regarding the creation and enforcement of student academic and behavioral standards. The committee shall also make recommendations to the Dean regarding admissions and the merit of student appeals with respect to grades and the management of the learning environment by faculty.

5.1.1.2 Each Department shall elect one member of the Undergraduate Standards Committee.

Undergraduate Curriculum Committee

5.1.2 The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee shall provide continuous monitoring and review of the undergraduate curriculum and provide recommendations to the faculty for changes or modifications of existing programs and proposals for new programs, review undergraduate course and curriculum proposals submitted by Departments, and provide recommendations for action to the Dean, the faculty, and the University Curriculum Committee. The Undergraduate Curriculum Committee is responsible for the continuous improvement and assessment of the undergraduate curriculum.

5.1.2.1 Each Department shall elect one member of the Undergraduate Curriculum Committee.

5 Graduate Committee

5.1.3 The Graduate Committee shall review graduate courses and curriculum proposals for all graduate programs and make recommendations for action to the Dean, graduate faculty, and the University Curriculum Committee. The Graduate Committee shall hear graduate student grade appeals and make recommendations to the Dean.

5.1.3.1 Membership of the Graduate Committee shall consist of the directors and coordinators of graduate programs. The Associate Dean responsible for graduate studies shall be the Chair of the Graduate Committee.

Promotion and Tenure Committee

5.1.4 The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall review Department recommendations regarding promotion, tenure, and mid-tenure.

5.1.4.1 Each Department shall elect one member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee. The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall consist of only tenured associate and full professors. If a Department elects a tenured associate professor as its representative, it shall also elect a full professor as an alternate to insure representation on the committee for review of promotions to full professor. Only full professors shall vote for candidates for promotion to full professor.

5.1.4.2 The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall elect its Chair and develop its policies and procedures consistently with the Bylaws of the University.

5.1.4.3 Each Department shall forward its recommendations regarding mid-tenure review, promotion, and tenure to the Dean and the Promotion and Tenure Committee. The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall consider these recommendations and any other information it deems appropriate. The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall forward its recommendations of mid-tenure review, promotion, and tenure to the Dean.

Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee

5.1.5 The Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee shall determine merit standards, review Department evaluations of faculty performance and make recommendations for the award of merit to the Dean.

5.1.5.1 Each Department shall elect one tenured associate or full professor to the Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee.

5.1.5.2 The Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee (AEMC) shall elect its Chair and develop its policies and procedures in a manner consistent with the Bylaws of the University.

5.1.5.3 Each Department shall forward its recommendations regarding merit to the Dean and the AEMC. The AEMC shall consider these recommendations and any other information it deems appropriate. The AEMC shall forward its recommendations regarding merit to the Dean.

6 5.1.5.4 Each Department shall establish in its Bylaws procedures for forming elected peer review committees, and any operational guidelines deemed necessary. The elected peer review committees shall forward their recommendations regarding performance evaluation to the Department Chair.

Personnel Appeals Committee

5.1.6 The Personnel Appeals Committee shall advise the Dean of appropriate action when a faculty member demands an appeal of any personnel decision of direct concern, rendered from any source, including but not limited to those related to tenure, promotion in rank, salary adjustments, and formal personnel evaluations.

5.1.6.1 Each academic Department shall elect one (1) tenured associate or full professor by a majority vote of voting members of the Department. A faculty member may not serve as a member of the PAC while serving on the Promotion and Tenure Committee or Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee.

5.1.6.2 Terms of office on the PAC shall be for a period of two years. Terms shall be staggered. Initial terms for representatives from the Departments of Accounting and Management shall be one year.

5.1.6.3 From the membership of the PAC, the Dean shall appoint three (3) members as a hearing panel to hear each appeal. No faculty member shall hear an appeal from a member of the faculty member’s own Department.

5.1.6.4 A Hearing Panel is expressly authorized to seek the advice of any person or council in the course of reaching its decisions.

5.1.6.5 The Chair of a Hearing Panel will submit the panel’s recommendation directly to the Dean.

5.1.6.6 The PAC as a whole will elect its Chair and develop procedures and policies consistent with University procedures and policies. These include, but are not limited to, the time allocated for demanding an appeal, the form an appeal must follow, and its procedures for dispute resolution.

The PAC will promptly provide the faculty with written notice of the policies and procedures it has adopted and of any modifications or changes it may later make concerning its policies and procedures.

Bylaws Committee

5.1.7 The Bylaws Committee shall periodically review UNLV and School bylaws and, with input from the faculty, recommend revisions when appropriate. Also, as needed, it shall make recommendations to the faculty regarding questions of interpretations of the bylaws.

5.1.7.1 Each department shall elect one member of the Bylaws Committee.

7 Other Committees

5.2 The Dean of the School, from time to time, shall establish such other committees or teams as the Dean deems necessary. The Dean shall appoint such persons to these committees or teams, as the Dean deems appropriate. The Dean shall appoint Chairs of these committees or teams.

Dean Recruitment and Screening Committee

5.2.1 Upon the Provost convening a recruitment and screening committee for the Dean of the Lee Business School, each Department will elect (in accordance with Departmental Bylaws) one Department faculty member to serve on the committee.

Course Approval, Deletion or Change; Changes in Curriculum, Requirements, and Programs of Study

5.3 Course approval, deletion or change, and curriculum, requirements, and program of study changes within a Department or cooperating Departments shall originate with the members of that Department or Departments.

5.3.1 The Department or program faculty will approve any specific courses or curricular changes.

5.3.2 Specific courses relating to non-Departmental or interdisciplinary courses must be approved by the Departments and Colleges providing the staff. Curricular programs of study that are interdisciplinary in nature must be approved by the curriculum committees of the Departments and Colleges concerned supplying the staff and facilities.

5.3.3 Each Chair or designated program Chair will process all approved course and curricular changes. The proposed changes shall be forwarded to the appropriate School curriculum committee and communicated to the Dean, who shall distribute notice of such a change to all members of the School faculty. One week subsequent to notification, the proposed change shall be considered by the appropriate School curriculum committee. Objections to the proposed change must be made in writing within one week of the date of the notice by any faculty member to the Chair of the appropriate School curriculum committee and the Dean.

5.3.4 Accepted proposed course changes, and accepted proposed curricular and program changes, from the involved Departments and Colleges will be forwarded to the Faculty Senate Curriculum Committee in accordance with University Bylaws.

Graduate College

5.4 In all matters concerning the Graduate College and election of a member to any Graduate Dean Search Committee, only members of the graduate faculty shall vote or hold any office or position.

8 ARTICLE VI

Evaluation of the Dean

6.1 The Dean shall be evaluated in accordance with section 14.3 of the UNLV Bylaws to assess the level of confidence to which the Dean is held by the academic and non-academic faculty. The assessment shall occur once every three (3) years according to procedures and criteria established by the Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee, with input from the faculty. This evaluation shall be called for by the Senior Faculty Senator. The results of the Dean’s evaluation shall be disseminated among the faculty members in the School.

6.2 The Associate and Assistant Deans shall be evaluated once every two (2) years according to procedures and criteria established by the Annual Evaluation and Merit Committee, with input from the faculty, staff and Dean. These evaluations shall be called for by the Dean, and shall seek input primarily from those who report to or interact regularly with those administrators. Summary results of these evaluations shall be disseminated among the faculty members in the School.

ARTICLE VII

Personnel Recommendations for Academic Faculty

School and Department Personnel Committees Defined and Authorized

7.1 School personnel committees are defined as all those committees that make recommendations pertaining to promotion, tenure, merit or annual evaluations. Only tenured, tenure-track and clinical faculty (excluding Chairs, Associate Dean(s), Assistant Dean(s), the Dean, and other faculty members on 12 month contracts) may serve on School and Departmental personnel committees or attend personnel committee meetings at which recommendations for promotion, tenure, merit or annual evaluations will be discussed, recommendations made, or voted upon. By a two-thirds majority of the tenured, tenure- track, and clinical faculty this provision may be waived for a specific academic year.

School and Department Personnel Committees Procedures

7.2 The faculty of each academic Department shall establish its own procedures and criteria for all personnel recommendations in accordance with School and Departmental Bylaws. The departmental personnel committees shall make recommendations on all personnel matters. It shall be the responsibility of those in attendance to write a detailed report specifying the reasons for the recommendation and majority and minority opinions (if appropriate). Department personnel recommendations are forwarded to the Chair. The Chair makes a recommendation. It shall be the responsibility of the Chair to write a detailed report specifying the reasons for the recommendation. The Chair forwards his/her recommendation along with the Department’s recommendations to the appropriate School committee. The School committee makes a recommendation. It shall be the responsibility of those in attendance to write a detailed report specifying the reasons for the recommendation and majority and minority opinions (if appropriate). This information, along with the Department and Chair recommendations, will be forwarded to the Dean. The Dean makes a

9 recommendation. It shall be the responsibility of the Dean to write a detailed report specifying the reasons for the recommendation. The Dean forwards his/her recommendation along with the other recommendations to the regular administrative channels.

Notification of Personnel Action Denials

7.3 In all personnel matters, the individual involved will be notified in a timely manner if, for any reason, the recommendation concerning the individual is turned down as it is being transmitted through regular administrative channels. The Department Chair concerned will also be notified.

Reasons for Personnel Action Denials

7.4 In accordance with the University and Community College System of Nevada Code, Chapter 5, Section 5.2.3, a faculty member may request the reasons for denial of appointment with tenure, salary adjustments (including merit awards and equity adjustments), promotion or reappointment within 15 calendar days after notification of such denial. For merit decisions, the faculty must ask for reasons within 15 days of the publishing of the merit list. The faculty member must provide a written request to the Department Chair or Dean who rendered the negative decision asking for a statement in writing of the reasons for the denial. The response must be received by the faculty member within 15 calendar days after the appropriate administrator received the written request for reasons. It shall include all of the previous decisions, votes, and written reports provided by the committees and administrators pertaining to this specific personnel decision.

Reconsideration of Personnel Action Denials

7.5 In accordance with the University and Community College System of Nevada Code, Section 5.2.4 and UNLV Bylaws Chapter III, section 16, a faculty member may request reconsideration of any personnel action denying appointment with tenure, salary increases, promotion or reappointment. (Salary increases include merit awards). Within 15 calendar days after the receipt of the written reasons for denial of appointment with tenure, a salary increase, promotion, or reappointment, a faculty member may request reconsideration of such denial. The request shall be submitted to the faculty member's Department Chair together with the reasons, arguments, and documentation supporting the request for reconsideration. The request for reconsideration shall be promptly directed to the School Personnel Appeals Committee (PAC). The PAC reviews all information and makes a recommendation directly to the Dean. It shall be the responsibility of the PAC to write a detailed report specifying the reasons for the recommendation and majority and minority opinions (if appropriate). The Dean then makes a recommendation concerning the reconsideration along with a written a detailed report specifying the reasons for support or denial of the reconsideration of the decision and forwards it through the appropriate University channels. Final action shall be taken within a reasonable time by the President after receipt of the recommendations. If the denial is not reversed after reconsideration, the faculty member may petition the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee, except in cases of denial of reappointment, which are not subject to grievance. (See also UNLV Bylaws, Chapter I, Section 4.6.6 and Chapter III, Section 20.)

10 Grievances

7.6 Any academic faculty member has the right to file a grievance personnel decisions which may result in adverse impact on the employment conditions relating to promotion, salary increases (including merit), and appointment with tenure. The Faculty Senate Grievance Committee process may be initiated only after the faculty member has requested reconsideration and the request has proceeded through regular administrative channels to the Provost. See the Faculty Senate grievance procedure for more information. (Also see Chapter I, Sections 4.6.6 and 4.6.11 and Chapter III, Section 20. Also see University and Community College System of Nevada Code, Chapter 5, Section 5.7.)

ARTICLE VIII

Enforcing and Amending the Bylaws

8.1 These Bylaws may be amended by the following three-step procedure:

1. Proposed amendments shall be placed on the agenda of a meeting of the School with distribution of the proposed amendment to each School faculty member. 2. A secret ballot vote on the proposed amendment shall be held within two weeks following discussion of the amendment at a School faculty meeting. 3. Amendments shall be approved by at least three-fifths (3/5) of the School faculty.

8.2 Any conflict between these Bylaws and the UNLV Bylaws or the UCCSN Code nullifies only that portion of these Bylaws creating the conflict.

Article IX

Removal of Administrators

9.1 The Dean, Associate Dean(s), Assistant Dean(s), or Department Chair may be removed from office during their terms by the President. The Dean or faculty may seek removal of an Associate Dean(s), Assistant Dean(s), or Chair. The faculty may also seek removal of the Dean. The procedure for recommendation of the removal of an administrator by the faculty is initiated when one third of the faculty in that unit request the PAC or senior senator for the process to be initiated. Reasons for the removal from office should be included in the request. The PAC conducts a vote of confidence, reviews and investigates the reasons for removal, and makes a recommendation to the President through the regular administrative channels.

9.1.1 A vote of confidence will be conducted by the PAC upon the request by one third of the faculty of the appropriate unit.

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