SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM BOARD OF SUPERVISORS MEETING 9 a.m. Friday, April 12, 2019 Calcasieu Parish School Board Office 3310 Broad Street Lake Charles, Louisiana 70615 Academic Affairs Committee ACADEMIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE Calcasieu Parish School Board Office 3310 Broad Street Lake Charles, LA 70615 Friday, April 12, 2019 9 a.m. AGENDA 1. Call to Order 2. Invocation 3. Roll Call 4. Adoption of the Agenda 5. Public Comments 6. Action Item(s): A. Request Approval of Recommendations for Faculty Tenure and Promotion (SUBR) Candidate College Current Rank Recommended Rank 1. Taylor, Dr. Shervia Sciences & Engineering Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Associate Professor with Tenure 2. Yin, Dr. Hang Sciences &Engineering Tenure-Track Assistant Professor Associate Professor without Tenure 3. Clark, Dr. Albert Business Tenured Associate Professor Professor with Tenure 4. Dodor, Dr. Koffi Business Probationary Assistant Professor Associate Professor with Tenure 5. Kirk, Dr. George Business Tenured Associate Professor Professor with Tenure 6. Noguera Dr. Jose Business Tenured Associate Professor Professor with Tenure 7. Omonuk, Dr. Joseph Business Probationary Associate Professor Professor with Tenure B. Request Approval of Addendum to Faculty Appointment, Retention, Promotion and Tenure Rules and Procedures (SULC) C. Request Approval for Tenure and Promotion (SULC) Faculty Member Department Rank 1. Angela Bell SULC- Instruction Associate Professor of Law 2. Regina Ramsey James SULC- Instruction Associate Professor of Law 3. Wendy Shea SULC- Instruction Associate Professor of Law D. Request Approval of Certification of Candidates for Spring 2019 Graduation (SUBR, SUNO, SULC, and SUSLA) E. Request Approval of Honorary Degree for Louis Lionel Joseph 7. Other Business 8. Adjournment MEMBERS Dr. Curman L. Gaines -· Chair, Dr. Leroy Davis - Vice Chair Mr. John Barthelemy, Mr. Sam Gilliam, Dr. Samuel C. Tolbert, Jr., Dr. Leon R. Tarver II Atty. Domoine D. Rutledge- Ex Officio SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER 261 A. A. LENOIR HALL POST OFFICE Box 9294 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70813-9294 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR (225) 771-2552 FAX (225) 771-2474 March 21, 2019 Dr. Ray Belton - President/Chancellor Southern University System & Baton Rouge Campus 4th Floor- J.S. Clark Administration Building Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 RE: Addendum to Faculty Appointment, Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Rules and Procedures Dear Dr. Belton: The Faculty Appointments, Retention, Promotion and Tenure (FARPT) Committee at the Southern University Law Center (SULC) over the past year met on several occasions to consider and deliberate a policy to give greater security and recognition to legal writing and clinical faculty. This need has arisen as faculties across the country wrestle with equal opportunity issues and retaining talented faculty. Many law faculties are no longer relegating their professors to defined tracks, such as doctrinal, legal writing and clinical. As a first step towards a unitary tenure system, the FARPT Committee has adopted an addendum to the current tenure and promotion rules. The policy, which is attached, was Included with our March tenure application materials submitted to Dr. Ammons office, but the policy has not been formally approved by the Southern University Board of Supervisors. This policy was used to process the tenure applications of Professors Angela Bell, Regina Ramsey James and Wendy Shea which have been placed on the March Board meeting agenda. I have reviewed the addendum policy change and accept the recommendation that the policy as proposed be adopted. I therefore respectfully request that the aforementioned policy addendum be approved and presented to the Board of Supervisors for their approval. Respeixf ffilflz hn K. Pierre, Chancellor & Vanue B. Lacour Endowed Professor of Law "An Equal Educational Opportunity Institution" ADDENDUM FACULTY APPOINTMENT, RETENTION, PROMOTION, AND TENURE RULES AND PROCEDURES 1. As of the effective date of this policy, Associate Professors of Legal Analysis and Writing and Associate and Full Clinical Professors employed full-time at SU LC for seven years or longer under a long-term presumptively renewable contract ("eligible i' professors") are eligible to apply for tenure under the tenure standards provided in the Faculty Handbook. Ii I I : 2. Eligible professors are not required to apply for tenure and may elect to retain a long­ term contract. I 3. Eligible professors who elect to retain their long-term contracts will continue to be governed by the applicable review and promotion policies set forth in the Faculty li i Handbook for Legal Analysis & Writing (LA&W) and Clinical Faculty. I i 4. The denial of tenure for any eligible professor who applies for tenure under this Addendum will not affect the terms of his or her long-term contract, which will li continue to be governed by the standards set forth in the Faculty Handbook. 5. Eligible professors who wish to apply for tenure will have two years from the effective date of this Addendum to submit their tenure application. ! i i 6. No quota or numeric limit on the number of professors who may apply and obtain i ! ! tenure under this Addendum Is hereby established. i ·1 7. Eligible professors who wish to apply for tenure during the Academic Year 2018-2019 must submit their application to the Office of the Chancellor and the Faculty Appointment, Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee by January 15, 2019. 8. The effective date of this addendum is November 19, 2018. SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY LAW CENTER 261 A. A. LENOIR HALL POST OFFICE Box 9294 BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA 70813-9294 OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR (225) 771-2552 FAX (225) 771-2474 March 28, 2019 Dr. Ray Belton - President/Chancellor Southern University System & Baton Rouge Campus 4th Floor- J. S. Clark Administration Building Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 RE: Granting of tenure forAngela Bell, Regina Ramsey James & Wendy Shea Dear Dr. Belton: The Faculty Appointments, Retention, Promotion and Tenure (FARPT) Committee at the Southern University Law Center (SULC) met and deliberated over the tenure applications and requests of Angela Bell, Regina Ramsey James and Wendy Shea as faculty members at SULC. Afterevaluating and reviewing their applications and requests of those three faculty members, the F ARPTCommittee voted to recommend that these three faculty members be granted tenure. I concur with the recommendations of the FARPT Committee. I therefore respectfully request that the three aforementioned faculty members be approved for tenure by the Southern University Board of Supervisors at the nmk of associate professor and that they be granted the customary 6% adjustment in pay beginning in fiscal year 2019-2020. I would appreciate if the tenure request and requests for pay adjustment beginning in 2019-2020 be presented to the Board of Supervisors at its April, 2019 board meeting. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me. Respectfully submitted, _ anue B. Lacour Endowed Law Professor "An Equal Educational Opportunity Institution" Southern Universitv and A&M College al Baton Rouge � Spring Commencement Exercises are scheduled for the campus of Southern University and A&M College at Baton Rouge on Friday, May 10, 2019 at 9:30 a. m. in the F. G. Clark Activity Center; and � there are approximately 440 prospective graduates at Southern University at Baton Rouge, who are to receive Bachelor's degrees, Master's degrees and Ph.D. degrees. � � "' ;,tthat � the degrees conferred upon the candidates for graduation at the Commencement Exercises at Southern University an� A&M College at Baton Rouge submitted by President-Chancellor Ray L. Belton, upon the approval and recommendation of the Faculty, Council of Academic Deans, and appropriate administration be, and they are hereby approved. � ;,t� � that the list of graduates may be supplemented or modified as is necessary to carry out the intent of this resolution. We, the duly qualified and acting officers of the Board of Supervisors of the Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, do hereby certifythat the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution adopted by the Southern University Board of Supervisors as its regular meeting on the 12th day of April, 2019. Ray L. Belton, Secretary Board of Supervisors, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Domoine D. Rutledge, Chair Board of Supervisors, Southern University and Agricultural and Mechanical College lJNIVERSITY nt NBW �, Spring Commencement Exercises are scheduled for the campus of Southern University at New Orleans on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at 4:00 p.m. at the Nat Kiefer LakefrontArena, 6801 Franklin Avenue, New Orleans, LA 70126; and �, There are approximately 433 prospective graduates at Southern University at New Orleans, who are to receive Associate's, Bachelor's, and Master's degrees. 6P°0l/J', �me, le,w � dat The degrees conferred upon the candidates for graduation at the Commencement Exercises at Southern University at New Orleans submitted by President­ Chancellor Ray L. Belton and Chancellor Lisa Mims-Devezin, upon approval and recommendation of the Faculty, Council of Academic Deans, and appropriate administration be and they are hereby approved. �w/��dat The list of graduates may be supplemented or modifiedas is necessary to carry out the intent of this resolution. We, the duly qualified and acting officers of the Board of Supervisors of the Southern University System do hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and co1Tect