Policies ...................................................................................................................................... 7 Section A: The University ....................................................................................................... 7 A20: Vision, Mission and Value Statements .............................................................................. 7 University Faculty ..................................................................................................................... 9 A50: The Faculty's Role in the University's Academic Mission ............................................... 9 A51: Faculty Constitution ..................................................................................................... 11 A52.1: Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee .............................................................. 21 A52.2: Committee on Governance ....................................................................................... 23 A53: Development and Approval of Faculty Policies ............................................................ 25 A53.1 Policies Applicable to Faculty ..................................................................................... 31 Faculty Senate ........................................................................................................................ 35 A60: Faculty Senate Bylaws ................................................................................................. 35 A61: Academic Council ........................................................................................................ 45 A61.1: Admissions and Registration Committee ............................................................... 47 A61.2: Faculty Senate Curricula Committee (FSCC) .......................................................... 51 A61.3: Senate Graduate and Professional Committee (SGPC) .......................................... 57 A61.3.1: Honorary Degree Sub-Committee .................................................................... 61 A61.4: Teaching Enhancement Committee ....................................................................... 65 A61.5: Campus Development Advisory Committee .......................................................... 69 A61.10: Governmental Relations Committee .................................................................... 73 A62: Athletic Council ........................................................................................................... 75 A63: Business Council .......................................................................................................... 79 A63.1: Budget Committee ................................................................................................ 83 A63.3: Faculty and Staff Benefits Committee ................................................................... 87 A63.5: Information Technology Committee ....................................................................... 91 A64: Health Sciences Center Council ................................................................................... 95 A65: Research and Creative Works Council ......................................................................... 99 A65.1: Library Committee ............................................................................................... 101 A65.2: Research Allocations Committee ......................................................................... 105 A65.3: Research Policy Committee ................................................................................. 109 A65.4: University Press Committee ................................................................................ 113 A66: Policy Committee ....................................................................................................... 115 A67: Faculty Senate Ethics & Advisory Committee ............................................................ 119 A68: Branch Community Colleges Council ......................................................................... 121 Information: A70: Faculty-Student Standing Committees .................................................. 125 A70.4: Student Union Board ........................................................................................... 127 Colleges and Schools and Related Policies ........................................................................... 129 A82: Faculty Membership and Powers ............................................................................... 129 A83: Annual Reports .......................................................................................................... 131 Other Units ........................................................................................................................... 133 A88: Creation and Reorganization of UNM Academic Units ............................................... 133 A89: Allocation of Office, Laboratory, and Classroom Space ............................................. 139 A91: Creation, Review, Reorganization, and Termination of UNM Research Centers and Institutes ............................................................................................................................ 143 Section B: Policy on Academic Freedom and Tenure ...................................................... 147 Introductory Note ................................................................................................................. 147 B1: Professional Activities of Faculty and Criteria for Evaluation .......................................... 149 B2: Faculty Ranks and Titles ................................................................................................. 155 B2.2: Academic Freedom, Tenure, Appointment and Grievance Procedures ...................... 163 B3: Faculty Appointments and Contracts .............................................................................. 167 B3.3: Lecturer Annual and Promotion Reviews .................................................................. 175 B3.4: Academic Leave For Principal Lecturers ................................................................... 181 B4: Faculty Reviews .............................................................................................................. 185 B5: Separation from the University ...................................................................................... 201 B6: Academic Freedom and Tenure Committee .................................................................... 207 Appendices ........................................................................................................................... 227 Appendix I: 1940 Statement of Principles on Academic Freedom and Tenure with 1970 Interpretive Comments ...................................................................................................... 227 Appendix II: 1958 Statement on Procedural Standards in Faculty Dismissal Proceedings .. 235 Appendix III: 1989 Statement on Procedural Standards in the Renewal or Nonrenewal of Faculty Appointments ........................................................................................................ 241 Appendix IV: 1990 Statement on Recruitment and Resignation of Faculty Members ......... 251 Appendix V: Statement on Professional Ethics ................................................................... 253 Appendix VI: 1971 Committee "W" Statement on Faculty Appointment and Family Relationship ....................................................................................................................... 257 Appendix VII: Committee A Statement on Extramural Utterances ..................................... 259 Appendix VIII: Faculty Ethics and Advisory Committee ...................................................... 261 Section C: Faculty Rules and Benefits .............................................................................. 265 Employment and Appointment Regulations ......................................................................... 265 C07: Faculty Disciplinary Policy ......................................................................................... 265 C09: Respectful Campus .................................................................................................... 269 C10: Employment and Advanced Degrees ........................................................................ 281 C20: Employment of UNM Graduates ................................................................................ 283 C30: Employment of Relatives ........................................................................................... 287 C35: Appointment and Continuation of Deans ................................................................... 289 C40: Appointment and Continuation in Office of Department Chairpersons ...................... 291 C50: Faculty Contracts ....................................................................................................... 293 C60: Visiting Scholars ........................................................................................................ 295 C70: Confidentiality of Faculty Records ............................................................................. 299 C80: Faculty Office Hours .................................................................................................. 303 C90: Dates of Campus Duty .............................................................................................