MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE Handbook of Faculty Legislation and Related Information 2007-2008 with changes from 2007-2008, 2008-2009, and 2009-2010 i Table of Contents Foreword ................................................................................................................................................................................... v SECTION ONE: ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLEGE I. General Powers....................................................................................................................................................... 1 II. The Trustees ........................................................................................................................................................... 1 A. Composition ........................................................................................................................................................ 1 B. Meetings .............................................................................................................................................................. 2 C. Officers and Committees..................................................................................................................................... 2 III. The Administrative Officers ................................................................................................................................... 2 A. The President of the College ............................................................................................................................... 2 B. The Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty ........................................................................... 3 C. The Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of the College ........................................................................ 3 IV. The Faculty .............................................................................................................................................................. 4 A. Definition and Voting Members ........................................................................................................................... 4 B. Grant of Power .................................................................................................................................................... 4 C. Officers ................................................................................................................................................................ 5 D. Meetings and Voting Procedures ........................................................................................................................ 5 E. Committees and Representatives ....................................................................................................................... 6 1. Nature, Membership, Elections and Appointments, Reports ...................................................................... 6 2. Standing Committees.................................................................................................................................. 6 Elected Committees................................................................................................................................. 7 a. Academic Priorities Committee .......................................................................................................... 7 b. The Advisory Committee on Admissions and Financial Aid ............................................................... 8 c. The Advisory Committee on Appointments, Reappointments, and Promotions ................................. 8 d. The Faculty Affirmative Action Committee ......................................................................................... 9 e. The Committee on Appeals ................................................................................................................ 9 f. The Advisory Committee on Multicultural Community and College Life .............................................. 10 g. The Faculty Conference Committee ................................................................................................... 11 h. The Faculty Grants Committee .......................................................................................................... 11 i. The LITS Advisory Committee ............................................................................................................ 12 j. The Faculty Committee on Planning and Budgeting .......................................................................... 12 Appointed Committees ........................................................................................................................... 13 k. The Academic Administrative Board .................................................................................................. 13 l. The Committee on Fellowships ........................................................................................................... 13 m. The Frances Perkins Steering Committee ......................................................................................... 14 n. The Committee on Graduate Work..................................................................................................... 14 o. The Committee on the Health Professions ......................................................................................... 14 3. The Conference Committees ...................................................................................................................... 15 a. Trustee Conference Committee and Joint Conference Committee .................................................... 15 b. Faculty Conference Committee .......................................................................................................... 15 c. Student Conference Committee ......................................................................................................... 15 4. Faculty Representatives .............................................................................................................................. 15 a. To the Alumnae Association ............................................................................................................... 15 b. To the Seven College Conference ...................................................................................................... 15 c. Five College Committees .................................................................................................................... 15 V. The Student Government Association ................................................................................................................. 15 A. Grant of Power .................................................................................................................................................... 15 B. Faculty-Student Committees ............................................................................................................................... 16 VI. The Honor Code Council........................................................................................................................................ 16 VII. The Academic Departments .................................................................................................................................. 17 A. Definition ............................................................................................................................................................. 17 B. Department Chairs .............................................................................................................................................. 17 VIII. Academic Advisors ................................................................................................................................................ 17 A. For first-year students and sophomores ............................................................................................................. 17 B. For majors ........................................................................................................................................................... 18 C. For graduate students ......................................................................................................................................... 18 SECTION TWO: THE CURRICULUM AND ACADEMIC REGULATIONS I. Admission requirements ....................................................................................................................................... 19 II. College and distribution requirements ................................................................................................................. 19 A. College requirements .......................................................................................................................................... 19 B. Distribution requirement ...................................................................................................................................... 19 C. Advanced Placement .......................................................................................................................................... 20 ii III. Classification of Courses....................................................................................................................................... 20 IV. The major ................................................................................................................................................................