Faculty Handbook Revised June 2020 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER 1 ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNANCE ....................................................................................... 9 1.0 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 COLLEGE HISTORY AND MISSION ............................................................................................................. 9 1.2 COLLEGE BOARD OF REGENTS ................................................................................................................. 11 1.2.1 ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION ....................................................................................................................... 12 1.2.3 FACULTY REPRESENTATIVES TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS ............................................................................ 30 1.3 STRUCTURE OF COLLEGE ADMINISTRATION ..................................................................................... 30 1.3.1 COLLEGE PRESIDENT ..................................................................................................................................... 30 1.3.2 VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND DEAN OF THE FACULTY ....................................................... 31 1.3.3 VICE PRESIDENT FOR ENROLLMENT MANAGEMENT ...................................................................................... 31 1.3.4 VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS...................................................................... 32 1.3.5 VICE PRESIDENT FOR FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATION .................................................................................. 32 1.3.6 VICE PRESIDENT FOR INSTITUTIONAL ADVANCEMENT .................................................................................. 32 1.4 INSTITUTIONAL ORGANIZATION ............................................................................................................. 32 1.5 THE FACULTY ................................................................................................................................................. 32 1.5.1 FACULTY ORGANIZATION .............................................................................................................................. 33 1.5.2 RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE FACULTY ................................................................................ 33 1.5.3 ACADEMIC GROUPS AND REPRESENTATIVES ................................................................................................. 34 1.5.4 ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS AND DEPARTMENT CHAIRS ................................................................................. 35 1.5.5 THE FACULTY COUNCIL ................................................................................................................................. 36 1.5.6 FACULTY MEETINGS ...................................................................................................................................... 37 1.5.6.1 Voting .................................................................................................................................................... 37 1.6 STANDING COMMITTEES OF THE FACULTY ........................................................................................ 37 1.6.1 GENERAL POLICIES ON STANDING COMMITTEES ........................................................................................... 38 1.6.1.1 Establishment of Committees .......................................................................................................... 38 1.6.1.2 Committee Elections .............................................................................................................................. 38 1.6.1.3 Limitations on Committee Service ......................................................................................................... 38 1.6.1.4 Student Service on Faculty Committees ................................................................................................ 39 1.6.1.5 General Operating Procedures of Committees ..................................................................................... 39 1.6.1.6 Committee Member Leave, Resignation and Replacement ............................................................ 39 1.6.2 APPOINTMENT, RANK & TENURE COMMITTEE............................................................................................... 40 1.6.3 FACULTY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................... 41 1.6.4 FACULTY REVIEW COMMITTEE ...................................................................................................................... 41 1.6.5 EDUCATIONAL POLICIES COMMITTEE (EPC) ................................................................................................. 41 1.6.6 GENERAL EDUCATION COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................... 42 1.6.7 LEADERSHIP EDUCATION AND SERVICE COMMITTEE ..................................................................................... 42 1.6.8 MULTICULTURAL AND DIVERSITY STUDIES COMMITTEE ............................................................................... 43 1.7 INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEE SYSTEM .................................................................................................. 43 1.7.1 GENERAL POLICIES ON INSTITUTIONAL COMMITTEES .................................................................................... 44 1.7.2 PRESIDENT’S BUDGET ADVISORY COUNCIL ................................................................................................... 44 1.7.3 ADMISSIONS AND SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE ................................................................................................ 44 1.7.4 RETENTION COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................ 44 1.7.5 ATHLETICS COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................. 45 Wartburg College Faculty Handbook June 2020 3 1.7.6 STUDENT LIFE COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................................ 45 1.7.7 INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD .................................................................................................................... 46 1.7.8 INSTITUTIONAL ANIMAL CARE AND USE COMMITTEE ................................................................................... 47 1.7.9 STUDENT MEDIA COMMITTEE ........................................................................................................................ 47 1.7.10 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................. 48 1.7.11 CAMPUS APPEALS BOARD............................................................................................................................ 48 1.7.12 SAFETY COMMITTEE .................................................................................................................................... 48 1.7.13 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE ................................................................................................... 49 1.7.14 ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE ............................................................................................................................ 49 1.7.15 RICE DAY COMMITTEE ................................................................................................................................ 50 1.8 PROCEDURE FOR AMENDING THIS FACULTY HANDBOOK ............................................................... 50 1.8.1 AMENDMENTS TO SECTIONS 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, OR CHAPTER TWO......................................................................... 50 1.8.2 AMENDMENTS TO ALL OTHER SECTIONS ....................................................................................................... 51 1.8.3 SUBMISSION OF MATERIALS .......................................................................................................................... 51 1.8.4 OFFICIAL COPY OF FACULTY HANDBOOK ........................................................................................................ 51 CHAPTER 2 FACULTY PERSONNEL POLICIES ............................................................................................ 52 2.0 SCOPE ................................................................................................................................................................. 52 2.1 DEFINITIONS OF FACULTY ......................................................................................................................... 52 2.1.1 ACADEMIC FACULTY ..................................................................................................................................... 52 2.1.1.1 Ranked Academic Faculty ..................................................................................................................... 52 2.1.1.2 Titled Academic Faculty........................................................................................................................ 52 2.1.1.3 Special Status Academic Faculty .........................................................................................................