As stated in Section 16 of the Bylaws, the Faculty consists of the President, Provost or Dean of the College, Vice Presidents, and all officers of instruction above and including the rank of instructor. The professional librarians are considered officers of instruction; thus they are members of the Faculty with voting privileges. Adjunct teaching staff and other professional staff members are invited to take part in faculty meetings but cannot vote. The Faculty meets upon the call of the President or Provost, makes rules governing its own procedures, and constitutes such committees as may be required.
Adjunct Teaching Staff
The term adjunct refers to temporary teaching staff who do not have rank and thus are not members of the Faculty as defined above. Adjuncts are hired on a part-time basis to teach individual courses for a semester of academic year. Adjunct positions do not include additional non-teaching duties such as advising or committee assignments. adjuncts are appointed by the Provost and are supervised and evaluated by the appropriate department chair on a semester basis. The maximum number of courses over an academic year is 3. Other campus work assignments may result in a lower maximum course load in consideration of federal labor guidelines. Adjunct appointments terminate annually without further notice at the end of the academic year. There is not limit to the number of semesters a person can be hired as an adjunct.