Common use of Departmental Consultation Clause in Contracts

Departmental Consultation. Committees a) The Department Head shall consult formally at meetings convened for that purpose with eligible members of the Department in order to ascertain their views and to obtain their recommendation concerning appointment, reappointment, tenure and promotion. b) Faculty members eligible to be consulted are: i) In the case of initial appointments, those of a rank equal to or higher than the rank at which the appointment is to be made. ii) In the case of reappointments and promotions, those higher in rank than the candidate, except that in the case of reappointment of a Professor those holding the rank of Professor are eligible to be consulted. iii) In the tenure cases, those who are tenured and of equal or higher rank. c) Consultation shall be achieved through standing committees. These committees shall be composed of all the eligible members of the Department, or of eligible members elected by the eligible members of the Department. Members of faculty from outside the Department may be added to the standing committee when the number of eligible members (not including the Head) is less than three (3). These additional members shall be chosen by the eligible members of the Department and approved by the Xxxx.

Departmental Consultation. Committees a) The Department Head shall consult formally at meetings convened for that purpose with eligible members of the Department in order to ascertain their views and to obtain their recommendation concerning appointment, reappointmentreappoint- ment, tenure and promotion. b) Faculty members eligible to be consulted are: i) In the case of initial appointments, those of a rank equal to or higher than the rank at which the appointment is to be made. ii) In the case of reappointments and promotions, those higher in rank than the candidate, except that in the case of reappointment of a Professor those holding the rank of Professor are eligible to be consulted. iii) In the tenure cases, those who are tenured and of equal or higher rank. c) Consultation shall be achieved through standing committees. commit- tees These committees shall be composed of all the eligible members of the Department, or of eligible members elected by the eligible members of the Department. Department Members of faculty from outside the Department may be added to the standing committee when the number of eligible members (not including the Head) is less than three (3). ) These additional addi- tional members shall be chosen by the eligible members of the Department and approved by the Xxxx.