DEPARTMENTS A. 1. No department of the College shall be abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments unless the Board determines otherwise. 2. No new department shall be created, nor any existing department abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments, without prior notice and discussion with the Departmental Coordinating Committee. 1. A faculty member may be reassigned by the Academic Vice President, from one department to another in the event that his or her scholarly preparation, teaching assignments, preference and interests would be better served through such a reassignment. Such reassignment shall be made in consultation with the faculty member and the departments affected. In the event that a department or the faculty member objects to such reassignment, they may submit their objection to the Departmental Coordinating Committee which, in turn, shall make a written recommendation, with as much specificity as possible, to the President for decision. a. If a faculty member believes s/he is qualified to teach in a discipline or department other than the one to which s/he is assigned, the faculty member shall submit evidence of his/her qualifications to the Academic Vice President. The Academic Vice President, in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson and coordinator, if applicable, shall review the evidence and decide as to the merit of the faculty member’s claim. The Academic Vice President shall make his/her decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the evidence and notify the faculty member in writing of the decision, including the reasons, whether the decision is positive or negative. b. Each department shall elect at the beginning of each academic year a standing committee composed of not more than three members of the department, pursuant to Article XI, Section A.3.a. of this Agreement. This committee shall be charged with: (1) the review of credentials of all candidates for new full-time positions, and (2) reviewing all documents and/or testimony pertaining to qualifications including any plan agreed to pursuant to Article XXX, Section C.2., of faculty members appealing denial of transfer into the department, pursuant to Section 2.a. of this Article. (3) This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Chairperson as to the most qualified candidates for the new position and the disposition of an appeal. c. If a faculty member is deemed to be qualified to teach courses in a discipline or department other than his/her assigned department, the faculty member shall be given the right of first refusal before any such course is assigned to an adjunct faculty member, provided this assignment is needed to satisfy the requirements of a full-time teaching load pursuant to Article XXX, Section A.1.a. of this Agreement. 1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the Board and the Chapter, all courses for college credit, all developmental courses and/or all laboratories which are or traditionally would be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through an academically appropriate department. 2. Courses for college credit, developmental courses and/or laboratories which are not or traditionally would not be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through the Office of the Academic Vice President. Full-time members of the faculty, who are qualified, shall be offered first refusal to teach such courses. If such courses are offered for two
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement, Collective Bargaining Agreement
DEPARTMENTS A. 1. No department of the College shall be abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments unless the Board determines otherwise.
2. No new department shall be created, nor any existing department abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments, without prior notice and discussion with the Departmental Coordinating Committee.
1. A faculty member may be reassigned by the Academic Vice President, from one department to another in the event that his or her scholarly preparation, teaching assignments, preference and interests would be better served through such a reassignment. Such reassignment shall be made in consultation with the faculty member and the departments affected. In the event that a department or the faculty member objects to such reassignment, they may submit their objection to the Departmental Coordinating Committee which, in turn, shall make a written recommendation, with as much specificity as possible, to the President for decision.
a. 2. If a faculty member believes s/he is qualified to teach in a discipline or department other than the one to which s/he is assigned, the faculty member shall submit evidence of his/her qualifications to the Academic Vice President. The Academic Vice President, in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson and coordinator, if applicable, shall review the evidence and decide as to the merit of the faculty member’s claim. The Academic Vice President shall make his/her decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the evidence and notify the faculty member in writing of the decision, including the reasons, whether the decision is positive or negative.
b. Each department shall elect at the beginning of each academic year a standing committee composed of not more than three members of the department, pursuant to Article XI, Section A.3.a. of this Agreement. This committee shall be charged with:
(1) the review of credentials of all candidates for new full-time positions, and
(2) reviewing all documents and/or testimony pertaining to qualifications including any plan agreed to pursuant to Article XXX, Section C.2., of faculty members appealing denial of transfer into the department, pursuant to Section 2.a. of this Article.
(3) This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Chairperson as to the most qualified candidates for the new position and the disposition of an appeal.
c. If a faculty member is deemed to be qualified to teach courses in a discipline or department other than his/her assigned department, the faculty member shall be given the right of first refusal before any such course is assigned to an adjunct faculty member, provided this assignment is needed to satisfy the requirements of a full-time teaching load pursuant to Article XXX, Section A.1.a. of this Agreement.
1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the Board and the Chapter, all courses for college credit, all developmental courses and/or all laboratories which are or traditionally would be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through an academically appropriate department.
2. Courses for college credit, developmental courses and/or laboratories which are not or traditionally would not be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through the Office of the Academic Vice President.
3. Full-time members UCC 101 will be offered through the First Year Seminar Committee, a standing committee of the faculty, which will operate in lieu of a department. The coordinator(s) of UCC 101 will report directly to the Academic Vice-President. The coordinator(s) will be selected by this committee, which will forward its recommendation to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs. Regulations and procedures pertaining to the duties, appointment, and terms for the coordinator(s) will be as for other coordinators (Article XX.J., paragraphs 1 and 4).
C. Those decisions which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be made by a department shall be by a majority vote of faculty members in the department.
1. Every department shall have a Chairperson who shall be elected in a secret ballot by the department pursuant to the provisions of Section F of this Article.
2. A Department Chairperson shall serve for two (2) years commencing July 1 following his/her election.
3. In the event a Department Chairperson does not complete his/her term of office, a successor shall be elected to complete his/her term of office pursuant to the provisions of Section F of this Article.
1. When it is necessary to elect a Department Chairperson, the department shall elect a Nominating Committee of three (3) faculty members in the department except that in the event there are fewer than three (3) faculty members in the department, the Nominating Committee shall be composed of all members of the department. For regularly scheduled elections, this Committee shall be elected by April 15 of the year in which the term of the Department Chairperson expires.
2. Nominations shall be from faculty members in the department and shall be submitted in writing to the Nominating Committee. Nominees shall verify their willingness to serve, if elected, to the Committee.
3. Nominees shall be tenured faculty members in the department except that in the event a department has no tenured faculty members, nominees shall be non- tenured faculty members in the department.
4. The Nominating Committee shall receive nominations for a period of one (1) week after informing each faculty member in the department that nominations are open. At the end of that week, the Committee shall announce the names of all individuals nominated who are qualifiedwilling to serve, if elected. In the event that no tenured faculty member nominated is willing to serve, nominations shall be offered first refusal reopened for a period of one (1) week and nominees shall be non-tenured faculty members in the department. At the end of that week, the Committee shall announce the names of all individuals nominated who are willing to teach such coursesserve, if elected.
5. The Nominating Committee shall set the date for the election within ten (10) class days of the date nominations are announced but not earlier than five (5) class days after the announcement.
6. In the event no nominee receives a majority on the third ballot, the names of those nominees receiving the greatest number of votes shall be submitted to the Academic Vice President or his or her designee who shall appoint one of the nominees Department Chairperson
7. The Chairperson of the Faculty or his or her designee shall conduct the election, count the ballots, and announce the results.
8. If in the opinion of the Academic Vice President of the College a Department Chairperson is not adequately performing the duties of his/her office as defined in this Article, the Academic Vice President shall provide written notice to the department, setting forth the alleged deficiencies. The department shall decide whether to hold another election and shall notify the Academic Vice President within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Academic Vice President’s notice of its decision. If the department decides upon an election, the Academic Vice President shall request the Faculty Executive Committee to hold an election. The election will be held in accordance with the provisions of Section F. 1-7 of this Article and shall be instituted within ten (10) working days of receipt of the Academic Vice President’s notice.
F. The General Duties of the Department Chairperson are as follows:
1. Report to the appropriate Academic Officer and transmit communications between the Academic Vice President and department members.
2. File with the appropriate Academic Officer an annual report summarizing the work of the department and such courses other appropriate departmental reports as may be requested by the Academic Vice President.
3. Make recommendations to the appropriate Academic Officer pertaining to the administration of the department, the work of members of the department and the instructional mission of the department.
4. Assist the appropriate Academic Officer and other officers of the administration in determining whether course sections should be added, canceled, or closed.
5. Perform other duties as assigned elsewhere in this Agreement.
6. Communicate information about administrative and academic matters to the members of the department.
7. Submit to officers of administration and/or appropriate faculty committees proposals or recommendations of the department.
G. The Specific Duties and the Coordination of Personnel of the Department Chairperson are offered for twoas follows:
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
DEPARTMENTS A. 1. No department of the College shall be abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments unless the Board determines otherwise.
2. No new department shall be created, nor any existing department abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments, without prior notice and discussion with the Departmental Coordinating Committee.
1. A faculty member may be reassigned by the Academic Vice President, from one department to another in the event that his or her scholarly preparation, teaching assignments, preference and interests would be better served through such a reassignment. Such reassignment shall be made in consultation with the faculty member and the departments affected. In the event that a department or the faculty member objects to such reassignment, they may submit their objection to the Departmental Coordinating Committee which, in turn, shall make a written recommendation, with as much specificity as possible, to the President for decision.
a. If a faculty member believes s/he s /he is qualified to teach in a discipline or department other than the one to which s/he s /he is assigned, the faculty member shall submit evidence of his/her qualifications to the Academic Vice President. The Academic Vice President, in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson and coordinator, if applicable, shall review the evidence and decide as to the merit of the faculty member’s claim. The Academic Vice President shall make his/her decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the evidence and notify the faculty member in writing of the decision, including the reasons, whether the decision is positive or negative.
b. Each department shall elect at the beginning of each academic year a standing committee composed of not more than three members of the department, pursuant to Article XI, Section A.3.a. of this Agreement. This committee shall be charged with:
(1) the review of credentials of all candidates for new full-time positions, and
(2) reviewing all documents and/or testimony pertaining to qualifications including any plan agreed to pursuant to Article XXX, Section C.2., of faculty members appealing denial of transfer into the department, pursuant to Section 2.a. of this Article.
(3) This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Chairperson as to the most qualified candidates for the new position and the disposition of an appeal.
c. If a faculty member is deemed to be qualified to teach courses in a discipline or department other than his/her assigned department, the faculty member shall be given the right of first refusal before any such course is assigned to an adjunct faculty member, provided this assignment is needed to satisfy the requirements of a full-time teaching load pursuant to Article XXX, Section A.1.a. of this Agreement.
1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the Board and the Chapter, all courses for college credit, all developmental courses and/or all laboratories which are or traditionally would be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through an academically appropriate department.
2. Courses for college credit, developmental courses and/or laboratories which are not or traditionally would not be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through the Office of the Academic Vice President.
3. Full-time members UCC 101 will be offered through the First Year Seminar Committee, a s tanding committee of the faculty, which will operate in lieu of a department. The coordinator(s) of UCC 101 will report directly to the Academic Vice - President. The coordinator(s) will be selected by this committee, which will forward its recommendation to the Vice-President for Academic Affairs . Regulations and procedures pertaining to the duties, appointment, and terms for the coordinator(s) will be as for other coordinators (Article XX.K., paragraphs 1, 4, and 10).
D. Those decisions which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be made by a department shall be by a majority vote of faculty members in the department.
1. Every department shall have a Chairperson who shall be elected in a secret ballot by the department pursuant to the provisions of Section F of this Article.
2. A Department Chairperson shall serve for two (2) years commencing July 1 following his/her election.
3. In the event a Department Chairperson does not complete his/her term of office, a successor shall be elected to complete his/her term of office pursuant to the provisions of Section F of this Article.
1. When it is necessary to elect a Department Chairperson, the department shall elect a Nominating Committee of three (3) faculty members in the department except that in the event there are fewer than three (3) faculty members in the department, the Nominating Committee shall be composed of all members of the department. For regularly scheduled elections, this Committee shall be elected by April 15 of the year in which the term of the Department Chairperson expires.
2. Nominations shall be from faculty members in the department and shall be submitted in writing to the Nominating Committee. Nominees shall verify their willingness to serve, if elected, to the Committee.
3. Nominees shall be tenured faculty members in the department except that in the event a department has no tenured faculty members, nominees shall be non-tenured faculty members in the department.
4. The Nominating Committee shall receive nominations for a period of one (1) week after informing each faculty member in the department that nominations are open. At the end of that week, the Committee shall announce the names of all individuals nominated who are qualifiedwilling to serve, if elected. In the event that no tenured faculty member nominated is willing to serve, nominations shall be offered first refusal reopened for a period of one (1) week and nominees shall be non -tenured faculty members in the department. At the end of that week, the Committee shall announce the names of all individuals nominated who are willing to teach such coursesserve, if elected.
5. The Nominating Committee shall set the date for the election within ten (10) class days of the date nominations are announced but not earlier than five (5) class days after the announcement.
6. In the event no nominee receives a majority on the third ballot, the names of those nominees receiving the greatest number of votes shall be submitted to the Academic Vice President or his or her designee who shall appoint one of the nominees Department Chairperson
7. The Chairperson of the Faculty or his or her designee shall condu ct the election, count the ballots, and announce the results.
8. If such courses are offered for twoin the opinion of the Academic Vice President of the College a Department Chairperson is not adequately performing the duties of his/her office as defined in this Article, the Academic Vice President shall provide written notice to the department, setting forth the alleged deficiencies. The department shall decide whether to hold another election and shall notify the Academic Vice President within thirty (30) days of receipt of the Academic Vice President’s notice of its decision. If the department decides upon an election, the Academic Vice President shall request the Faculty Executive Committee to hold an election. The election will be held in accordance with the provisions of Section F. 1-7 of this Article and shall be instituted within ten
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
DEPARTMENTS A. 1. No department of the College shall be abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments unless the Board determines otherwise.
2. No new department shall be created, nor any existing department abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments, without prior notice and discussion with the Departmental Coordinating Committee.
1. A faculty member may be reassigned by the Academic Vice President, from one department to another in the event that his or her scholarly preparation, teaching assignments, preference and interests would be better served through such a reassignment. Such reassignment shall be made in consultation with the faculty member and the departments affected. In the event that a department or the faculty member objects to such reassignment, they may submit their objection to the Departmental Coordinating Committee which, in turn, shall make a written recommendation, with as much specificity as possible, to the President for decision.
a. If a faculty member believes s/he is qualified to teach in a discipline or department other than the one to which s/he is assigned, the faculty member shall submit evidence of his/her qualifications to the Academic Vice President. The Academic Vice President, in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson and coordinator, if applicable, shall review the evidence and decide as to the merit of the faculty member’s claim. The Academic Vice President shall make his/her decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the evidence and notify the faculty member in writing of the decision, including the reasons, whether the decision is positive or negative.
b. Each department shall elect at the beginning of each academic year a standing committee composed of not more than three members of the department, pursuant to Article XI, Section A.3.a. of this Agreement. This committee shall be charged with:
(1) the review of credentials of all candidates for new full-time positions, and
(2) reviewing all documents and/or testimony pertaining to qualifications including any plan agreed to pursuant to Article XXX, Section C.2., of faculty members appealing denial of transfer into the department, pursuant to Section 2.a. of this Article.
(3) This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Chairperson as to the most qualified candidates for the new position and the disposition of an appeal.
c. If a faculty member is deemed to be qualified to teach courses in a discipline or department other than his/her assigned department, the faculty member shall be given the right of first refusal before any such course is assigned to an adjunct faculty member, provided this assignment is needed to satisfy the requirements of a full-time teaching load pursuant to Article XXX, Section A.1.a. of this Agreement.
1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the Board and the Chapter, all courses for college credit, all developmental courses and/or all laboratories which are or traditionally would be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through an academically appropriate department.
2. Courses for college credit, developmental courses and/or laboratories which are not or traditionally would not be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through the Office of the Academic Vice President. Full-time members of the faculty, who are qualified, shall be offered first refusal to teach such courses. If such courses are offered for two
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
DEPARTMENTS A. 1. No department of the College shall be abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments unless the Board determines otherwise.
2. No new department shall be created, nor any existing department abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments, without prior notice and discussion with the Departmental Coordinating Committee.
1. A faculty member may be reassigned by the Academic Vice President, from one department to another in the event that his or her scholarly preparation, teaching assignments, preference and interests would be better served through such a reassignment. Such reassignment shall be made in consultation with the faculty member and the departments affected. In the event that a department or the faculty member objects to such reassignment, they may submit their objection to the Departmental Coordinating Committee which, in turn, shall make a written recommendation, with as much specificity as possible, to the President for decision.
a. If a faculty member believes s/he is qualified to teach in a discipline or department other than the one to which s/he is assigned, the faculty member shall submit evidence of his/her qualifications to the Academic Vice President. The Academic Vice President, in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson and coordinator, if applicable, shall review the evidence and decide as to the merit of the faculty member’s claim. The Academic Vice President shall make his/her decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the evidence and notify the faculty member in writing of the decision, including the reasons, whether the decision is positive or negative.
b. Each department shall elect at the beginning of each academic year a standing committee composed of not more than three members of the department, pursuant to Article XI, Section A.3.a. of this Agreement. This committee shall be charged with:with:
(1) the review of credentials of all candidates for new full-time positions, and
(2) reviewing all documents and/or testimony pertaining to qualifications including any plan agreed to pursuant to Article XXX, Section C.2., of faculty members appealing denial of transfer into the department, pursuant to Section 2.a. of this Article.
(3) This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Chairperson as to the most qualified candidates for the new position and the disposition of an appeal.
c. If a faculty member is deemed to be qualified to teach courses in a discipline or department other than his/her assigned department, the faculty member shall be given the right of first refusal before any such course is assigned to an adjunct faculty member, provided this assignment is needed to satisfy the requirements of a full-time teaching load pursuant to Article XXX, Section A.1.a. of this Agreement.
1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the Board and the Chapter, all courses for college credit, all developmental courses and/or all laboratories which are or traditionally would be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through an academically appropriate department.
2. Courses for college credit, developmental courses and/or laboratories which are not or traditionally would not be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through the Office of the Academic Vice President. Full-time members of the faculty, who are qualified, shall be offered first refusal to teach such courses. If such courses are offered for two
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
DEPARTMENTS A. 1. No department of the College shall be abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments unless the Board determines otherwise.
2. No new department shall be created, nor any existing department abolished, merged with any other department or divided into two (2) or more departments, without prior notice and discussion with the Departmental Coordinating Committee.
1. A faculty member may be reassigned by the Academic Vice President, from one department to another in the event that his or her scholarly preparation, teaching assignments, preference and interests would be better served through such a reassignment. Such reassignment shall be made in consultation with the faculty member and the departments affected. In the event that a department or the faculty member objects to such reassignment, they may submit their objection to the Departmental Coordinating Committee which, in turn, shall make a written recommendation, with as much specificity as possible, to the President for decision.
a. If a faculty member believes s/he is qualified to teach in a discipline or department other than the one to which s/he is assigned, the faculty member shall submit evidence of his/her qualifications to the Academic Vice President. The Academic Vice President, in consultation with the appropriate department chairperson and coordinator, if applicable, shall review the evidence and decide as to the merit of the faculty member’s 's claim. The Academic Vice President shall make his/her decision within thirty (30) days of receipt of the evidence and notify the faculty member in writing of the decision, including the reasons, whether the decision is positive or negative.
b. Each department shall elect at the beginning of each academic year a standing committee composed of not more than three members of the department, pursuant to Article XI, Section A.3.a. of this Agreement. This committee shall be charged with:
(1) the review of credentials of all candidates for new full-time positions, and
(2) reviewing all documents and/or testimony pertaining to qualifications including any plan agreed to pursuant to Article XXX, Section C.2., of faculty members appealing denial of transfer into the department, pursuant to Section 2.a. of this Article.
(3) . This committee shall make recommendations to the Department Chairperson as to the most qualified candidates for the new position and the disposition of an appeal.
c. If a faculty member is deemed to be qualified to teach courses in a discipline or department other than his/her assigned department, the faculty member shall be given the right of first refusal before any such course is assigned to an adjunct faculty member, provided this assignment is needed to satisfy the requirements of a full-time teaching load pursuant to Article XXX, Section A.1.aSection
A. 1.a. of this Agreement.
1. Unless otherwise agreed to in writing between the Board and the Chapter, all courses for college credit, all developmental courses and/or all laboratories which are or traditionally would be offered through an existing department of the College shall be offered through an academically appropriate department.
2. Courses for college credit, developmental courses and/or laboratories which are not or traditionally would not be offered through an existing department of the College college shall be offered through the Office of the Academic Vice President. Full-time members of the faculty, who are qualified, shall be offered first refusal to teach such courses. If such courses are offered for twotwo (2) years a new academic department shall be formed or they shall be placed in an existing department.
D. Those decisions which by the terms of this Agreement are required to be made by a department shall be by a majority vote of faculty members in the department.
1. Every department shall have a Chairperson who shall be elected in a secret ballot by the department pursuant to the provisions of Section F of this Article.
2. A Department Chairperson shall serve for two (2) years commencing July 1 following his/her election.
3. In the event a Department Chairperson does not complete his/her term of office, a successor shall be elected to complete his/her term of office pursuant to the provisions of Section F of this Article.
1. When it is necessary to elect a Department Chairperson, the department shall elect a Nominating Committee of three (3) faculty members in the department except that in the event there are fewer than three (3) faculty members in the department, the Nominating Committee shall be composed of all members of the department. For regularly scheduled elections, this Committee shall be elected by April 15 of the year in which the term of the Department Chairperson expires.
2. Nominations shall be from faculty members in the department and shall be submitted in writing to the Nominating Committee. Nominees shall verify their willingness to serve, if elected, to the Committee.
3. Nominees shall be tenured faculty members in the department except that in the event a department has no tenured faculty members, nominees shall be non- tenured faculty members in the department.
4. The Nominating Committee shall receive nominations for a period of one (1) week after informing each faculty member in the department that nominations are open. At the end of that week, the Committee shall announce the names of all individuals nominated who are willing to serve, if elected. In the event that no tenured faculty member nominated is willing to serve, nominations shall be reopened for a period of one (1) week and nominees shall be non-tenured faculty members in the
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Samples: Collective Bargaining Agreement
