Common use of Duties of Department Chairpersons Clause in Contracts

Duties of Department Chairpersons. Subd. 1. The chair provides academic and administrative coordination, and fosters an environment which enhances individual and departmental growth and development. Subd. 2. The department chair coordinates the activities of the department through a process of regular consultation with all the members of the department and the President/designee. The chair provides coordination within a department with respect to departmental rights and functions as described in Section A of this article. (See Appendix E.) Subd. 3. The chair forwards recommendations of the department to the appropriate administrative personnel, and is expected to submit his or her own reactions or recommendations to the President/designee on such matters as tenure, promotion and nonrenewal, whether or not such chair recommendations coincide with others made. Copies of such reactions and recommendations shall be made available to the department members, except for those concerning personnel matters. Recommendations and/or reactions pertaining to personnel actions shall be in accordance with the provisions of the appropriate article(s) in this Agreement and a copy shall be given to the affected faculty members.