Faculty Appointment Procedure. 5.3.1 Department faculty and department head shall recommend long-term and short-term staffing priorities to their xxxx. When authorization for a full-time departmental position is given, the xxxx of the college shall provide the department head with specific staffing guidelines, including the classification of instructional programs (CIP) code for the appointment and including budgetary considerations. All full-time, appointments with academic rank, except for one-semester and one-year term, academic administrators and Board initiated faculty appointments, shall originate within a department in accordance with the bylaws. All candidates proposed or recommended by the Board shall be given full consideration within the staffing guidelines and in accordance with Sections 5.3.2 through
Faculty Appointment Procedure. 5.3.1 Department faculty and department head shall recommend long-term and short-term staffing priorities to their xxxx. When authorization for a full-time departmental position is given, the xxxx of the college shall provide the department head with specific staffing guidelines, including the classification of instructional programs (CIP) code for the appointment and including budgetary considerations. All full-time, appointments with academic rank, except for one-semester and one-year term, academic administrators and Board initiated faculty appointments, shall originate within a department in accordance with the bylaws. All candidates proposed or recommended by the Board shall be given full consideration within the staffing guidelines and in accordance with Sections 5.3.2 through 5.3.4. The Board retains final appointment authority in all such Board-initiated appointments.
5.3.2 In conducting its search for a person to fill a position, the department faculty, through the department head, must provide clear documentation that it has made a good faith effort to comply with existing federal and state laws regarding discrimination in employment and institutional procedures.
5.3.3 When interviews of candidates for the position have been completed, the department faculty, through the department head, shall forward to the xxxx a written recommendation listing the department’s candidate(s) in order of preference and the reasons for the preference. This recommendation shall also include for each candidate a recommended salary range, initial appointment rank, and any special considerations. In the event that the xxxx rejects the department’s recommendation(s), the xxxx shall meet with the department to discuss the rationale for the decision and then request further recommendation(s). If the xxxx is unable to agree to the department’s recommendations, the search shall be declared failed.
5.3.4 When agreement to make an appointment as provided in 5.3.3 is reached and all conditions of the appointment have been agreed to by the department head, xxxx, and PVPAA, an Employment Agreement will be sent by the PVPAA to the chosen candidate clearly specifying the type of appointment, CIP code, salary, eligibility for prior service credit, degree, and/or tenure conditions. The PVPAA shall also send a Letter of Appointment detailing the terms of the Employment Agreement, including expectations and responsibilities of the position. The terms of appointment shall normally foll...
