Rights and Responsibilities of Department Chairs, Faculty Chairs and Program Directors Sample Clauses

Rights and Responsibilities of Department Chairs, Faculty Chairs and Program Directors. (a) The Duties of a Department Chair (i) Working in co-operation with and assisting the Faculty Chair in the administration of Departmental and Faculty business; (ii) Managing the affairs of the Department after appropriate consultation with its members and regularly scheduled departmental meetings to communicate and interact effectively with all members of the Department. Part-time members instructing within the academic year should be invited to attend and participate in meetings on a voluntary basis at least once per semester. At these meetings PTCF members will have voice but not vote. For matters pertaining to hiring and evaluation of PTCF members, PTCF members will be asked to leave the meeting for that portion of the agenda; (iii) Familiarizing themselves with the provisions of the PTCF CA as it applies to their duties (iv) Co-ordinating the part-time hiring procedures for the Department and forwarding recommendations to the Academic Xxxx'x office; (v) Co-ordinating part-time evaluation and mentoring procedures for the Department; (vi) Assisting in the co-ordinating of the full-time hiring for the Department; (vii) Facilitating communication with students in the Department and responding to student complaints, requests and concerns; (viii) Providing leadership in the development of departmental curricula and program development consistent with the mission of the University and field of study and forwarding the same for approval. This includes coordination and leadership of annual departmental academic plans in alignment with the Senate approved five-year academic plan. (ix) Provide the Academic Xxxx and the Registrar with scheduling information including course overloads taught by each faculty member of the department. (x) Coordinating the use of space, equipment and budget allocations (statements of which shall be provided quarterly to the Department Chair) assigned to the Department; (xi) Annually providing the information necessary to update the departmental web page, and advise on external publication content relevant to the department; (xii) Coordinating the participation of department members in liaison initiatives concerning their department and encourage participation in orientation week activities and other initiatives to support the recruitment and retention of students; (xiii) When required by ministry-related bodies, professional accreditation bodies or by Senate authority, organize, administer and coordinate departmental participation i...
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