Role in Governance of Term Faculty Sample Clauses

Role in Governance of Term Faculty. As part of the general faculty, term faculty participate in faculty governance as defined by the Faculty Handbook. All term faculty shall have a departmental home and a Position Responsibility Statement (PRS). Each department hiring term faculty shall include provisions defining instructional responsibilities, search and appointment processes and review, renewal and advancement procedures in its governance document consistent with the Faculty Handbook.
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  • Indemnification of Trustees, Officers, etc Subject to the limitations, if applicable, hereinafter set forth in this Section 4, the Trust shall indemnify (from the assets of one or more Series to which the conduct in question relates) each of its Trustees, officers, employees and agents (including Persons who serve at the Trust's request as directors, officers or trustees of another organization in which the Trust has any interest as a shareholder, creditor or otherwise (hereinafter, together with such Person's heirs, executors, administrators or personal representative, referred to as a "Covered Person")) against all liabilities, including but not limited to amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines and penalties, and expenses, including reasonable accountants' and counsel fees, incurred by any Covered Person in connection with the defense or disposition of any action, suit or other proceeding, whether civil or criminal, before any court or administrative or legislative body, in which such Covered Person may be or may have been involved as a party or otherwise or with which such Covered Person may be or may have been threatened, while in office or thereafter, by reason of being or having been such a Trustee or officer, director or trustee, except with respect to any matter as to which it has been determined that such Covered Person (i) did not act in good faith in the reasonable belief that such Covered Person's action was in or not opposed to the best interests of the Trust; or (ii) had acted with willful misfeasance, bad faith, gross negligence or reckless disregard of the duties involved in the conduct of such Covered Person's office; and (iii) for a criminal proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that his or her conduct was unlawful (the conduct described in (i), (ii) and (iii) being referred to hereafter as "Disabling Conduct"). A determination that the Covered Person is entitled to indemnification may be made by (i) a final decision on the merits by a court or other body before whom the proceeding was brought that the Covered Person to be indemnified was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct, (ii) dismissal of a court action or an administrative proceeding against a Covered Person for insufficiency of evidence of Disabling Conduct, or (iii) a reasonable determination, based upon a review of the facts, that the indemnitee was not liable by reason of Disabling Conduct by (a) a vote of a majority of a quorum of the Trustees who are neither "interested persons" of the Trust as defined in the 1940 Act nor parties to the proceeding (the "Disinterested Trustees"), or (b) an independent legal counsel in a written opinion. Expenses, including accountants' and counsel fees so incurred by any such Covered Person (but excluding amounts paid in satisfaction of judgments, in compromise or as fines or penalties), may be paid from time to time by one or more Series to which the conduct in question related in advance of the final disposition of any such action, suit or proceeding; provided that the Covered Person shall have undertaken to repay the amounts so paid to such Series if it is ultimately determined that indemnification of such expenses is not authorized under this Article VII and (i) the Covered Person shall have provided security for such undertaking, (ii) the Trust shall be insured against losses arising by reason of any lawful advances, or (iii) a majority of a quorum of the Disinterested Trustees, or an independent legal counsel in a written opinion, shall have determined, based on a review of readily available facts (as opposed to a full trial type inquiry), that there is reason to believe that the Covered Person ultimately will be found entitled to indemnification.

  • PRESERVATION OF TAX AND ACCOUNTING TREATMENT Except as contemplated by this Agreement or the Registration Statement, after the Funding and Consummation Date, TCI shall not and shall not permit any of its subsidiaries to undertake any act that would jeopardize the tax-free status of the organization, including without limitation: (a) the retirement or reacquisition, directly or indirectly, of all or part of the TCI Stock issued in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby; or (b) the entering into of financial arrangements for the benefit of the Stockholders.

  • Financial, Accounting, and Administrative Services The Manager shall maintain the existence and records of the Corporation; maintain the registrations and qualifications of Fund Shares under federal and state law; monitor the financial, accounting, and administrative functions of the Fund; maintain liaison with the various agents employed by the Corporation (including the Corporation’s transfer agent, custodian, independent accountants and legal counsel) and assist in the coordination of their activities on behalf of the Fund.

  • Affiliations of Trustees or Officers, Etc The fact that: (i) any of the Shareholders, Trustees or officers of the Trust or any Series thereof is a shareholder, director, officer, partner, trustee, employee, manager, adviser or distributor of or for any partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization or of or for any parent or affiliate of any organization, with which a contract of the character described in this Article III or for services as Custodian, Transfer Agent or disbursing agent or for related services may have been or may hereafter be made, or that any such organization, or any parent or affiliate thereof, is a Shareholder of or has an interest in the Trust, or that (ii) any partnership, corporation, trust, association or other organization with which a contract of the character described in Sections 1, 2, 3 or 4 of this Article III or for services as Custodian, Transfer Agent or disbursing agent or for related services may have been or may hereafter be made also has any one or more of such contracts with one or more other partnerships, corporations, trusts, associations or other organizations, or has other business or interests, shall not affect the validity of any such contract or disqualify any Shareholder, Trustee or officer of the Trust from voting upon or executing the same or create any liability or accountability to the Trust or its Shareholders.

  • Duties of Officers Generally The Officers, in the performance of their duties as such, shall owe to the Company duties of loyalty and due care of the type owed by the officers of a corporation to such corporation and its stockholders under the laws of the State of Delaware.

  • General Responsibilities of the Parties 1. The Parties will work together in a spirit of cooperation and partnership, with the responsibilities and accountabilities set out in this Agreement, to implement the Programme Documents in full in a timely, efficient, and effective, manner. 2. The Parties agree to carry out their respective responsibilities in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement, including the Programme Documents. 3. The Parties shall keep each other informed of all relevant activities pertaining to the implementation of the Programme Documents, and shall hold consultations when either Party considers it appropriate, including any circumstance that may affect the achievement of the results of the Programme and the Programme Documents. 4. The Parties shall fulfill their commitments with the fullest regard for the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the principles of the United Nations.

  • FUND ACCOUNTING's Reliance on Instructions and Advice In maintaining the Portfolio's books of account and making the necessary computations FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and may rely upon, information furnished it by means of Proper Instructions, including but not limited to: a. The manner and amount of accrual of expenses to be recorded on the books of the Portfolio; b. The source of quotations to be used for such securities as may not be available through FUND ACCOUNTING's normal pricing services; c. The value to be assigned to any asset for which no price quotations are readily available; d. If applicable, the manner of computation of the public offering price and such other computations as may be necessary; e. Transactions in portfolio securities; f. Transactions in capital shares. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and shall be entitled to rely upon, as conclusive proof of any fact or matter required to be ascertained by it hereunder, a certificate, letter or other instrument signed by an authorized officer of the Fund or any other person authorized by the Fund's Board of Trustees. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive and act upon advice of Counsel for the Fund at the reasonable expense of the Portfolio and shall be without liability for any action taken or thing done in good faith in reliance upon such advice. FUND ACCOUNTING shall be entitled to receive, and may rely upon, information received from the Transfer Agent.

  • Definitions and Accounting Matters Section 1.01 Terms Defined Above 1 Section 1.02 Certain Defined Terms 1 Section 1.03 Types of Loans and Borrowings 20 Section 1.04 Terms Generally; Rules of Construction 20 Section 1.05 Accounting Terms and Determinations; GAAP 21

  • Tax and Accounting Treatment Each party to this Agreement acknowledges that it is its intent for purposes of U.S. federal, state and local income and franchise taxes, and for accounting purposes, to treat each Transaction as indebtedness of Seller that is secured by the Purchased Mortgage Loans and that the Purchased Mortgage Loans are owned by Seller in the absence of a Default by Seller. All parties to this Agreement agree to such treatment and agree to take no action inconsistent with this treatment, unless required by applicable Requirements of Law or GAAP.

  • RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY The UNIVERSITY shall designate in writing a faculty member to coordinate with a designee of the FIELDWORK SITE.

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