Academic Department Head definition

Academic Department Head means the individual appointed Head of the Department by the University.

Academic Department Head means the head of the academic unit in which a faculty member's locus of tenure resides. If a faculty member's locus of tenure resides in a college rather than a department, the academic department head is the academic administrator of the college who conducts annual reviews of the faculty.

Examples of Academic Department Head in a sentence

• Visits for this purpose should take place prior to the start of the class and must be pre-approved by the Academic Department Head.

• Approval of an overload exceeding the annual eight credit hour limit will be treated as a rare exception, rather than a recurring activity, and must be authorized by the Academic Department Head, Vice President for Academic Affairs, and President prior to the classes being listed in a program’s schedule of offerings for the upcoming term.

• In circumstances where a faculty member cancels a class meeting for a non-emergency purpose during the semester, including the final exam period, the faculty member is required to complete the Faculty Absence from Class Form and submit it to the appropriate Academic Department Head for approval a minimum of at least three (3) working days prior to the missed class.

• Developed in coordination with their Academic Department Head, this redistribution should be reflected in the allocation in the faculty member’s annual planning document.

• With the approval of the Academic Department Head, a faculty member with an “Excellent” performance evaluation for the prior year may teach up to either (8) credit hours overload per academic year (i.e., excluding summer and January terms) or five credit hours for one of the two academic terms.

• Students should select and register the courses according to the advice given by their respective Academic Department Head (ADH) or Program Leader (PL).

• The student should present the appeal letter and the letter from the Graduate Program Director/Coordinator to the Academic Department Head within 10 working days of receipt of the Graduate Program Director/Coordinator’s letter.

• In light of the uncertainties associated with fiscal year 2016-2017, direction by the Board is needed to begin to identify fiscal priorities and associated LCAP goals to begin cost analysis in the development of the June 2016 Adopted Budget in an effort to maintain the level of programs and services provided during the 2015-2016 school year.

• Steps for Academic Appeals ProcessDiscipline related to academic matters is the responsibility of the appropriate Academic Unit which may be the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the appropriate Academic Dean, the appropriate Academic Department Head and/or the appropriate academic faculty member.

• If the appeal is not successfully resolved, the student may direct the appeal to the Academic Department Head in which the program is housed.