Appointment of Affiliated Faculty Members
Academic Policy Statement 911106

1. PURPOSE

1.01 The purpose of this academic policy statement is to provide guidelines for the appointment of carefully selected, uniquely qualified individuals who are willing to provide one-year terms of service to the university without remuneration.

1.02 Individuals appointed under the provisions of this policy will be designated as Affiliated Faculty Members during their one-year term of appointment.
 
 

 2. DEFINITIONS 2.01 The title, Affiliated Faculty Member, is recognized as an honor that may be bestowed upon a scholar, professional or artist by the university.

2.02 The appointment of Affiliated Faculty Members is expected to result in an enhancement of the undergraduate, graduate, or research and professional programs of an academic division/department and/or college and to provide a significant contribution to the educational goals of the university.

2.03 Affiliated Faculty Members will possess appropriate academic credentials (i.e., terminal degrees) and/or have a comparable distinguished record of service to society.

2.04 Affiliated Faculty Members will be engaged in employment outside of the university or retired from such employment.
 
 

 3. SERVICE TO THE UNIVERSITY 3.01 Affiliated Faculty Members must provide a specified service to the university. The specified service may consist of duties such as: presentation of seminars, guest lectures, serving on thesis committees, collaborating on research proposals, or any other educationally related function mutually agreed upon by the university and the appointee prior to appointment to an Affiliated Faculty status.

3.02 The specific duties of each Affiliated Faculty Member will be set out in a letter of appointment from the President of the university. The duration of each appointment will be for one year. Additional one-year appointments may be made at the discretion of the university. Appointment renewal will be contingent upon the quality and level of service provided by the Affiliated Faculty Member to the university.

3.03 Affiliated Faculty Members may not act as academic course directors or principal

3.04 Subject to written approval by the appropriate academic dean, Affiliated Faculty Members may co-supervise, in cooperation with a member of the regular academic faculty, one or more graduate students.

3.05 Affiliated Faculty Members will not have voting rights within the university community, but may serve on university committees as advisors/observers.

3.06 Affiliated Faculty Members may also serve as non-voting members on thesis and dissertation committees upon the recommendation of the thesis committee chair and with the written approval of the appropriate academic dean.
 
 
    1. Affiliated Faculty Members will not receive remuneration from the university for any services performed during the term of appointment.
    2. Affiliated Faculty Members may use their association with the university for purposes of submitting external applications for funding when such funding benefits the university. Such applications must be approved by the university and will be governed by the same regulations as apply to regular faculty research.
3.09 Affiliated Faculty Members are not employees of the university while serving during an affiliated faculty term of appointment.

3.10 The university will not be obligated to provide working space, secretarial assistance or other support to Affiliated Faculty Members unless specifically approved by the appropriate academic dean for service to be performed in collaboration with a full-time faculty member.
 
 

 4. PERQUISITES AVAILABLE FOR AFFILIATED FACULTY MEMBERS 4.01 Affiliated Faculty Members shall be accorded the following privileges and perquisites at the university during their term of service: a. A temporary faculty identification card denoting their status as Affiliated Faculty Members.

b. Faculty library privileges.

c. Use of university dining services on the same basis as active and retired faculty members.

d. Purchase of a faculty-staff activity card on the same basis as active and retired faculty members.

e. Parking privileges as provided to active and retired faculty members of the university.

f. Use of internal university mail service and facilities.

g. Other privileges for Affiliated Faculty Members as may be approved by

the President of the university.
 
 

 5. APPOINTMENT PROCEDURES: 5.01 Recommendation for appointment to Affiliated Faculty status may come from any level within an academic unit. All recommendations must have the written concurrence of the appropriate division/department chair and academic dean before being routed to the Vice President for Academic Affairs. A complete vita of the candidate must be attached to the letter recommending appointment, together with a comprehensive description of the specific service to be provided by the appointee.

5.02 The Vice President for Academic Affairs will concur or not concur with the recommendation and so inform the President of the university and the appropriate academic dean.

5.03 If appointment is recommended by the Vice President for Academic Affairs and approved by the President of the university, the President will issue a formal letter of appointment that will outline the scope and term of the appointment.

5.04 The re-appointment of an Affiliated Faculty Member to additional one-year terms will proceed in the same manner as the original appointment.
 
 

 Approved:

Martin J. Anisman, President