| Faculty Positions - Faculty Ranks and Titles |
Transitional faculty positions were originally part of PERA policy and this has not been true for several years. Additionally, there has been a trend to decrease the number of approved transitional faculty positions and after our last one won't exist anymore. Remove reference to transitional positions throughout the handbook. Also removed in 4.2, 8.1.3, 8.2.2, 9.8.2 and 10.2.3.A |
4.1.4 |
| Faculty Positions - Faculty Ranks and Titles |
These revisions are to rewrite the section that defines library faculty ranks and titles. It is part of a larger effort to clarify and improve how library faculty are evaluated for promotion. |
4.1.2.C |
| Faculty Positions - Faculty Selection Process |
Tenured faculty who want to transition to research faculty (e.g., step back from teaching and service but still support themselves with an active research projects) can be appointed to research faculty with approval from DH and Dean bypassing the search process defined in 4.5.2.C.1.C. Tenured faculty have already been vetted through the promotion and tenure process at the Department and University level. |
4.5.2.C.1 |
| Ethics, Responsibilities, Conflicts, and External Activities |
Changed instructional faculty to teaching faculty. |
6.1.2 |
| Ethics, Responsibilities, Conflicts, and External Activities |
This revision changes the opening paragraph to include librarianship as a form of faculty responsibility and define workloads for library faculty. |
6.1.1.C |
| Promotion and Tenure - Tenured and Tenured Track Faculty |
Revisions made to 8.1.C – “Request for Extension of Probationary Contract Period”. Guidelines for early tenure have been added in 8.1.5. Untenured professors may apply early for approval by Department Head and Vice Provost. Also added format and email requirement in promotion application process. |
8.1 |
| Promotion and Tenure - Teaching Faculty |
Minor changes to teaching faculty - added format and email requirement in promotion application process. |
8.2 |
| Promotion and Tenure - Research Faculty |
Added format and email requirement in promotion application process. |
8.3 |
| Promotion and Tenure - Library Faculty |
Library revision to specify criteria for promotion to Associate Librarian and Librarian. Added format and email requirement in promotion application process. |
8.4 |
| Termination of Employment |
There has been a trend to decrease the number of approved transitional faculty positions and after our last one transitional positions won't exist anymore. Remove reference to transitional positions. |
9.8.2 |
| Board Policies and Procedures - Intellectual Property Policy |
As the university activates more resources to support innovative and entrepreneurial activities, the Mines community benefits from a clear and readable intellectual property policy. Importantly, the ownership principles set forth in the revised policy are not changing from what is stated in the current policy. The proposed revisions are intended to make the policy easier to understand and to trim the procedural elements to only what is necessary for the policy document (consistent with the university’s practice of separating governing policy statements from procedures/processes). |
10.1 |
| Board Policies and Procedures - Sabbatical Leave Policy |
Remove transitional appointment reference. |
10.2 |
| Board Policies and Procedures - Policy for Research Integrity and Procedures for Addressing Research Misconduct |
Updates and additions to reflect changes from the Office of Research Integrity (ORI) issued in the recent the 2024 Final Rule to update the 2005 Public Health Service (PHS) Policies on Research Misconduct. |
10.3 |
| Disciplinary Action and Grievances |
Faculty Handbook Section 11, Disciplinary Action and Grievances is incomplete and lacks details for consistent review and procedure when grievances are submitted. The updates clarify the roles of the Grievant, Respondent, Chair, and the Committee members, and includes a more detailed process to ensure appropriate and consistent review of grievances in these three sections. |
11.1, 11.2, 11.3 |
| University Committees |
Board of Student Media removed as the committee no longer exists. |
12.2 |
| University Committees |
Promotion and Tenure Committee deletions remove library faculty as both members of and candidates considered by the Promotion & Tenure Committee. |
12.8 |
| University Committees |
Teaching Faculty Promotion Committee additions rename the Teaching Promotion Committee to the Teaching and Library Faculty Promotion Committee. Realigning library faculty reviews pairs more similar faculty lines in that library and teaching faculty are not awarded tenure and focus heavily on librarianship or teaching, respectively, with more modest expectations in scholarship and service. |
12.9 |
| University Committees |
Assessment Committee revisions made to ensure successful accreditation visits and strengthen our institutional assessment processes, the Office of UG Studies and the Trefny Center are proposing updates to Section 12.11 outlining the role and responsibilities of the University Assessment Committee. These enhancements are designed to align with national best practices and accreditation standards, ensuring a culture of continuous improvement across all degree programs. Through these updates, we aim to ensure that every degree program maintains an active assessment plan and a robust repository of evidence documenting continuous improvement efforts. These measures will support compliance with HLC and ABET standards while fostering an environment of academic excellence and institutional accountability. |
12.11 |
| University Committees |
President’s Committee on Diversity has been dissolved due to Federal mandate. |
12.12 |
