The Department Chair/Head (with the approval of the College Dean, as appropriate) generally nominates new tenure-track faculty members to the Graduate Faculty soon after their appointment to the faculty. Candidates for initial appointment should obtain a password from the Graduate School and upload nomination materials to the Graduate Faculty Approval System (GFAST is located in AU Access, Faculty/Advisors tab, under the Graduate School heading.) Upon approval at the departmental level, nomination materials are automatically forwarded to the Graduate School for review and approval by the Dean of the Graduate School and the Graduate Council. The names of candidates approved for initial appointment to the Graduate Faculty are published monthly in the Minutes of the Graduate Council.
Current Graduate Faculty Members are notified by the Graduate School with instructions for initiating their re-appointment for a new seven-year term. Candidates for re-appointment are thus encouraged to upload re-appointment materials to the Graduate Faculty Approval System (GFAST is located in AU Access, Faculty/Advisors tab, under the Graduate School heading.). Following departmental procedures approved by the Graduate Council and maintained in a central archive, Graduate Faculty (Level 2) in the department review the candidate’s materials and vote on the proposed nomination for re-appointment. If approved, the results of the vote, including the number of Graduate Faculty members eligible to vote, is forwarded for action to the Dean of the Graduate School and the Graduate Council. The names of candidates approved for re-appointment to the Graduate Faculty are published monthly in the Minutes of the Graduate Council.
Criteria should specify in reasonable detail what that program considers to be the minimal acceptable performance for a 7 year period in terms of scholarship and teaching.
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*Such as “related work experiences in the field, professional licensure and certifications, honors and awards, continuous documented excellence in teaching, or other demonstrated competencies and achievements.”
Documentation of performance at or above a level that satisfies the program’s minimum acceptable performance in teaching for the past 7 years must be provided.
Documentation of performance at or above a level that satisfies the program’s minimum acceptable scholarly performance for the past 7 years must be provided.
Last modified: July 16, 2018