1. The Dean shall preside over regular and special Faculty meetings. Items for the agenda will be solicited two weeks in advance.

2. One of the school deans shall preside at the College Faculty meetings in the absence of the Dean and at such times as requested by the Dean.

3. The Secretary shall have responsibility for the minutes of meetings of the Faculty. The Secretary shall cause minutes to be taken, shall review minutes taken by others, shall present copies of these minutes to all members of the Faculty, and shall maintain a permanent file of the minutes to be deposited in the office of the Dean of the College. The minutes shall include a record of the number of faculty present at meetings.

1. A quorum of the Faculty at regular and special meetings shall be one-half of the Faculty.

2. A quorum meeting at which elections are held or meetings pertaining to amendments to these By-Laws shall be two-thirds of the Faculty.

1. Membership - The committee shall consist of two Faculty members from the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science, two Faculty members from the School of Art and Design, one Faculty member from the Scholes Library, the Deans of the Schools of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science and Art and Design, and the Dean of the College of Ceramics. Of the five elected Faculty members, at least one from each of the two Schools shall be full professors on tenure, and all others shall be tenured as well. Academic Division Heads and the Director of the Scholes Library are not eligible for membership. The Deans of the Schools and the Dean of the College are non-voting members of the Committee. The Deans are not eligible to chair the committee and are not present during final discussion and voting.

2. Function - The Committee makes recommendations to the Dean of the College regarding the promotion and tenure of the faculty. The recommendations of the Committee are to be transmitted to the Provost by the Dean of the College over the signatures of the voting members of the committee. The Committee would normally deal with only action items, i.e., prognosis for tenure or promotion, tenure, promotion, and five-year reviews of tenured faculty, during the formal Promotion and Tenure Committee meetings process; however, the Committee may also elect to deal with other items as well.

The Promotion and Tenure Committee is designated as the faculty committee which is advisory to the Dean of the College on matters of salary adjustments, including merit increases or discretionary increases, and other matters affecting faculty remuneration, in the light of recommendations received from the Division Heads of the School of Art and Design, the Scholes Library Director, and the Program Directors of the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science.

3. Procedures -

a. In the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science, the Undergraduate and Graduate Program Directors will function as Head for Promotion and Tenure purposes. In the School of Art and Design, the Dean’s written evaluation of faculty will be available to the Committee on call, but will not be a part of the original package presented by the School of Art and Design Division Heads.

b. The Division Heads of the School of Art and Design, the Director of Scholes Library, and the Graduate and Undergraduate Program Directors of the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science, before presenting recommendations on each faculty member to the Promotion and Tenure Committee, will discuss these recommendations with the faculty member. The faculty member and respective Unit Head will sign the written copy of the final form of the Division Head’s, Scholes Library Director’s, or Program Director's recommendations, a copy of which will be provided to the faculty member.

c. Each faculty member may request a meeting with the Promotion and Tenure Committee to discuss information supplied by the Unit Head or to appeal their recommendations. This request should be submitted in writing to the Chair of the Promotion and Tenure Committee immediately after consultation with the Division Head of the School of Art and Design, the Scholes Library Director, or Program Directors of the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science.

d. A Faculty member may request a meeting with the Promotion and Tenure Committee at any time during the evaluation process.

e. The Promotion and Tenure Committee will provide a written report to each faculty member of its recommendations regarding the individual’s promotion, tenure, five-year tenure review, non-reappointment, or any circumstance that in the Committee’s view requires comment. The report will be issued in time that a faculty member can appeal the recommendations of the Promotion and Tenure Committee before the recommendations are submitted to the Provost. The report will contain a summary of the recommendations made to the Committee, the Committee’s recommendations to the Dean of the College, and a summary of the evidence on which the recommendations were made.

f. The Promotion and Tenure Committee will provide to the Faculty of the College a statistical summary, with names deleted, of the recommendations made to it and the Committee’s actions with regard to these recommendations. This report will normally be made at a Faculty meeting during the Spring Semester and will include the administrative action taken.

4. Election and Term - The College Faculty shall elect each year one member of the Faculty of the School of Art and Design and one member of the Faculty of the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science to serve a two-year term. The Faculty shall elect in alternate years, one member of the Scholes Library Faculty to serve a two-year term. The election will normally take place at a Spring Semester College Faculty meeting.

1. Membership - The Committee shall consist of five elected members of the Faculty. At least one faculty member shall be from the School of Art and Design. Members shall be elected to two year terms. They shall fill three vacancies in odd-numbered years and two vacancies in even numbered years. The College Dean, the School Deans, the Dean of the Graduate Programs, and the Director of Sponsored Programs shall serve as ex officio members. The Chair of the Committee shall be elected from among the five elected Faculty members of this Committee.

2. Function - The Committee broadly represents the total research program of the College and advises the College Dean and the Faculty on new research initiatives, general operation of research programs, topical research meetings, and research facility needs. The Committee provides focused Faculty response to planned policies affecting research. It serves as a vehicle to highlight research impediments and shortcomings. The Committee operates to solicit and suggest ideas, policies, and programs which encourage, enhance, and optimize the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of research within the College. The Committee shall meet at least once each semester. The Committee shall also coordinate a General Research Meeting of the Faculty and Technical Specialists to be held at the beginning of the academic year. (Administrative support for this meeting will be provided by the Office of Sponsored Programs.)

1. Membership - The Committee shall consist of six elected members of the faculty, each to serve a two-year term: two from each of the Schools of the College, one from the private sector engineering, and one from Scholes Library; and two students, one a graduate student. The Directors of Scholes Library and Herrick Library, Dean of the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science, Dean of the School of Art and Design, and the Director for Sponsored Programs shall be ex officio members. The Chair of this Committee shall be elected from the six Faculty members of the Committee.

2. Function - The Committee shall serve as an advisory committee to the Director of the Scholes Library on the holdings and policies of the library.

1. Membership - The Committee shall consist of three faculty members from the School of Art and Design, three from the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science, one from Scholes Library, and one student from each School.

2. Function - The Committee shall have the responsibility for the approval of course outlines and the setting of credit levels for courses. Approval of curriculum changes will be made by this Committee after recommendation by the division or School concerned. The new curriculum will then be circulated to the Faculty of the College who could override the Committee approval at the next faculty meeting. The Committee shall make recommendations to the College, School, and/or Division Faculty in matters of instructional innovation and teaching practices.

3. Elections - Each School shall elect one representative each year for a three-year term. A student enrolled in each School will be selected to serve one year.

1. Membership - The Committee shall consist of three members of the Faculty, one each from the two Schools and the Scholes Library, and the College Director of Communications as an ex officio member.

2. Function - The Committee shall review and approve all publications of the College, intended for off campus dissemination. The purpose of the review is to consider quality, consistency and accuracy.

3. Appointment - The Committee shall be appointed by the Dean of the College.

1. Membership - The Committee is a college-wide faculty committee consisting of three members of the Ceramic Art faculty; two members from the 2-D, Graphic Design, Art History, and 3-D divisions; one member from the Scholes Library; and two members from the School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science, for a total of eight voting members. All of these members will be elected by a College-wide vote. The following people will be ex officio members: Museum Director, Dean of the School of Art and Design, Dean of the College of Ceramics, Library Director, and Director of the Fosdick-Nelson Gallery. The chair of this Committee will be selected annually by the voting members of the Committee.

2. Function - The Committee shall serve as an advisory committee to the Director of the Museum of Ceramic Art at Alfred in regard to the collections and programs of the Museum organization. The focus of this Committee will be similar to the College Library Committee, where communication of ideas and issues will be encouraged.

1. Membership - The Committee shall consist of three members of the Faculty elected at a Spring Semester meeting of the Faculty and will serve for a year.

2. Function - The Committee shall prepare a slate of candidates as stated here, obtain the permission of the candidates, and distribute this slate of candidates to the Faculty at least one week prior to the date of the election meeting of the Faculty. The Committee shall ensure a choice of nominees, whenever possible, in the following:

3. Eligibility - It should be understood that the Nominating Committee should not hesitate to nominate one of its members when it feels that the nomination is appropriate.

1. Each Committee shall elect a Chair and a Secretary from its membership, unless these officers are designated by the By-Laws.

2. This election should take place at the end of the academic year for the next academic year with the new and old Committee members present. Only the new members will be eligible to vote. The new Chair will be responsible for calling the first meeting of the next academic year.

1. After the slate of nominees has been presented by the Nomination Committee, nominations for all offices will be accepted from the floor, provided that the nominees are willing to serve.

3. Any regularly nominated candidate for office of the Faculty shall be declared elected to fill the office when the candidate receives the majority vote by secret ballot of the Faculty present.

Amended by Faculty - (Article II, Section 1, Item 2; Article II, Section 3, Item 1) December 16, 1976

Amended by Faculty - (Article II, Section 2, Item 3; Article IV, Section 1; Article IV Section 3, Parts c and f; Article VI, Section 1, Item 1; Article VI, Section 5, Item 1; changed "School of Ceramic Engineering Sciences" to "School of Ceramic Engineering and Materials Science" throughout; changed "Undergraduate and Graduate Program Coordinator(s)" to "Undergraduate and Graduate Program Director(s)" throughout) November 19, 1997.

Amended by Faculty - (Article I) August 1998.

Amended by Faculty- (Article IV, Section 1) August 1999.

Proposed revision- (Article III, Section 7) August 1999.

APPENDIX A            (top)

_ Agenda for meeting (new items shall be given to College Dean’s Office one week in advance, if possible)