1. Fixed-Term Faculty Committee Chair Jean DeSaix

2. Committee Charge (from Resolution 2005-9) monitors implementation of policies and recommendations concerning fixed-term faculty reviews school, college, and departmental policies governing such faculty members formulates and proposes new policies and procedures for consideration by the Faculty Council.

3. Resolution 2003-7 Highlights Academic units should:  Develop plan to define roles and contributions of fixed- term faculty  Make fixed term appointments with same consultation as with tenure-track positions  Create Senior Lecturer rank  Develop criteria for initial appointment to and progression through ranks and essentially along same timeline as progression through tenure-track ranks  Include fixed-term faculty in appropriate school and departmental decision-making, except as related to tenure track decisions  Ensure fixed-term faculty are included in development activities and considered for relevant awards

4. Resolutions Dealing With Fixed-Term Faculty Resolution 2003-7Established recommendations for policies and procedures addressing fixed- term faculty appointment and promotion Resolution 2006-6Requested the provost remind deans and department chairs the terms of Resolution 2003-7

5. Resolution 2006-6 Requests Provost  Remind deans & department chairs of terms of Resolution 2003-7  Review extent to which departments and schools have implemented terms of Resolution 2003-7 Requests Committee  Develop & disseminate “best practices” related to fixed-term faculty (best practices developed in 2009)

6. Monitor Implementation Reviewed posting of hiring and promotion policies on Provost’s website.  All now complete Surveyed department heads concerning implementation of resolution points and best practices  Many departments follow adopted policies and best practices most of the time

7. Resolution 2003-7 Highlights Academic units should:  Develop plan to define roles and contributions of fixed- term faculty  Make fixed term appointments with same consultation as with tenure-track positions  Create Senior Lecturer rank  Develop criteria for initial appointment to and progression through ranks and essentially along same timeline as progression through tenure-track ranks  Include fixed-term faculty in appropriate school and departmental decision-making, except as related to tenure track decisions  Ensure fixed-term faculty are included in development activities and considered for relevant awards

8. Fixed-Term Faculty Events 1995 – Fixed-Term Faculty received voting privileges in faculty-wide elections 2004 – Faculty Council approved new Senior Lecturer title 1996 – Fixed-Term Faculty first vote in faculty-wide elections 2011- Senior Lecturers in College of Arts & Sciences receive 5-year appointments. Fixed-Term faculty member is candidate for Faculty Chair 2005 – Council Committee on Fixed-Term Faculty created

9. Fixed-Term Faculty Committee Kyle Crowder Jean DeSaix (chair) Kurt Gilliland Susan Irons Cal Lee Joy Renner Judy Tisdale Arrel Toews Assisted by Anne Whisnant, Office of Faculty Governance