Proposed Faculty Manual Changes (Secondary Unit Procedures for Tenure and Promotion)

The Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) is currently in the process of reviewing the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual. The Faculty Manual embodies the essential elements of the employment contract between the faculty and the University, and it is vital therefore that it stay current and accurate. All revisions to the Faculty Manual should be faculty-led and made deliberately and openly.

USC Columbia Faculty Manual Changes - Proposed

• Proposed Faculty Manual Changes (Secondary Unit Procedures for Tenure and Promotion) (PDF)

Questions? Comments?

Any comments or suggestions regarding the proposed changes or the Faculty Manual more generally should be directed to Dr. James Knapp, Chair of the Faculty Advisory Committee at knapp@geol.sc.edu or via the Faculty Manual Comment Submission page.

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Faculty Advisory Committee

The Faculty Advisory Committee (FAC) is in the process of reviewing the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual. The committee has delegated several specific issues to subcommittees for further review and exploration including:

• Tenure and promotion policies and procedures
• Research and scholarship policies and procedures
• A proposed faculty code of conduct
• Voting rights for non tenure-track faculty

In addition to the work of the subcommittees, the FAC will review the Faculty Manual in the following areas:

• Review overall organization and structure
• Review/revise Section 1: Faculty Organization
• Review/revise non tenure-related portions of Section 2: Regulations and Policies
• Review/revise Section 4: Benefits and Privileges
• Review proposed revisions and additions to Appendices
• Identify additional topics to delegate to the Subcommittee on Special Issues as necessary
• Consult with AAUP service regarding review of current and revised Faculty Manual

Faculty Advisory Committee Membership (2011-2012):

• James Knapp, Earth & Ocean Sciences (Chair) (knapp@geol.sc.edu)
• Jan Breuer, Business (boucher@moore.sc.edu)
• James Carper, Education (jcarper@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Vacant
• Shawn Chillag, Medicine (shawn.chillag@uscmed.sc.edu)
• Melinda Forthofer, Public Health (mforthof@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Michael Amiridis, ex-officio Provost (amiridis@cec.sc.edu)
• Sandra Kelly, ex-officio Faculty Senate Chair (nolan@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Christine Curtis, ex-officio Provost's Office (curtisch@mailbox.sc.edu)

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Faculty Manual Review Subcommittees

Three subcommittees have been convened by the Faculty Senate Steering Committee to assist the Faculty Advisory Committee's review of the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual. Faculty Senators and general faculty members are encouraged to contact the committee members themselves or Dr. Harold Friedman, Chair of Faculty Advisory Committee, regarding any thoughts, concerns or suggestions. The membership and charge for each subcommittee are outlined below.

TENURE AND PROMOTION PROCESS SUBCOMMITTEE

Charge: To review and revise the tenure related portions of Section 2: Regulations and Policies of the current Faculty Manual, including post-tenure review policies and procedures.

Membership:

• Mike Sutton, Engineering (Sutton@engr.sc.edu)
• Bruce Meglino, Business (meglino@moore.sc.edu)
• Phil Lacy, Law (lacypt@law.sc.edu)
• Xiaomin Deng, Engineering (deng@engr.sc.edu)
• John McDermott, Business (dynamo@moore.sc.edu)
• Elizabeth Patterson, Law (libba@law.sc.edu)
• Patrick Nolan, A&S, Sociology (nolan@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Judy Rink, Education (jrink@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Laura Kane, Med Library (laura.kane@uscmed.sc.edu)

RESEARCH POLICY SUBCOMMITTEE

Charge: To review and revise Section 3: Research of the current Faculty Manual.

Membership:

• John Richards, A&S, Psychology (richards@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Wilfried Karmaus, Public Health (karmaus@mailbox.sc.edu)
• David Reisman, A&S, Biology (reisman@biol.sc.edu)
• Scott Goode, A&S, Chemistry (goode@sc.edu)
• Ann Johnson, A&S, History (ajohnson@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Jamil Khan, Engineering (khan@engr.sc.edu)
• Kenneth Walsh, Medicine (walsh@uscmed.sc.edu)
• Franklyn Bolander, A&S, Biology (bolander@sc.edu)
• Tommy Coggins, SAM/Research (tcoggins@mailbox.sc.edu)

SPECIAL ISSUES SUBCOMMITTEE

Charge: To discuss/draft language re: a Code of Conduct for faculty as well as the voting rights/role of non tenure-track faculty in faculty governance.

Membership:

• Vance Kornegay, MCIS (kornegay@mailbox.sc.edu)
• Christopher Tollefsen, A&S, Philosophy (tollefsen@sc.edu)
• Christy Friend, A&S, English (chfriend@mailbox.sc.edu)
• William Rivers, A&S, English (riversw@mailbox.sc.edu)
• David Crockett, A&S, Business (dcrockett@moore.sc.edu)
• Heidi Mills, Education (heidim@sc.edu)
• Pamela Melton, Law (prmelton@law.sc.edu)
• Richard Schulz, Pharmacy (schulz@cop.sc.edu)
• James Augustine, University Ombudsman/Medicine (aug@uscmed.sc.edu)

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Comments and Suggestions regarding the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual

SUBMIT COMMENTS OR SUGGESTIONS
regarding the Columbia Campus Faculty Manual here.

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