Lewis-Clark State College                                    No. 1.104                                              Date   8/1/79   Rev. 5/03
   Policy and Procedures Manual                                                                                      Page  1 of  14    Rev. 4/05
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PREAMBLE

We, the Faculty of Lewis-Clark State College, in order to discharge our responsibilities for internal
government entrusted to us by the Idaho State Board of Education, do hereby adopt and declare this
constitution to be the basic document under which we shall discharge those responsibilities, consonant
with the established policies of the Idaho State Board of Education.  Any provision of this constitution
that falls below the minimum standards set by the Idaho State Board of Education policy is inapplicable.

ARTICLE I—GENERAL PROVISIONS

Section 1.  Idaho State Board of Education.  The Idaho State Board of Education is vested by Article IX
of the Constitution of the State of Idaho with all powers necessary or convenient to govern the College in
all its aspects.  The Idaho State Board is the authority for actions of the Faculty.  Policy actions taken by
the Faculty are subject to the final approval of the Idaho State Board of Education.

Section 2.  President of the College.  The President shall be president of the Faculty, or of the several
faculties, within her or his institution and the chief executive of the instructional force in all of the
institution's departments or divisions.  She or he shall have authority, subject to the Board policies, to
give general direction to the instruction, research, and services of the institution.  She or he shall make
all recommendations concerning employment of faculties and other personnel of the institution.  She or
he shall be responsible to the Board for the administration and enforcement of all rules and regulations
of the institution promulgated within the policies adopted by the Board:

A.    The President, with the advice of the Faculty, shall determine from time to time the internal and
functional organization of the institution.  She or he, or her or his designee, shall be an ex officio
member of all committees, councils, and boards necessary to the operation of the institutional
program and the immediate government of the institution.

B.    The President, with the advice of the Faculty, shall have the right to veto any action, resolution,
or recommendation of the Faculty, provided, however, that any issue so vetoed upon a two-thirds
 (2/3) vote of the Faculty present and voting at a regular meeting of the Faculty Association must
 be referred to the Board for consideration.

C.    The President shall have all the rights, prerogatives, and responsibilities, which normally accrue
to the position.  She or he shall be responsible to the Board.

D.    The chief executive shall select her or his own staff, subject to the required approval of the Board
for all appointments.

Section 3.  The Faculty of the College.  The Faculty of the College consists of full-time lecturers,
instructors, assistant professors, associate professors, professors, exempt and instructional personnel
teaching at least six (6) credits or twelve (12) contact hours per week for three (3) or more of the previous
six (6) semesters, the President, Provost, Vice Presidents, Deans, instructional Division Heads, and
Registrar.

Section 4.  Associate Faculty Members.  Faculty members with emeritus status, exempt instructional
personnel teaching at least one (1) credit per year but not listed as Faculty in Section 3, and such other
administrative officers as the President may designate in writing are Associate Faculty members.

Section 5.  The Faculty Association.  The Faculty Association of Lewis-Clark State College is hereby
established as the body representing the electoral interest of the Faculty.  The Faculty of the College are
voting members of the Faculty Association; Associate Faculty members are members of the Faculty
Association with voice, but without vote.

The Faculty Association, acting in partnership with the President, is responsible for establishing
educational policies and participating in institutional government (as defined in Article III of this
document).  The Faculty Association communicates with the Idaho State Board of Education through
the President, the Provost, and the Chair of the Faculty Association.  The responsibilities of the Faculty
Association are carried out through the various committees of the Faculty Association, the Faculty
Senate, and the assembled Faculty Association.

Section 6.  The Faculty Senate.  The Faculty Senate is empowered to act for the Faculty in all matters
pertaining to the immediate governance and improvement of the College.  The Faculty Senate is
responsible to and reports to the Faculty Association and through the President to the Idaho State
Board of Education.  It will establish and review policies for promotion and merit, as well as sabbatical
and professional leaves; make curriculum decisions; and protect the well-being of the students.

A.    Structure.  The Faculty Senate shall be constituted as follows:

1.     Members of the Senate must be regular members of the Faculty Association.

2.     Each Division of the college engaged in instruction shall have one (1) representative in the
Senate for every seven (7) or fraction of seven (7) budget line faculty positions. Each Division
of the college shall have at least one (1) representative.  The representative for each Division
shall be a faculty member with his or her primary appointment in that Division.  Divisions are
defined as the Library, Student Affairs, and those administrative units that are chaired by a
Division Chairperson.  The number of representative faculty positions within a division will be
 determined by the Faculty Senate Chair in concert with the Provost.

3.     Senators are elected by their divisions.  Division Chairs are responsible to identify Senate
members and disperse this information to the Faculty Chair. 

4.     Two (2) students are appointed by the President of the Associated Students of Lewis-Clark
State College (ASLCSC).  They will have voting privileges.

5.     The President, or the President's designated representative, Registrar, American Association of
University Professors (AAUP) representative, and Past Faculty Chairperson shall be an ex officio
member (with voice, but without vote) in the Faculty Senate.

B.    Officers.  Each year by the end of spring semester, the Faculty Association shall elect a Chairperson
and a Chairperson-Elect from the Faculty to take office the day following spring graduation.  The
Chairperson and the Chairperson-Elect are also Chairperson and Chairperson-Elect of the Faculty
Senate.  Also, each year a Secretary from the Faculty shall be appointed by the Chairperson, subject
to confirmation by the Faculty Association.

1.     Responsibilities of the Chairperson are to:

a.     be the official leader and voice of the Faculty Association;

b.     represent the Faculty Association at the Idaho State Board of Education meetings dealing
with higher education;

c.     preside at Faculty Association meetings which she or he calls;

d.     preside at or appoint the Chairperson-elect to preside at all meetings of the Faculty Senate;

e.     be an ex-officio member of all committees with voice, but without vote;

f.      appoint the Secretary of the Faculty Association, subject to confirmation by the Faculty
Association;

g.     call regular meetings of the Faculty Senate during the academic year;

h.     appoint the Portfolio Committee as specified in policy 3.5.1.3.0;

i.      perform all other duties pertaining to this office, as they arise;

j.      act as a Chair of the Chairpersons for the standing committees of the Senate;

k.     chair the Faculty Senate Cabinet and the Budget Liaison Committee;

l.      be a member of the Idaho Council of Higher Education Faculty.

2.     Compensation to the Chairperson:

a.     The Chairperson shall receive a stipend equal to one (1) month’s salary, which is to be paid
over the term of the Chairperson’s regular contract payment. 

b.     The Chairperson shall receive a 50% release time from normal teaching duties during his
or her term. 

1.     Upon the mutual agreement of the Chairperson, Provost, Chairperson’s Division Chair,
Chairperson-elect, and Chairperson-elect’s Division Chair, the Chairperson and Chairperson-
elect may elect to receive release from normal teaching duties in a combination that will
provide for a smooth transition from year to year.  For example: Fall Semester, Chairperson
50%; Spring Semester, Chairperson 25% and Chairperson-elect 25%, or some other
combination as agreed upon by all of the above parties.

c.     The Provost’s Office shall provide budget support for travel to Idaho State Board of Education
meetings, Idaho Council of Higher Education meetings, and other engagements mandated by the
regular responsibilities of the Chairperson.

3.     Responsibilities of the Chairperson-Elect are to:

a.     assume the duties and responsibilities of the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson;

b.     perform all other duties pertaining to this office, and other such duties as may be assigned by the
Chairperson or by the Faculty Association;

c.     chair the Faculty Affairs Committee;

d.     serve on the College Foundation Board Committee;

e.     be a member of the Budget Liaison Committee;

f.      be a member of the Faculty Senate Cabinet;

4.     Responsibilities of the Past Chairperson are to;

a.     chair the Faculty/Student Administrative Procedures committee;

b.     be a member of the Budget Liaison committee;

c.     be a member of the Faculty Senate cabinet;

d.     be an ex-officio member of the Faculty Senate.

5.     Responsibilities of the Secretary/Treasurer are to:

a.     maintain an accurate record of all meetings of the Faculty Association and the Faculty
Senate;

b.     send a copy of the Faculty Association meeting and the Faculty Senate meeting minutes
to the Provost, Faculty and Archivist;

c.     maintain records of and report on Faculty dues payments and expenditures made from those
funds.

C.    Term of Office. 

1.     Faculty Senators.  Faculty Senators are encouraged to serve for three (3) years.

2.     Faculty Chairperson.  The Chairperson will serve one (1) year as the Chair, and one (1) year
as the immediate Past Chair.  In the event of a resignation by the Chairperson, the immediate
Past Chairperson will assume the responsibilities of the Chairperson for the remainder of the
term. 

3.     Chairperson Elect.  The Chairperson-Elect will serve one (1) year as Chairperson-Elect and the
following year will serve as the Chairperson.  In the event of a resignation by the Chairperson-
Elect, an Association meeting will be held within a month of the resignation for the purpose of
electing a new Chairperson-Elect.

4.     Secretary/Treasurer.  The Secretary/Treasurer will serve a term of one (1) year.  This term
may be repeated.  

ARTICLE II—FACULTY ASSOCIATION MEETINGS

Section 1.  Meetings.  Meetings of the Faculty Association may be called with five (5) school days notice
by the President or by the Chairperson of the Faculty Association, or in the absence of the Chairperson, by
the Chairperson-Elect of the Faculty Association, or upon the written petition of ten (10) Faculty members. 
There will be at least four (4) meetings during the college year.  The President and the Chairperson,
respectively, are expected to call at least two (2) meetings each.  The President, or at her or his designation,
the Provost shall preside at all meetings of the Faculty Association which the President has called, and the
Chairperson or Chairperson-Elect shall preside at all meetings they have called.

Section 2.  Secretary-Treasurer.  The Secretary-Treasurer of the Faculty Association shall be the
Secretary-Treasurer of the Faculty Senate subject to confirmation by the Faculty Association. 

Section 3.  Quorum.  A quorum shall consist of not less than one-third (1/3) of the members of the
Faculty Association (as defined in Article 1, Section 5.)  Proxy votes must be presented in writing to the
Secretary of the Faculty.  Proxy votes will not count in the calculation of a quorum.  By majority vote of
the members present, a written poll of the Faculty of the College may replace a voice or written vote.  The
written poll must be issued within two (2) working days of the request and returned within seven (7) working
days of the request.

Section 4.  Agenda.  An agenda listing all subjects to be voted on by the Faculty Association, other than
routine matters, shall be issued to all members of the Faculty at least two (2) days in advance of each meeting
of the Faculty Association, except as provided in clause E of this section.

A.    Responsibility.  The President shall be responsible for and shall issue the agenda when she or he has
called the meeting.  The Faculty Association Chairperson (or Chairperson-Elect in the absence of the
Chairperson) shall be responsible for and issue the agenda when the Chairperson (or Chairperson-Elect)
has called the meeting.

B.    Agenda Items.  Individual members of the College community who wish to suggest items for the
agenda shall submit them to the President if the President has called the meeting, or to the
Chairperson (or Chairperson-Elect) if the Chairperson (or Chairperson-Elect) has called the
meeting.  No items may be considered under this clause, unless presented within the proper time
limit (see Article II, Section 4 for Agenda and Article II, Section 4, E. Agenda for Emergency
Meetings), or unless the presiding officer considers the matter at hand "routine" business.

C.    Resolutions Requiring Action.  Ten (10) or more members of the College community desiring to
submit a resolution which requires action at the next Faculty Association meeting shall submit the
signed resolution to the President at least three (3) school days prior to the meeting.  Such resolutions
shall be published in full with and included in the agenda.

D.    Proposed Changes of Written Policies or Regulations.  Any proposed change in written policy or
regulation which requires action at the next Faculty Association meeting must be published in full
with the agenda, or final action on the proposal must be delayed until the next Faculty Association
meeting.

E.     Agenda for Emergency Meetings.  If circumstances require an emergency meeting of the total
Faculty, the President or the Faculty Association Chairperson shall declare the emergency, and
thus call the meeting.  In such circumstances, the agenda may be limited to items approved by the
President, if the President calls the meeting, or by the Chairperson if the Chairperson calls the
meeting, and should be published not less than two (2) school days prior to the emergency meeting. 
Policy actions taken at emergency meetings require an approving vote of two-thirds (2/3) of the
members of the total Faculty in attendance at the emergency meeting.  A quorum, as indicated
in Article II, Section 3, must be present to conduct any business.  None of the rules stipulated in
this clause may be suspended or altered.

ARTICLE III—RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE FACULTY

Subject to the authority of the Idaho State Board of Education and in keeping with the role and mission
of the College, the Faculty recognizes and accepts its responsibilities for the immediate governance of
the College, including, but not restricted to:

Section 1.  Standards for Admission.  The Faculty, in concert with the Director of Enrollment Management,
shall establish minimum standards for admission to the College and its various units. 

Section 2.  Academic Standards.  The Faculty shall establish academic standards to be maintained by
all students in the College and its various units.

Section 3.  Courses, Curricula, Graduation Requirements, Degrees.  The Faculty shall establish and
approve courses of instruction, curricula, degrees offered, and graduation requirements.

Section 4.  Scholarships, Honors, Awards, Financial Aid.  The Faculty shall establish general principles
in accordance with which privileges such as scholarships, honors, awards, and financial aids shall be
accepted and allocated.

 The Faculty may review the standards established for the allocation of such privileges.

Section 5.  Conduct of Students.  The Faculty is responsible for establishing rules and regulations governing
the conduct of students on the campus and at authorized College activities.  Rules and regulations established
by the committees shall conform to established standards of due process and shall be subject to review by the
Faculty Senate and the President, as well as review and final approval by the Idaho State Board of Education. 
Students shall have the right of formal appeal from decisions of the College officials and bodies to the Hearing
Board, the President, and the Idaho Board of Education.

Section 6.  Student Participation.  The students shall be given representation on Faculty committees and
in the Faculty Senate.

Section 7.  Selection of Administrative Officers.  The Faculty shall assist the Idaho State Board of Education
in the selection of the President and shall assist the President in the selection of other administrative officers
of the College.

Section 8.  Governance of Divisions.  The Faculty shall establish general standards to guarantee the rights
of the Faculty to participate in the governance of their respective divisions and in the selection of their
respective Division Chairpersons.

Section 9.  Faculty Welfare.  The Faculty, through the Faculty Senate and other standing Faculty committees,
shall select a standing committee to establish criteria for salaries, working conditions, benefits, appointments,
promotion, tenure, dismissal, academic freedom, leaves, and related matters, insofar as they are not in conflict
with Idaho Board of Education policy, and shall, in concert with the Provost, provide for a program of Faculty
development.

Section 10.  Budget.  Members of the Faculty shall participate in budgetary matters at the Divisional and
College level.  It is expected that the President will seek advice and counsel from the Faculty on budgetary
policies, which could significantly affect existing divisions of the College by including two (2) Budget
Liaison Committee members in all Budget Committee meetings through the academic year.  The Chairperson
of the Budget Liaison Committee shall designate the two (2) members who will attend each meeting. 

Section 11.  Organization of the College.  The Faculty shall advise and assist the President and the Idaho
State Board of Education in establishing, reorganizing, or discontinuing administrative and academic units
of the College.

Section 12.  Committee Structure.  The Faculty shall establish and maintain all college-wide standing and
special committees, subcommittees, councils, and boards as specified in Article IV, and similar bodies
necessary to the internal governance of the College, and provide for the appointment or election of members
of such bodies.  The section does not apply to ad hoc committees of a fact-finding nature to advise the
President or to committees established by the President, or designee, for delegated administrative tasks.

ARTICLE IV—COMMITTEES

Section 1.  General Provisions.

A.    The word "committees" is a general term describing all committees, sub-committees, councils,
boards, and similar bodies.

B.    The Faculty Senate appoints all standing committees other than those reserved to the President or
designee.

C.    The President is responsible for appointing ad hoc committees of a fact-finding nature to advise her
or him and to appoint committees made up solely of administrators; the President, or designee,
may also appoint committees for delegation of administrative tasks.

D.    The establishment, discontinuance, or restructuring of a standing committee requires a constitutional
amendment, except for committees required by Idaho State Board policy or eliminated by the Idaho
State Board of Education.

E.     Unless otherwise indicated, no standing committee will be chaired by the administrative or service
officer who is substantially responsible for implementing the policies or recommendations of the
committee.

F.     Committee Chairpersons are rotated so that no committee comes to be identified with one (1)
individual.

G.    The President of the College, or her or his designee, and the Chairperson of the Faculty, or her or his
designee, are members ex officio, with voice, but without vote on all committees.

H.    Divisions for purposes of committee membership are defined as the Library, Student Affairs, and those
instructional units that are chaired by a Division Chairperson.

I.      The tenure of individual members on standing committees may not be terminated within her or
his stated term of office except for cause and with the concurrence of the Faculty Senate.

J.     Committees meet on the call of the Chairperson.  Committees may be convened by one-half (1/2)
of the members on the committee with one (1) day written notice to all other members.  All
committees will be convened by the second week of September.

K.    Proxy votes are not permitted.

L.     Unless otherwise provided, all committee assignments terminate on September 1 of the year of
termination.

M.   Standing committees shall keep minutes and shall distribute them to all members on the committee,
the Provost, Chairperson and Chairperson-Elect of the Faculty, and to the College Archivist who is
located in the Library.

N.    All committees shall have the power to appoint subcommittees in addition to those spelled out in
this constitution for a specific purpose within the realm of that standing committee's function.

Section 2.  Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate—General Information.

A.    Appointment.  The Faculty Senate will appoint all Faculty members on campus-wide Committees. 
Administrative members will be appointed by the President of the College, or designee, and student
members will be appointed by Student Body President, or designee.

B.    Reporting. 

1.     Each committee will make progress reports to the Senate when such reports are requested by the
Senate Chairperson.  These may be written or oral reports, should identify time and place of
 committee meetings, and should describe current status as well as future goals of the committee. 

2.     Recommendations for Senate action should be printed and distributed to Senate members prior
to the Senate meetings at which they will be presented.

C.    Rules of Procedure.  Each committee will set its own rules of procedure and submit them to the Senate
for approval.

D.    Meetings.  Meetings will be open to general faculty except when such open meetings would be an
infringement of individual rights.

E.     Terms of Office.  Committee members may serve two (2) consecutive terms on any committee.  A
term consists of two (2) years.

F.     Committee Chair.  The Standing Committee Chairs of the Faculty Senate will be members of Faculty
Senate as a representative for her or his Division.

Section 3.  Standing Committees of the Faculty Senate.

A.    Faculty Affairs Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

a.     be responsible to recommend and monitor policies regarding evaluation, promotion, tenure
and merit of the Faculty;

b.     conduct a continuing study of salaries, professional problems, welfare, retirement practices,
and working conditions of members;

c.     cooperate and make joint recommendations with Administrative Procedures committee for
the solution of problems common to the Faculty and the staff.

2.     Structure.

The Faculty Affairs Committee will consist of one (1) faculty member from each division,
including library and student affairs. 

B.    Student Affairs Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

a.     be responsible for recommending college policy and monitoring implementation thereof in
 areas related to student life and student affairs, including but not limited to: student financial
aid, housing, student organizations, student health, student judicial affairs, student recreation,
placement, campus union activities, counseling, and student development;

b.     establish academic standards to be maintained by all students in the College and its various units.

2.     Structure.

The Student Affairs Committee will consist of seven (7) members: three (3) faculty, one (1)
representative from Student Affairs, two (2) students, and one (1) administrator.

C.    Administrative Procedures Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

a.     review and make recommendations to the Faculty Senate and appropriate administrators
pertaining to the calendar and to existing or new proposals related to College policies, rules,
 and procedures;

b.     assist in communicating and clarifying procedures for Faculty, staff, and students.

2.     Structure. 

The Administrative Procedures Committee shall consist of four (4) faculty members, one (1)
student, one (1) representative of Student Affairs, and one (1) administrator. 

The Administrative Procedures Committee will consist of at least four (4) faculty members.
Each division may send one representative. Other members of the committee (if they choose
to participate) may include one (1) student, one (1) Student Affairs representative and one (1)
administration representative. In cases where a division or other group is not represented on the
committee, such division or group shall nonetheless be responsible for remaining current on all
Committee business.

D.    Curriculum Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

a.     generate or review all proposals pertaining to curriculum decisions, including instructional
programs and courses;

b.     recommend action on curriculum matters to the Faculty Senate.

2.     Structure.  

The Curriculum Committee shall consist of one (1) Faculty member from each division, the Registrar,
the Provost or designee, and two (2) students.

E.     General Education Committee

1.        Function.  The responsibilities of the General Education Committee are to:

a.        Review and recommend changes in General Education throughout the College and in
the General Education Core Curriculum.

b.       Monitor the effectiveness of General Education throughout the College and the General
Education Core Curriculum.

c.        Publicize, promote, and advocate for General Education among the students, faculty, and
staff of the College.

d.       Maintain an ongoing study of general education philosophies and models nationwide; and

e.        Coordinate college-wide actions to maintain the relevance of General Education in a
changing society.

2.        Structure

The General Education Committee will consist of five (5) faculty elected by the Faculty Association. 
Each member will serve a five-year term, elected one per year.  The members must be selected
from five (5) different divisions.  The chair of the committee will be elected annually from among
the members of the committee.

F.E..Faculty Development Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

Coordinate and facilitate faculty development offerings in concert with the Provost.  Faculty
development is defined as the process of enhancement for each faculty member who desires to
improve her or his role as teacher, scholar, and/or contributor to community development.

2.     Structure.

Each division will select one (1) faculty member to serve on the Faculty Development Committee. 
The Provost will be a member of the Committee with voice and vote.

G.F. Budget Liaison Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

Serve as a communication link among the Faculty Senate, Divisions, and President regarding
budgetary priorities and problems. 

2.     Structure.

The Budget Liaison Committee shall consist of one (1) member elected from each division, the
Past Faculty Association Chairperson, the Faculty Association Chairperson-elect, and the Faculty
Association Chairperson who shall serve as Chairperson of the Budget Liaison Committee.  

H.G.Technology Advisory Committee.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

a.     recommend to the Faculty Senate and the President, to the Provost, to the appropriate other
administrator(s), or to the Director of Information Technology, policies and procedures
related to computing technology and related technology matters;

b.     make recommendations concerning policies and procedures affecting college-wide computing
and related technology;

c.     solicit Faculty, staff, student, and administrative views concerning computer policies and
procedures related to college-wide computing and related technology;

d.     review short-term and long-term plans related to college-wide computing and related technology;

e.     increase communications about issues, policies, and procedures related to college-wide computing
and related technology;

f.      present a report to the Faculty Senate and the President at the end of each academic year that
describes significant changes to LCSC computing facilities and services and summarizes the
 need for computing and information technology to be addressed in short-term and long-term
plans.

 2.     Structure.

The committee will be composed of one (1) faculty or instructional staff from each division.  The
Chair of the committee will be a member of the Faculty Senate.

I.H.Faculty Senate Cabinet.

1.     Function.  The responsibilities are to:

a.     serve as a clearinghouse for issues to be assigned to committees;

b.     assist the Faculty Chair in attending meetings, communicating with campus groups, and
monitoring policy implementation;

c.     provide an advisory function for the Faculty Chair on a weekly basis.

2.     Structure. 

The Faculty Chair Cabinet will consist of nine (9) members:  the Faculty Chairperson (also the
Cabinet Chairperson), the Faculty Chairperson-Elect, the Secretary/Treasurer, the Senator
Chairpersons of each committee, and the Past Faculty Chairperson.

Section 4.  Hearing Board.

A.    Function.  In accord with grievance procedures as stated in the Policy and Procedures Manual, the
Hearing Board shall serve as the final institutional board of appeals for Faculty and students.  Upon
request it shall review all policy changes, testing them for consistency with the constitution.  The Board
shall seek such information from students, Faculty, administration, and the Idaho State Board of
Education, as it may deem necessary to accomplish its task.  It shall also conduct a continuing review
of the constitution committee structure and functions, communicating its findings to the Faculty
Association annually.

B.    Structure.  

1.     Membership.  The Hearing Board shall be composed of seven (7) members (the majority of
whom shall be tenured):  three (3) members from the faculty elected by the Faculty Association;
three (3) members from the Faculty appointed by the President; and one (1) Division Chair
appointed by the Faculty Senate.  Three (3) alternate members will be designated:  one (1)
appointed by the President and two (2) appointed by the Faculty Senate. 

2.     Chair.  The Chair shall be elected each year from the members of the Hearing Board.  A Hearing
Chair shall be elected for each hearing from the members of the Hearing Board.  The Hearing
Chair shall not be the Division Chair member of the Hearing Board. 

3.     Students.  In cases involving students, four (4) students shall be included, with voice and vote,
in the hearing board membership.  The students shall be appointed by the ASLCSC President.

C.    Term of Service.  Membership of the Hearing Board for the subsequent academic year shall be
determined prior to the last day of the spring semester.  Each member shall serve for two (2) college
years, except in the initial year after the adoption of this policy when the Chair, three (3) members
and one (1) alternate member shall serve for a term of two (2) years and when three (3) members
and two (2) alternate members shall serve for a term of one (1) year.

Section 5.  Standing Tenure and Promotion Review Committee (STPRC) for academic faculty.

A.    Function.  The responsibilities are to:

1.     uphold the philosophy toward tenure/promotion as set forth in the Policy and Procedures
Manual;

2.     establish, review, and monitor tenure/promotion criteria, policies, and procedures;

3.     in conjunction with the Provost’s office, notify in writing faculty who are eligible to apply
for tenure/promotion and provide “Request for Tenure/Promotion Evaluation” forms along
with a list of contents required for the Tenure/Promotion File;

4.     meet with new hires and discuss tenure/promotion process;

5.     oversee and approve formation of the Individual Tenure and Promotion Committees;

6.     review all applications for tenure/promotion and forward its recommendations to the applicant,
the Division Chair, the Dean, the applicant's Individual Tenure and Promotion Committee, and
the Provost;

7.     plan annual recognition for newly tenured/promoted Faculty;

8.     oversee the periodic performance review process.

B.    Structure.  The seven-member STPRC will be constituted as follows:  Four (4) tenured and two (2)
untenured faculty six (6) tenured faculty members (each from a different academic division), and
a Chair elected by the Faculty Association at its spring meeting.  Two (2) Three (3) of the STPRC
faculty members must hold full-professor rank. 

3. Term of Service.  The tenured members All members will serve three-year terms; the non-tenured
   will serve one-year terms.  No member may serve more than one (1) consecutive term.  A tenured
   Faculty member, elected by the Faculty Association, will serve as Chair for a one-year term and will
   vote in the event of a tie.  No Faculty member may serve on the STPRC during an academic year when
   her or his own application is being considered. 
    

4. No member of the STPRC may serve on an Individual Tenure/Promotion Committee for academic
   faculty. 
    
5. In consultation with the Provost, the Committee will review its own membership for areas of conflict
   of interest.

Section 6.  Standing Promotion Review Committee (SPRC) for professional-technical faculty.

A.    Function.  The responsibilities are to:

1.     uphold the philosophy toward promotion as set forth in the Policy and Procedures Manual 

2.     establish, review, and monitor promotion criteria, policies, and procedures;

3.     in conjunction with the Provost’s office, notify in writing faculty who are eligible to apply
for promotion and provide “Request for Tenure/Promotion Evaluation” forms along with a
list of contents required for the Promotion File;

4.     meet with new hires and discuss promotion process;

5.     oversee and approve formation of the Individual Promotion Committees;

6.     review all applications for promotion and forward its recommendations to the applicant, the
Division Chair, the Dean, the applicant's Individual Promotion Committee, and the Provost;

7.     plan annual recognition for newly promoted Faculty.

B.    Structure.  The five-member SPRC will be constituted as follows: one (1) faculty member at the
assistant professor level, one (1) faculty member at the associate professors level, one (1) faculty
member at the full-professor level, one (1) faculty member at any rank, and a Chair.  All members
will be elected at the spring meeting of the Faculty Association.  

C.    Term of Service.  The associate professor faculty member will serve a three-year term; the assistant
and full-professor faculty members will serve a one-year term.  No member may serve more than
one (1) consecutive term.  A Faculty member, within the Committee, elected by the Faculty
Association, will serve as Chair for a one-year term and will vote in the event of a tie.  No Faculty
member may serve on the SPRC during an academic year when her or his own application is being
considered. 

D.    No member of the SPRC may serve on an Individual Promotion Committee for professional-
technical faculty. 

E.     In consultation with the Provost, the Committee will review its own membership for areas of
conflict of interest.

ARTICLE V—AMENDMENT OF THIS CONSTITUTION

This constitution may be amended by a two-thirds (2/3) vote of the members of the Faculty Association, as
defined in Article 1, Section 3, in attendance at a regular meeting, a quorum being present.  Proposed
amendments must have been published in full with the agenda at least one (1) week prior to the meeting
or must have been presented in writing at the Faculty Association meeting previous to the one in which the
vote is to be taken.  Amendments to this constitution are subject to review and approval by the Idaho State
Board of Education.

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