Clarifying the definition of faculty

Overview

This proposal adds “tenure-track” to specify which category of faculty are being referenced in section 1.1. It also rewords section 1.2. and 1.4 to create consistency with other sections in Article I and includes Professors of Practice in the non-tenure track ranks.

The Bloomington Faculty Council voted unanimously to approve this proposal.

Current constitution

Section 1.1. THE FACULTY
The faculty shall consist of the University President, Bloomington Provost and all professors with tenure-track appointments on the Bloomington campus.

SECTION 1.2: LIBRARIANS
Librarians with tenure-track appointments on the Bloomington campus shall be considered faculty

SECTION 1.3: NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
Academic appointees who are not tenure-track (i.e., clinical ranks; research scientist/scholar ranks; lecturer ranks) on the Bloomington campus shall be considered faculty. This excludes designations such as acting, part-time, adjunct, visiting, postdoctoral fellow, research associate, and academic specialist.

SECTION 1.4: EMERITUS FACULTY AND EMERITUS LIBRARIANS
Emeritus faculty and emeritus librarians shall be considered faculty.

Proposed amendments

For purposes of this Constitution, the members of the faculty are defined as follows:

SECTION 1.1: TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
The tenure-track faculty shall consist of the University President, Bloomington Provost and all professors with tenure-track appointments on the Bloomington campus.

SECTION 1.2: LIBRARY FACULTY
The library faculty shall consist of all librarians with tenure-track appointments on the Bloomington campus.

SECTION 1.3: NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY
A. The non-tenure-track faculty shall consist of academic appointees who are not eligible for tenure, and are appointed to at least 0.75 FTE, and are:

1. Members of the Clinical ranks.
2. Members of the Research Scientist/Scholar ranks.
3. Members of the Lecturer ranks.
4. Members of the Professor of Practice ranks.

B. The faculty does not include part-time, acting, adjunct, visiting, or honorary faculty, postdoctoral fellows, research associates, academic specialists or other appointees not included in section A.

SECTION 1.4: EMERITUS FACULTY
The emeritus faculty shall consist of all retired faculty and librarians who have been given the emeritus title.