The University Senate of Michigan
Technological University
PROPOSAL 9-06
(Voting
Units: Academic Departments)
TRANSFER OF TENURE
AND RANK BETWEEN ACADEMIC UNITS
Background
In academic year 2005, the Senate Academic Policy Committee
introduced a proposal similar to this one on the floor of the University
Senate. That proposal was tabled because
at the time it appeared that it would no longer be a Senate issue and that it
would be dealt with by the AAUP.
However, as negotiations proceed, it appears that those issues dealing
with shared governance and that have traditionally been within the
responsibility of the Senate will largely remain the responsibility of the
Senate, with salaries and wages and benefits being likely notable exceptions. Rather, the current thinking seems to be to
protect the departmental/school Charters and Senate policies through language
within the AAUP contract, while avoiding as much as possible the inclusion
there of the details. Hence, this
proposal once again comes to the Senate, but as a new proposal.
Faculty tenure at Michigan
Technological University is based in the University and not in a particular
academic unit. However, a faculty member
needs a designated home department/school for administrative purposes. At times, it may be in the best interests of
a faculty member or the University for the faculty member to transfer to
another academic unit in the University.
At other times, a transfer may be mandated due to elimination, consolidation,
or creation of academic units. This
document describes the central principles associated with the transfer of
tenured, tenure-track, and other
long-term faculty between academic units and provides procedures for transfers
voluntarily initiated by a faculty member and for transfers mandated by
elimination, consolidation, or creation of academic units.
Policy Proposal
Introduced in Senate: 18 January 2006
Revisions Presented: 1 February 2006
Adopted by Senate: 1 February 2006
Revisions Requested by Administration
Resubmitted to Senate: 5 April 2006
Approved by Senate: 19 April 2006
Approved by Administration with minor modification: 15 November 2006
Administrative Changes Approved by Senate: 29 November 2006
Amended with Proposal 16-07: 17 January 2007