WHEREAS, research in academic departments and research agencies is and will continue to be vital to the strength of Michigan Tech, and

WHEREAS, the work of research agencies should be coordinated to the highest possible degree with that of the academic departments, and

WHEREAS, the term "faculty equivalent status" confounds appointments to positions in research agencies of Michigan Tech which require academic teaching qualifications and anticipate or actually involve teaching, and

WHEREAS, the term "faculty equivalent status" at Michigan Tech discourages the optimum and continuing relationships between highly qualified research and faculty personnel, and

WHEREAS, joint research and teaching appointments with academic rank would provide professional and academic recognition of research personnel, would provide a basis for future academic growth and professional development of research personnel, and would encourage highly qualified research personnel to remain at Michigan Tech, and

WHEREAS, a clear-cut faculty rank would strengthen research personnel in submitting proposals to various agencies supporting research, and would strengthen academic department faculties by providing additional highly qualified personnel for teaching, thus assisting in accreditation of academic departments, and

WHEREAS, such joint appointments would strengthen the Graduate program of Michigan Tech,

NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the Senate of the Michigan Technological University recommends that joint research and faculty appointments be clearly made and that, in all cases in which academically qualified research personnel are actually teaching or are potentially capable of teaching, academic rank be specifically designated in lieu of the term "faculty equivalent status."

Proposal Adopted by Senate: 12 May 1964
See Proposal 2-02