POLICY:

Graduate teaching appointments shall be of two types:

1. Regular
2. Adjunct

1. Regular Graduate Faculty

   Regular Graduate Faculty members shall be Lake Superior State University faculty members who normally posses the highest earned degrees in their fields; shall be qualified to teach graduate courses and supervise student research; and shall be committed to continuing scholarly activity. Regular Graduate Faculty members shall possess academic credentials in the field in which the graduate degree is offered, or in a closely related field.

2. Adjunct Graduate

   Adjunct Graduate appointments are given to individuals without Lake Superior State University faculty status who are appointed to teach specified graduate courses.

CRITERIA AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Regular Graduate Faculty members shall be qualified to teach graduate courses, advise graduate students, direct student research and engage in scholarly activities. After its initial appointment, the Graduate Faculty recommends new appointments and Adjunct appointments.

Adjunct Graduate appointments shall be given to individuals qualified by credentials and experience to teach specified graduate courses.

The Graduate Faculty comprises Regular Graduate Faculty members and shall be responsible for curriculum development and review; establishment of admissions and graduation requirements; review and recommendation of Adjunct appointments and other activities related to the operation of graduate programs.

Accreditation standards, where appropriate, shall be used as guidelines to define qualifications of Regular Graduate Faculty members and individuals given Adjunct appointments.

Appointment to the Graduate Faculty

The initial appointment of Regular Graduate Faculty members is made by the Executive Vice President and Provost upon the recommendation of the Dean of the College.

Individuals given Adjunct appointments shall not be members of the Graduate Faculty. Such appointments are made to teach only specified courses and are made by the Dean only after review and recommendation by the Graduate Faculty or a representative committee of Regular Graduate Faculty members. Under special circumstances, the Dean may make Adjunct appointments for specified graduate courses for one semester without prior review of the Graduate Faculty.

Termination and Nonrenewal of Appointments

A Regular Graduate Faculty member may be dropped from the Graduate Faculty, notwithstanding his or her tenure status in the undergraduate faculty, for failure to participate significantly in the graduate education program or for lack of a record of continuing scholarly activity. The decision to terminate Regular Graduate Faculty status shall be made by the dean of the college after a review has been conducted for the purpose of assessing the faculty member's participation or scholarly activity. Individuals given Adjunct appointments are appointed for one semester and are not members of the Graduate Faculty.

Appeal

The Executive Vice President and Provost shall be the appeal authority for any appointment or termination decision of the Dean and the Provost shall establish appropriate procedures to provide due process.