The Faculty Affairs and Research Committee shall:
- consider questions, policies, procedures, and cases concerning conditions of faculty employment, professional conduct, and professional rights and responsibilities;
- oversee certain School of Liberal Arts awards, including the following: Outstanding Faculty Awards and Distinguished Student Awards. Guidelines for these awards shall be announced annually by the Committee; and
- advise the Associate Dean of Research and the Faculty on matters related to research and research funding in the school including, but not limited to:
1. distribution of funds to promote research,
2. review of proposals for SLA grant funds,
3. review of sabbatical applications, and
4. policy development regarding research activity and integrity.
The Committee shall follow the “Procedure for Handling Student Complaints Against Academic Personnel” established in 1984 when considering specific cases referred to it by the Dean.
The Committee shall consist of: five full-time faculty, three of whom have significant involvement in research activity; a designed Executive Committee representative; and the Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs and/or the Associate Dean for Research, depending on committee agenda, participating as non-voting School administrative officers (by majority vote of committee members, non-voting members may be excused from certain committee deliberations).