College Rules
Approved: November 1, 2022
Article I. Organization and Governance
- The College of Engineering and Applied Science. The College of Engineering and Applied Science is established by the Laws of the Ãå±±½ûµØ.
- The Faculty. The members of the faculty shall consist of all Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Principal Instructors, Senior Instructors, Instructors, Scholars in Residence, Research Professors, Research Associate Professors, and Research Assistant Professors in the College of Engineering and Applied Science on the Ãå±±½ûµØ campus. The Dean may also appoint members to one-year renewable terms from departments outside the College involved in degree-granting programs such as Engineering Physics and Applied Mathematics. These additional members may be recommended for membership at the start of each academic year by their respective department chairs. Other additional members from outside the College may be appointed by the Dean for one-year renewable terms.
- Voting Members. The voting membership of the faculty shall consist of all Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors, Research Professors, Research Associate Professors, Research Assistant Professors, Teaching Professors, Scholars in Residence, Senior Instructors, and full-time Instructors in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, plus any additional members appointed by the Dean. Faculty with such titles as adjoint, adjunct, visiting, lecturer, research associate, etc., are not voting members of the College but may be voting members of a department (or program) based on the rules of that unit.
- Powers. The college faculty shall collaborate with the Dean in the governance of the College of Engineering and Applied Science in all matters that concern only the College (in accordance with the Laws of the Regents, Article 4.A.5). In particular, through shared governance with the administration, the faculty shall have principal responsibility for academic and scholastic policy and ethics, and the faculty shall act jointly with the administration in areas of faculty appointment and review, regulation of student conduct and activities, budgeting review and resource recommendations, selection of academic administrators, determination of candidates for degree, and other policies concerning the general academic welfare of the College (in accordance with the Laws of the Regents, Article 5.E.5).
- Faculty Meetings. Faculty meetings shall be held at least once during each of the fall and spring semesters. Special meetings may be called by the Dean or shall be called by the Dean upon the written request of five members of the faculty. Twenty-four hours' notice of a special meeting will be given. The members present at any regular or special meeting shall constitute a quorum.
- Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The Dean of the College shall be its administrative head. The Dean shall be responsible for the enforcement of admission requirements and for the general efficiency of the College and its departments and programs, and has overall responsibility for budgetary planning and allocation of funds, space and other resources, faculty assignments and workloads, recommendations on personnel actions, planning, accountability and reporting (in accordance with the Laws of the Regents Article 4.A.2). The Dean shall enforce rules and regulations of the College. The Dean shall confer with the Department Chairs about departmental needs. The Dean shall make regular reports to the Provost of the Ãå±±½ûµØ Campus, and to the faculty of the College.
- Departmental Organization. (In accordance with the uniform operational policy approved by the Regents on December 1, 1961.)
- The executive officer of each department shall be given the title Chair and this person shall be a tenured member of the department. The term of office of a Chair shall normally be four years. Occasionally, appointments may be made for shorter periods for specific reasons.
- Prior to the expiration of the term of office of the Chair, the Department shall propose a nominee for the position of Chair. An individual who has already served in this capacity shall be eligible for renomination, subject to the rules of the Department. Upon review and approval of the nominee by the Dean of the College, the Provost, and the Chancellor, the nomination shall be submitted to the President and the Board of Regents for action. If the nominee is not approved, the Department shall propose another nominee.
- An allowance of reduced teaching load and additional salary should be provided for the responsibilities assumed by the Chair.
- The process for selecting a nominee for Chair, including eligibility to vote, is to be defined in departmental bylaws or rules.
- Each department shall develop the rules for its own organization, including whether there should be an executive committee and, if so, how it should be constituted; how personnel and budgetary matters should be handled; and how responsibilities for other departmental functions should be determined. The Dean of the College shall be consulted about the proposed departmental structure and provided a written set of the rules. These rules shall include procedures for the selection and nomination of the Chair, organization, budgetary and salary matters, and hiring, reappointment, promotion, and tenure recommendations.
- Procedures for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure. The college procedures for reappointment, promotion, and tenure of faculty are described in the document Procedures, Policies, and Criteria for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure, approved by the Administrative Council and found on the college website. Procedures and criteria for each individual department or program should be consistent with this document, but reflect the uniqueness of the department or program, and be approved according to the unit’s bylaws and by the Dean.
- Standing Committees. There shall be the following standing committees, appointed by the Dean unless otherwise specified. In addition, special or ad hoc committees are formed on an as-needed basis.
- Administrative Council
- Membership. The Administrative Council of the College shall consist of the Dean, who shall be the chair, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, the Chairs of all departments in the College, and ex-officio members designated by the Dean.
- Duties. This committee shall serve in an advisory capacity to the Dean in making decisions related to issues of administration, including, but not limited to, personnel, budget, space, strategic planning, diversity, and faculty hiring and evaluation.
- Undergraduate Education Council
- Membership. This committee consists of a faculty representative appointed by the Chair of each undergraduate degree-granting department/program within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (normally this faculty member will be the Chair of that department/program’s Undergraduate Committee), a staff representative appointed by the Chair of each degree-granting department/program within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (normally this staff member will be the staff Undergraduate Advisor of that department/program), the Assistant Dean for Students, and the directors of programs and services related to student support and learning. The Undergraduate Education Council is chaired by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education. Voting members include the faculty representatives, the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education, the Assistant Dean for Students, and other members as designated by the Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education.
- ¶Ù³Ü³Ù¾±±ð²õ.ÌýAs the decision-making body for academic policies and practices applicable to all CEAS undergraduate students, the Undergraduate Education Council is responsible for developing and coordinating undergraduate educational initiatives as described in the College’s Strategic Plan, for those responsibilities specifically assigned to the Undergraduate Education Council in these Rules, and such other activities related to undergraduate education within the College as may be brought before the committee. The Associate Dean for Undergraduate Education will notify the Administrative Council as necessary about issues being considered by the Undergraduate Education Council to ensure visibility of its work and to seek broader input when appropriate.
- ​Graduate Education Council
- Membership.  This committee consists of a faculty representative appointed by the Chair of each graduate degree-granting department/program within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (normally this faculty member will be the Chair of that department/program’s Graduate Committee), a staff representative appointed by the Chair of each degree-granting department/program within the College of Engineering and Applied Science (normally this staff member will be the staff Graduate Coordinator or Advisor of that department/program), and the Director of Graduate Programs. The Graduate Education Council is chaired by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education. Voting members include the faculty representatives, the Associate Dean for Graduate Education, the Director of Graduate Programs, and other members as designated by the Associate Dean for Graduate Education.
- ¶Ù³Ü³Ù¾±±ð²õ.ÌýAs the decision-making body for academic policies and practices applicable to all CEAS graduate students, the Graduate Education Council is responsible for developing and coordinating graduate educational initiatives as described in the College’s Strategic Plan, for those responsibilities specifically assigned to the Graduate Education Council in these Rules, and such other activities related to graduate education within the College as may be brought before the committee. The Associate Dean for Graduate Education will notify the Administrative Council as necessary about issues being considered by the Graduate Education Council to ensure visibility of its work and to seek broader input when appropriate.
- Undergraduate Scholarship Committee
- ​â¶Ä‹M±ð³¾²ú±ð°ù²õ³ó¾±±è.ÌýMembers of the Undergraduate Scholarship Committee include one faculty member from each undergraduate degree-granting department/program, selected by his or her department chair or program director. Membership also includes college affordability staff, an Advancement Team representative and a BOLD Center representative. The Undergraduate Scholarship Committee is chaired by the Dean’s designee.
- ¶Ù³Ü³Ù¾±±ð²õ.ÌýThe Undergraduate Scholarship Committee assists with awarding the College’s scholarships in accordance with the wishes of the Dean and scholarship donors, and meets as required but at least once per academic year.
- First-Level Review Committee
- ​â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹â¶Ä‹See Procedures, Policies, and Criteria for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure on the college website for a description of the membership, duties, and procedures of this committee.
- ​Engineering Advisory Council
- Administrative Council