GLOSSARY

FOREWORD

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. A Brief History of American University
2. The University and the United Methodist Church
3. Statement of Common Purpose
4. Academic Freedom for All Faculty at American University
5. Governance at American University
   1. The Faculty Senate
      1. Role of the Senate in Faculty Matters
      2. Membership
      3. Committee on Faculty Actions
      4. Committee on Faculty Grievances
      5. Faculty Hearing Committee
   2. Academic Unit Governance
   3. Teaching Unit Chairs within Academic Units
   4. Deans of Academic Units
   5. The Dean of Academic Affairs
   6. The Provost
   7. The President
   8. The Board of Trustees
6. General Conditions of Faculty Appointments

TENURE-LINE FACULTY

7. Professional Obligations of Tenure-Line Faculty
   1. Yearly Obligations
   2. Teaching, Scholarship, and Service
8. Academic Ranks and Qualifications for Tenure-Line Faculty
   1. Tenure-Line Faculty Ranks and Titles
      1. Acting Assistant Professor
      2. Assistant Professor
      3. Associate Professor
      4. Professor
      5. University Professor
      6. Distinguished Professor
      7. Designation of Special Titles Other Than Regular Tenure-Line Faculty Ranks
   2. University Library Faculty Ranks
   3. Emeriti and Emeritae Faculty
   4. Affiliate Faculty
9. Provisions for Faculty Appointments in Tenure-Line Positions
   1. Earning Tenure
   2. Appointments of Faculty with Tenure
   3. Tenure Review Schedule
   4. Pre-tenure Credit for Prior Service
   5. Requests for Changes to Credit for Prior Service Originally Claimed at Initial Appointment to AU
   6. Contractual Terms of Service
   7. Schedule of Notice for Appointment or Termination
   8. Resignations
   9. Death While on Active Service
10. General Criteria for Evaluation of Faculty
    1. Teaching
    2. Scholarship
    3. Service
       1. Service to the University
       2. Service beyond the University
11. Principles, Structure, and Process for Faculty Actions
    1. Confidentiality and Conflicts of Interest
    2. Access to Annual Reports and Files for Action
       1. Annual Reports
       2. Files for Action
    3. External Letters for Tenure and Promotion
    4. Internal Review
    5. Dean of the Academic Unit Review
    6. Committee on Faculty Actions Review
    7. Dean of Academic Affairs and Provost Reviews
    8. The Board of Trustees

TERM FACULTY

12. Professional Obligations
13. Academic Ranks and Qualifications
    1. Full-Time Faculty Ranks for Term Faculty
       1. Instructor
       2. Professorial Lecturer
       3. Senior Professorial Lecturer
       4. Hurst Senior Professorial Lecturer
       5. Assistant Professor (Associate Professor, Professor)
    2. Additional Types of Term Faculty Appointments
       1. Research Faculty
       2. Visiting Faculty
       3. Faculty Fellows
       4. In-Residence Faculty
    3. Washington Semester Program Faculty
    4. Emeriti and Emeritae Term Faculty
14. Term Faculty Appointments and Reappointments
    1. Faculty Action Procedures for Term Faculty
    2. Contractual Terms of Service
    3. Notice for Appointment, Reappointment, or Termination
    4. Resignations
    5. Death While on Active Service

OTHER FACULTY

15. Designation of Special Titles
16. Adjunct Faculty
    1. Adjunct Faculty Ranks
    2. Faculty Action Procedures for Adjunct Faculty
17. Administrative Officers and Staff Members with Faculty Rank

FACULTY PROCESSES

18. Tenure-Line Faculty Appeal Procedures for Denial of Reappointment, Promotion, or Tenure
    1. Bases for Appeal
    2. Appeal Process
19. Faculty Grievances
    1. Scope
    2. The Grievance Process and Confidentiality
    3. Informal Resolution
    4. Handling of Formal Grievances by the Committee on Faculty Grievances
       1. Filing of Formal Grievance
       2. Preliminary Action
       3. Committee’s Review
       4. Committee’s Report and Disposition
20. Disciplinary Actions, Investigations, and Formal Faculty Hearings
    1. Confidentiality and Disciplinary Actions, Investigations, and the Formal Hearing Process
    2. Informal Procedures and Resolution
    3. Resolution by the Provost’s Office
    4. Concurrent Grievance and Disciplinary Proceedings
    5. Procedures for Formal Faculty Hearings in Cases Which May Result in Major Sanctions or Dismissal from the University
       1. Filing of Statement of Charges for Disciplinary Action
       2. Hearing Panel
    6. Termination of Salary and Benefits
    7. Appeal Procedures for Major Sanctions and Dismissal Actions
    8. The Final Record of Disciplinary Matters
21. Policy on Termination of Faculty Positions as a Result of Financial Exigency
    1. Financial Exigency
       1. Procedures for Determining Financial Exigency and Retrenchment Plans
       2. Financial Exigency Termination and Review Provisions
    2. Provisions for Tenure-Line and Multiyear Faculty Affected by Financial Exigency Plans
    3. Reinstatement Rights
22. Policy on Termination of Faculty Positions as a Result of Program Elimination
    1. Program Elimination Termination and Review Provisions
    2. Reinstatement Rights
23. Review Procedures for Termination of Tenure-Line and Multiyear Faculty as a Result of Financial Exigency or Program Elimination

FACULTY BENEFITS AND OPTIONS

24. Leaves of Absence
    1. Justification for Leave
    2. Limitations and Conditions
    3. Types of Leave
       1. Leave without Pay
       2. Research Leave
       3. Sabbatical Leave
       4. Family and Medical Leave
25. University Faculty Retirement Plan and Retirement Options

PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS

26. Professional Guidelines
    1. In General
    2. Conflicts between Personal and Professional Relationships
    3. Conflict of Commitment
       1. Full-time Faculty Outside Appointments and Teaching
       2. Outside Consulting
       3. Activities That Are Not Considered Outside Consulting
    4. Use of University Assets and Facilities
    5. Part-time Faculty Conflicts of Commitment
    6. Conflicts of Interest
27. Violations of Scholarly Integrity