Proposed Revision to 702.1 - Appointment of Faculty
Board policy:
1. Appointments to teaching, research, or
other faculty positions at each unit campus of the
Montana University System shall be identified tenurable or nontenurable. Tenurable appointments shall be either
probationary or tenured.
2. Nontenurable appointments are for a
specified term and expire automatically without notice at the end of the term
unless renewed prior to expiration.
3. Appointments at less than full-time
or joint appointments of two or more individuals to a single position may not
be tenurable appointments.
4. Service in nontenurable appointments
does not count towards probationary service for tenure.
5. An appointment not specifically
identified as tenurable is a nontenurable appointment. A tenurable appointment not specifically
identified as tenured is probationary.
Procedures:
1. Each unit campus
may establish policies for nontenurable appointees regarding other faculty
rights and responsibilities, including voting.
Such policies may recognize different classes of nontenurable
appointments (such as adjunct faculty, adjunct research faculty, visiting
faculty, lecturer, etc.).
2. The contract or letter of employment for
nontenurable appointees should specify the term of the appointment. In the event the term is not specified in
the contract or letter, the term is considered to be the academic time division
(quarter, semester, or summer session) during which employment first occurs.
3. If a campus wishes to offer an
appointment to a continuing appointee of another campus, the joint appointment
must be approved by the campus administration where the faculty member has his
regular appointment.
History:
Item 180-001, Sept. 11, 1961 is rescinded. Item 16-003-R0577, Appointment of Adjunct Faculty, Montana University System, July 11, 1977. revised June 26, 1981 and March 21, 1986.