McRae Memo
August 29, 2013
To: Martha A. Potvin, Provost/VPAA
Tenured and Tenure Track Faculty
Deans and Department Heads
From: Kevin McRae
Associate Commissioner for Communications & Human Resources
Re: Interim Faculty Personnel Policies
Greetings from the Office of the Commissioner of Higher Education. I am writing to
communicate the
Commissioner’s decision on how MSU will operate under an Interim Faculty Personnel
Policies. Upon
decertification of the tenured and tenure track collective bargaining unit, the collective
bargaining
agreement was no longer applicable and the previous MSU Faculty Handbook was out of
date. After
consultation with President Cruzado and the Board of Regents, it was determined that
MSU would
adopt a set of interim policies to guide its practices for the near future. Of particular
significance is the
need for policies to guide the promotion and tenure process for the 2013-2014 academic
year. The
policies may be accessed on the Human Resources website.
These policies are, in large measure, those substantive sections of the previous collective
bargaining
agreement which are unique to tenure and tenure track faculty and which are necessary
to guide the
university’s practices.
During this period of transition, we will be determining how the Commissioner, the
Board of Regents,
and the university will work collaboratively in the future to adopt personnel policies
for MSU tenured
and tenure track faculty.
Thank you for your patience in this time of transition and we look forward with working
with faculty to
establish the policies for the future.
C: President Waded Cruzado