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Faculty Governance


By-Laws of the Faculty of Wesleyan University
Includes composition, powers, and responsibilities of the faculty 
    and faculty committees
    Standing Rules of the Faculty

Faculty Legislation
      Representation on the Board of Trustees
      Creating the Faculty Merit Committee
      Executive Committee of the Faculty

Faculty Policies
   
Faculty Policy on Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
      Academic Freedom and Tenure:  1940 AAUP Statement of 
          Principles

Academic Council and Its Committees
   
By-Laws of the Academic Council of Wesleyan University
      Academic Council Statement on the Obligation of Collegiality

Academic Council Guidelines
      Evaluation of Candidates for Reappointment
      Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion Conferring Tenure
      Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion to the Rank of Professor
      Evaluation for the Promotion of Instructional Faculty with Adjunct 
         Status

Advisory Committee Policies
      Presentation of Cases for Reappointment, Tenure, and 
         Promotion
      Total Length of Appointments and Reappointments
      Standard Letter to Potential Referees to Ask if
         Willing to Write
      Standard Letter  to Referees After They Agreed to Write

Review and Appeals Board
      Guidelines for Election to the Review and Appeals Board
      Procedures Governing Personnel Recommendations and 
         Other Agenda Items
      Guidelines for the Standing Rules Governing the Appeals 
          Procedures