3.4.2 Non-Lewis & Clark Faculty Appointed as Administrators

Faculty members from other institutions who are appointed as administrators at Lewis & Clark may wish to retain their instructional faculty status and rank. Such individuals must be reviewed by the chair and tenured members of the department or program that corresponds most closely to the field in which the candidate holds the Ph.D., or its equivalent. In the Law School, the tenure and rank review shall be conducted by the tenured and tenure-track faculty. These reviewers may or may not recommend faculty status. If faculty status, rank, or departmental participation is recommended, the recommendation must also be approved by the appropriate dean. The letter of initial appointment to the administrator should include information on faculty status, rank, and departmental participation.

The following options exist for administrators seeking faculty status:

Faculty Status Department faculty may recommend tenure or tenure-track status. If tenure is recommended, the recommendation must go to the appropriate faculty committee on promotion and tenure and/or other pertinent body of the faculty in accordance with established practice.

Faculty Rank The department may not propose a faculty rank lower than the rank held by the individual at the previous institution. This restriction shall not apply at the Law School.

Faculty Departmental Participation On the recommendation of the department, or pertinent faculty body, the administrator may teach from time to time. The agreement to teach should also specify other duties such as advising student majors, participating in department meetings with or without vote, and sharing in the selection of department members.