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A. All new tenure-track faculty members are appointed initially for one year. Pending satisfactory performance, two succeeding one-year contracts are issued prior to the offer of a three-year contract. New tenure-track faculty appointments are made by the Board of Trustees upon recommendation of the president, following review of the prospective faculty member’s vita and faith statement by the Academic Excellence Committee of the Board of Trustees. Details of full-time faculty appointments are communicated to the faculty member via an offer letter sent by the respective dean or the provost prior to their employment at EMU.
B. When faculty vacancies occur and new positions must be filled between trustee sessions, the president is authorized upon a personal interview and review of vitae and faith statement and upon recommendation of the provost and respective dean, to employ a faculty member for an initial one-year contract. The initial employment for one year shall not be renewed until the Academic Excellence Committee and the Board of Trustees has affirmed the president’s initial one-year employment contract.
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E. Short-term and Adjunct faculty: The university also employs adjunct and short-term faculty. Appointment of adjunct and short-term faculty is made by the respective dean, with recommendation by the program faculty as appropriate. Short-term and adjunct faculty are a valuable resource and are encouraged to participate as fully as possible in program activities in addition to their primary teaching responsibility. They are also invited to participate in broader university life, such as chapel and assemblies, monthly faculty meetings and public events, as schedules permit. Short-term and adjunct faculty appointments are made on a year-by-year basis and are not subject to the procedures outlined above. Individuals hired for adjunct or short-term teaching assignment are responsible to furnish the office of the respective dean with an up-to-date curriculum vitae and official transcripts for all graduate work. EMU at Lancaster adjunct faculty appointments are recommended by program directors and approved by the Lancaster leadership and the appropriate dean’s offices.
EMU offers a variety of short-term faculty titles to provide programs flexibility in meeting their teaching, research and program needs. Alternative titles may be offered as appointments at the discretion of the deans, with authorization by the provost.
All EMU adjunct faculty receive and sign a contract each semester they are employed. Part-time and full-time faculty members receive and sign an offer letter prior to their employment at EMU.
F. Professional Librarians: Professional librarians at Eastern Mennonite University hold faculty status but without an academic rank designation. As such, professional librarians must meet the academic requirements of faculty teaching at the baccalaureate level. Salaries for professional librarians are calculated on the administrative scale for a 12-month contract. The director of libraries, who reports directly to the provost, supervises all library staff. All professional librarians will have an annual performance evaluation conducted by the director of libraries. With faculty status professional librarians are eligible to apply for professional development opportunities and sabbaticals.
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