Faculty manual

Policy on Graduate Faculty Membership

Approved by Provost William Destler on April 28, 2005. This policy becomes effective May 16, 2005

Appointment

A. Graduate Faculty Categories

A.1. Minimum Qualification

To qualify for appointment to the Graduate Faculty, individuals normally shall hold the terminal degree in their discipline.

A.2 Membership

There are three categories of membership of the Graduate Faculty: Full Members; Adjunct Members; and Special Members. All members of the Graduate Faculty shall be associated with a home unit. For Full Members of the Graduate Faculty, the home unit is the primary unit of appointment to rank. For Adjunct and Special Members of the Graduate Faculty, the home unit is the academic unit responsible for the particular graduate program initiating the request for nomination. Once appointed, Members of the Graduate Faculty are available to serve across units and within multi-/cross-/interdisciplinary Graduate Programs.

Appointment procedures in relation to faculty rank are as follows:

A.2.1 Full Members

Full Members of the Graduate Faculty are tenured or tenure-track faculty at the University of Maryland, College Park, with duties in teaching and research (Assistant and Associate Professors, Professors, and Distinguished University Professors); and, College Park Professors. Appointment to the Graduate Faculty is automatic on appointment to the University of Maryland, College Park faculty. The appointment is terminated upon resignation or retirement; however, faculty awarded Emeritus status continue as Full Members of the Graduate Faculty for five years after retirement, and may be reappointed for additional five-year terms thereafter, subject to nomination by the home unit.

A.2.2 Adjunct Members

Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty normally come from the ranks specified from the following categories in the UMCP Policy on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure of Faculty: faculty with duties primarily in research, scholarship, or artistic creativity (Research Assistant and Research Associate Professor, and Research Professor; Assistant and Associate Research Scientist, and Senior Research Scientist; Assistant and Associate Research Scholar, and Senior Research Scholar; Assistant and Associate Research Engineer, and Senior Research Engineer; Assistant and Associate Artist-in-Residence, and Senior Artist-in-Residence); field faculty (Agent, Senior and Principal Agent); faculty engaged exclusively or primarily in library service (Librarian 3 and 4); and, additional faculty ranks (Adjunct Assistant and Associate Professor, and Professor; visiting appointments that correspond to eligible ranks listed above; and, Professor of the Practice). Exceptionally, faculty in other ranks with appropriate terminal qualifications, expertise and experience may be proposed for Adjunct Membership in the Graduate Faculty.

Appointment is by approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Nomination for appointment to Adjunct Member of the Graduate Faculty is made by the Head of the home unit, on the recommendation of the Full Members of the Graduate Faculty in the unit. Each nomination shall include a letter of support from the Head of the home unit, confirmation of approval of the Full Members of the Graduate Faculty in the unit, and current curriculum vitae. The term of appointment is five years and is renewable upon re-nomination by the Head of the home unit after appropriate review within the unit. The appointment is terminated upon resignation or retirement.

A.2.3 Special Members

Special Members of the Graduate Faculty are scholars who do not have any official affiliation with the University of Maryland, College Park.

Appointment is by approval of the Dean of the Graduate School. Nomination for Appointment to Special Member of the Graduate Faculty is made by the Head of the home unit, on the recommendation of the Full Members of the Graduate Faculty in the unit. Each nomination shall include a letter of support from the Head of the home unit, confirmation of approval of the Full Members of the Graduate Faculty in the unit, and current curriculum vitae. The term of appointment is five years and is renewable upon re-nomination by the Head of the home unit after appropriate review within the unit. The appointment is terminated upon resignation or retirement.

Forms for Nomination of individuals to the Graduate Faculty may be found by clicking here.