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For more information on voting, see the Academic Personnel & Faculty (APF) Voting Guidelines and the Faculty Code (Section 21-32).
Eligible Faculty Titles
Voting members of the faculty include:
- Professors, Research Professors, and Teaching Professors (all ranks)
- Senior Artists in Residence and Artists in Residence (full-time)
- Full-time Lecturers
- Retired faculty serving part-time (with same voting rights as their title at retirement)
Eligibility Considerations
- Leave Status: Faculty on sabbatical or unpaid leave over 50% are ineligible to vote.
- Those on intermittent leave may be eligible on voting days, as determined by their academic unit.
- Summer hiatus is not considered a leave of absence for voting purposes.
- Primary Department: Eligible faculty can vote in their primary (home) department.
- Joint Appointments: Voting rights in secondary departments are determined at the time of appointment, regardless of funding percentage (see the Faculty Code, Section 24-34 B.12 for the rules regarding a joint appointment).
Voting on Personnel Actions
- New Appointments: All voting faculty members can vote, including for emeritus appointments.
- Reappointments, Renewals, Salary Increases: Only faculty superior in rank to the candidate may vote.
- Promotions and Tenure: Specific voting eligibility is outlined in the APF Promotion and Tenure Voting Matrix.
Effective Voting
- A majority of all eligible voting members is required for personnel actions to pass.
- Departments with fewer than three eligible voters should have a standing committee appointed by the Dean.
Delegation
Departments may delegate authority for short-term appointments and reappointments to a committee without a full faculty vote. The committee must consist of 2 or more faculty and cannot include the chair.