Index of the UNLV Bylaws

Chapter II
Section 10. Selection of Members of System and Institutional Committees

• 10.1 System Committees. The members of the University System committees are appointed by the Chancellor. (Nevada System of Higher Education Code, Chapter I, Section 1.4.11.)


• 10.2 Campus Committees. The president may appoint faculty members to committees. The president has delegated authority to the Faculty Senate to appoint and/or elect members to the standing committees of the Faculty Senate listed in Chapter I, Section 4.6, and for these committees to function pursuant to their charges. (B/R 12/04)


• 10.3 Institutional Advisory Committee to Assist the Presidential Search Committee. The Institutional Advisory Committee shall consist of 5 faculty members who have been nominated to the Chair of the Board of Regents. These nominees shall be elected from each college, the library, and the administrative faculty unit. Three administrators shall be nominated by the administration, a senator elected by the Faculty Senate, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association, one student shall be nominated by the CSUN Senate and one alumnus shall be nominated by the executive committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors. Such other persons as may be deemed necessary may be included by the Chair of the Board of Regents. The affirmative action officer shall serve ex-officio. This committee and the Presidential Search Committee shall review all applications for the position and shall meet jointly at the call of the chair of the Presidential Search Committee to discuss the qualifications of applicants and the recommendations of the Institutional Advisory Committee before the Presidential Search Committee schedules candidate interviews. The committees may jointly interview and evaluate candidates, after which the Presidential Search Committee shall meet to select its nominee or nominees for consideration by the Board of Regents. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.4 Recruitment and Screening Committee for Vice Presidents and the Vice President of Student Affairs, and Director of Athletics. (B/R 10/01)


• 10.4.1 Executive Vice President and Provost. The president shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of one elected member from each college and the library, one elected member of the Academic Council, a senator elected by the Faculty Senate, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association one alumnus shall be nominated by the executive committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and one undergraduate student elected by the CSUN Senate. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.4.2 Other Vice Presidents. The president shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of one faculty member chosen from among the units or departments reporting to the vice president in question, two academic faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate, two members of the nonacademic faculty elected by the Administrative Faculty Unit, one elected member of the Academic Council, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association, one student elected by the CSUN Senate, one alumnus shall be nominated by the executive committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and any nonvoting members selected by the president. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.4.3 Vice President of Student Affairs. (B/R 10/01) The president shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of five members of the Student Services faculty elected by the Student Affairs faculty, one academic faculty member elected by the Faculty Senate, one member of the nonacademic faculty elected by the Administrative Faculty Unit, one administrator elected by the Academic Council, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association, one student elected by the CSUN Senate, one alumnus shall be nominated by the executive committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and any nonvoting members selected by the president. (B/R 3/03)


• 10.4.4 Director of Intercollegiate Athletics. The president shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of six members of the athletics faculty elected by the athletics faculty, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association, one student elected by the CSUN Senate, one nonacademic faculty member elected by the Administrative Faculty Unit (excluding athletics), one academic faculty member elected by the Faculty Senate, one member elected by the Intercollegiate Athletic Council, one alumnus shall be nominated by the executive committee of the Alumni Association Board of Directors, and such nonvoting members as the president and/or committee shall appoint. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.5 Recruitment and Screening Committee for Deans and Directors of Schools.


• 10.5.1 Academic Deans and Directors of Schools. The Executive Vice President and Provost shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of six faculty members elected by the college faculty in accordance with college bylaws, one dean or director appointed by the Executive Vice President and Provost from the Academic Council (ex-officio and non-voting), one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association, one student democratically elected by the CSUN Senate, and any nonvoting members selected by the Executive Vice President and Provost. For schools that are part of colleges, four members of the committee shall be elected from among the school faculty and two members shall be elected from outside the school but within the college. The Executive Vice President and Provost may appoint an interim dean only after consulting with the faculty of the college/school. Such consultation shall be in accordance with unit bylaws and established policies and procedures. (11/09) (B/R 10/98)


• 10.5.2 The Graduate Dean. In recruiting and screening candidates for the Graduate College deanship, the Executive Vice President and Provost shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of graduate faculty members, one each elected by the graduate faculty of each college in accordance with college bylaws; a senator elected by the Faculty Senate, one dean or director appointed by the Executive Vice President and Provost from the Academic Council (ex-officio and non-voting); a graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association, and any nonvoting members selected by the Executive Vice President and Provost. (B/R 12/04)


• 10.6 Recruitment and Screening Committee for the Dean of Libraries. The Executive Vice President and Provost shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of six professional librarians elected from the library faculty, one member of the library classified staff elected by the library classified staff, two faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate, a member of the Academic Council elected by the Council, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association and one student elected by the CSUN Senate. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.7 Recruitment and Screening Committee for the Museum Director. The Executive Vice President and Provost shall convene a recruitment and screening committee which shall consist of six members of the museum faculty elected by the museum faculty, two faculty members elected by the Faculty Senate, one member of the Academic Council elected by the Council, one graduate student elected by the Graduate Student Association and one student elected by the CSUN Senate. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.8 Selection of Department Chairs, Associate/Assistant Deans, and School Directors. Except as provided in Section 10.8.5, the department chairperson or school director is the person, regardless of contractual title, who prepares the annual evaluations of academic faculty in a department. Chairs and directors are appointed by the president in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 1.6 of the NSHE Code. (11/09)


• (a) The departmental or school faculty shall nominate the chairperson/director, including external candidate, by vote according to departmental or school bylaws.


• (b) In the event the departmental or school faculty is unable to nominate a chairperson, the appropriate dean shall nominate the chairperson after giving faculty of the department or school and related departments no less than two working days prior notice of that nomination.


• (c) In the event that the candidate for chairperson nominated by the faculty is unacceptable to either the dean or the provost, the department or school shall be provided the opportunity to either nominate another candidate, or make its case directly to the president. If the department or school is unable to nominate a chairperson acceptable to the president, the appropriate dean shall nominate the chairperson after giving faculty of the department or school and related departments no less than two working days prior notice of that nomination.


• (d) The dean may nominate an interim chair from outside the department or school for a period of one academic year.


• (e) No search for an external chair shall be conducted without prior notice to the department or school faculty of no less than two working days.


• (f) The dean may appoint an associate/assistant dean, permanent or interim, from within the college or school only after consulting with the faculty of the college/school. Such consultation shall be in accordance with unit bylaws and established policies and procedures. (11/09)


• 10.8.1 Term of Office. The initial term of office of a chair shall be three (3) or 5 (5) years, with the possibility of renewal for terms of three (3) years. (B/R 6/06)


• 10.8.2 Qualifications. The department chair or school director shall be a tenured member of the faculty, with a rank of IV or III. Exceptions may be made only by the express written consent of the dean and the Executive Vice President and Provost. (B/R 3/03)


• 10.8.3 Method of Appointment. The name of the nominee for the department chairship or school director shall be forwarded by the dean, through channels, for appointment by the president. (B/R 10/96)


• 10.8.4 Procedures for Removal from Office. Department chairs or school directors may be removed from office during their terms by the president. The Executive Vice President and Provost, deans, or departmental or school faculty, in accordance with unit bylaws, may seek removal of a chair. (B/R 10/98)


• 10.8.5 Directors Equivalent to Deans. A director of a school, where equivalent to a Dean, is exempt from this section, and subject to the sections of the Bylaws related to College Deans. (B/R 6/06)