The Faculty of the College of Design of North Carolina State University at Raleigh, in order to promote the educational, research and extension objectives of the College and the University; to establish its role in the determination of College policy in such objectives; to recruit faculty, administrators, and students regardless of race, age, gender, or physical disability; and to maintain the ideals of academic freedom which are the inherent property of a university faculty, does hereby effect this Constitution.
Curriculum Committee. The Curriculum Committee shall consist of one representative from each Academic Unit, selected by a vote of the Faculty within that Academic Unit. Each representative shall serve a term of three years on a staggered basis. Representatives may serve consecutive terms if re-elected by their Academic Unit. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Director of Graduate Studies shall be members of this Committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. The Chair of the Committee is to be elected by the representatives to the Committee from those members who are in their second or third year on the Committee. The term of the Chair is one year.
The Committee is to review and approve all curriculum matters at the graduate and undergraduate levels before they are advanced to the University's Courses and Curriculum Committee and the Graduate Administrative Board. The Committee is also to review all experimental courses before they are offered within the Academic Units.
The College's representatives to the University's Courses and Curriculum Committee and to the Graduate Administrative Board shall be ex-officio, non-voting members of this Committee.
Research, Extension, and Sponsored Programs Committee. The Research, Extension, and Sponsored Programs Committee shall consist of one representative from each Academic Unit, selected by a vote of the Faculty within that Academic Unit. Each representative shall serve a term of three years on a staggered basis. Representatives may serve consecutive terms if re-elected by their Academic Unit. The Directors of designated research centers shall also be voting members of this Committee. The Director of Research, Extension, and Sponsored Programs and the Director of Graduate Studies shall be members of this Committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. The Chair of the Committee is to be elected by the representatives to the Committee from those members who are in their second or third year on the Committee. The term of the Chair is one year.
The Committee is to consider all research, extension, and sponsored program issues, procedures, and policies within the College and to recommend to the Faculty changes to these policies and procedures as deemed appropriate. The Committee is to encourage, nurture, support, expand, and disseminate research, extension, and sponsored program initiatives and activities in the College. The Committee is to solicit and evaluate research, extension, and sponsored program projects, to disseminate and communicate information on research, extension, and sponsored program opportunities, and to publicize outside of the College achievements by the faculty and students in the areas of research and sponsored programs. The Committee shall also disseminate overhead monies as provided by policy.
Technology Committee. The Technology Committee shall consist of one representative from each Academic Unit, selected by a vote of the Faculty within that Academic Unit. Each representative shall serve a term of three years on a staggered basis. Representatives may serve consecutive terms if re-elected by their Academic Unit. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, the Director of Graduate Studies, and the Staff of the Information Technology Lab shall be members of this Committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. The Chair of the Committee is to be the Director of Information Technology who is also to be a voting member of the Committee.
The Committee is to recommend to the Dean policies and procedures regarding information technology within the College of Design. They are to maintain and, at appropriate intervals, review and revise a plan for the implementation of information technology to keep the College, its students, faculty, and staff current. The Committee shall advise the Dean on the expenditures of the Student Educational Technology fee and on the distribution of funds for faculty and staff digital currency.
Library Committee. The Library Committee shall consist of one representative from each Academic Unit, selected by a vote of the Faculty within that Academic Unit. Each representative shall serve a term of three years on a staggered basis. Representatives may serve consecutive terms if re-elected by their Academic Unit. The Head of the College of Design Library is to also serve on this Committee as a voting member. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs shall be a member of this Committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. The Chair of the Committee is to be elected by the representatives to the Committee from those members who are in their second or third year on the Committee. The term of the Chair is one year.
The Committee is to advise the Head of the Library and the Dean of the College on the development and maintenance of the general and visual collection of the Harrye B. Lyons Library. The Committee shall further, on a regular basis, review and, when deemed appropriate, propose changes to the policies and procedures of the Library.
Awards Committee. The Awards Committee shall consist of one representative from each Academic Unit, a representative of the EPA staff, and a representative of the SPA staff. Committee members are to be appointed by the Dean in consultation with the College Senate. Each representative shall serve a term of three years on a staggered basis. Representatives may serve consecutive terms. The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and the Assistant Dean for Administration shall be members of this Committee in an ex-officio, non-voting capacity. The Chair of the Committee is to be appointed by the Dean.
The Committee is to establish procedures for the selection of faculty and staff recognition through University Awards' Programs. They are also to select recipients of those awards after proper solicitation of opinion from appropriate constituencies and to forward the credentials of the candidates to the appropriate University body for consideration. The Committee is to annually consider and forward nominations to the College Senate for an Honorary Degree, the Distinguished Alumni, and students for the Dean's Award given at Spring Commencement.
College Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. The College Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee shall consist of one member from each Academic Unit who is to be appointed by the Dean from nominations by the College Senate. A sixth member to the Committee is to be appointed by the Dean from the Faculty-at-large. Terms of appointment are for three years on staggered basis. Members may serve consecutive terms. The Chair of the Committee is to be appointed by the Dean for one-year from members in their second or third year on the Committee. Members of the Committee must be full professors, except in cases where a full professor is not available to serve in which case a tenured Associate Professor may serve instead.
The Committee is to prepare, in accordance with a directive from the Provost, a written assessment of the credentials of each candidate who is being considered for reappointment, promotion, or tenure. This assessment is to be executed in a manner that is consistent with University and College RPT procedures, policies, and standards.
General Provision on Committees. All meetings of the Standing Committees of the College, with the exception of the College Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee, shall be open to College of Design Faculty members, EPA personnel, and students. In addition to special reports that may be called for by the College Senate, all standing committees shall submit a written year-end report to the College Senate. These reports are to be kept on file in the Faculty Mailroom for review by any interested party.
The charges of all Standing Committees shall be reviewed periodically by the College Senate, not less than once a year, following recommendations by the previous Committee and from Academic Units. Modifications to the charges of any Standing Committee shall be voted on by a simple majority of the Voting Faculty.
All Committee Chairs should be sensitive to potential impacts of committee business on the faculty, students, staff, and Academic Units of the College of Design and on the established operations and common resources of the College of Design. The Committees shall be responsible for involving the full faculty through the College Senate in the decision-making processes, as appropriate. Failure to involve the full Faculty in critical decisions, as stated above, may result in the Faculty overriding committee decisions.
A student may be appointed by the College Senate to serve as a voting member of each Standing Committee excepting the College Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. The College Senate will request, at the beginning of the Fall Semester, the Design Council and other graduate and undergraduate student leaders to provide a slate of names to be considered as the student representative for each Committee. The College Senate will then appoint the student representative to each Committee from this slate.
Membership on Committees. The Academic Administrators of the College may not serve as voting members of any of the College Senate Committees or as Academic Unit representatives to the College Senate. An exception is that the Dean of the College is to be a voting member of the College Senate. The Dean shall also be a non-voting ex-officio member of every Committee.
The Academic Administrators of the Academic Units may not serve as voting members of the Curriculum Committee, the Awards Committee, or the College Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Committee. They also may not serve as Academic Unit representatives to the College Senate. Otherwise, all members of the College of Design voting faculty as herein defined and as designated for each Committee, are eligible to serve on the College Senate and the Standing Committees of the College. Generally, a faculty member is expected to serve on one College Committee.
Dean. The Dean must be from one of the design disciplines represented in the College of Design. The Dean is the principal administrative officer of the College, Head of the Faculty, and is responsible to the Chancellor through the Provost and Vice Chancellor for the administration of the College. This involves the formulation of recommendations to the Provost and Vice Chancellor, in accordance with University policies and procedures, for appointments, tenure, promotion, and termination for all personnel in the College of Design.
The Dean is responsible for preparing biennial budget requests. In general, the Dean is responsible for the management of the College's fiscal, physical and personnel resources, and for the development of academic, research and public service programs consistent with University policies. The Dean will represent the College of Design and the University in activities and issues of public interest concerning the design professions.
In discharging of the duties of this office, the Dean shall:
Associate and Assistant Deans. The Associate and Assistant Deans are responsible to the Dean in assisting the execution of the activities of the Office of Dean, in coordinating the varied programs of the School, and in assuming responsibilities assigned to them by the Dean. Collectively, they are responsible for coordination of the programs of the College so that all of the missions of the College are met.
The Associate Dean for Academic Affairs may not serve as an Academic Administrative Officer of an Academic Unit concurrently, except as an interim solution in emergency situations.
Responsibilities of the Associate Dean are to:
The Assistant Dean positions will be administrative in nature and held by persons without concurrent academic appointments. The responsibilities of the Assistant Dean for Administration are to:
The responsibilities for the Assistant Dean for Student Services are to:
Academic Administrative Officers of the Academic Units. The Chairs of Departments and the Director of the School are the chief executive officers of the Academic Units and are responsible to the Dean and the Faculty of the Academic Unit for its administration. The Academic Administrative Officers of the Academic Units have a variety of planning and management duties and should seek the counsel of the senior faculty of the respective Academic Unit and delegate appropriate responsibilities. As a faculty member, the Academic Administrative Officers of the Academic Units are expected to participate in and contribute to the academic activities of the Academic Units.
Responsibilities are to:
A Compact Plan for the College of Design must be on file in the Office of the Dean of the College. The College of Design Compact Plan shall be reviewed by the faculty of the College periodically, and not less than once every three years. This Constitution and By-laws and the Compact Plan shall remain consistent with each other.
The Constitution shall be recommended for administrative approval, when ratified by two-thirds of the voting faculty members of the College of Design.
Revised Constitution adopted: ________________________________ (date).
Signed:
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Dean of the College of Design
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Faculty Chair of the College of Design