VI.C   Composition and Ranks of Faculty

Faculty in the School of Art are expected to be established professional artists who bring to their teaching a high level of accomplishment in their creative work. Consequently, most members of the faculty begin teaching after they are established in professional practice, and as a matter of School policy they are expected to continue to devote a considerable portion of their time to practice in their areas of professional interest.

1. Full-time Faculty Ranks (Term and Tenure). With modification as appropriate for faculty holding appointments in the School of Art, the definitions of the ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, and professor are in accordance with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as described in Section IV.J . Terms of appointment for these ranks in the School of Art are three to five years as assistant professor and three to five years as associate professor. No one may serve in the rank of assistant professor for more than seven years. No one may serve in the rank of associate professor on term for more than six years. The cumulative time on term appointments in the ranks of assistant professor and associate professor on term may not exceed ten years plus any extensions as described in Section III.F above.

2. Adjunct Ranks. Appointments to the ranks of associate professor adjunct and professor adjunct are defined as requiring less than full-time participation in teaching and other activities expected of faculty holding full-time appointments in the School. Adjunct appointments are made for terms of one to five years and may be renewed one or more times without either the expectation or the promise of tenure; or in special cases they may be made on a continuing basis subject to termination on two years' notice.

3. Part-time Appointments and Other Instructional Appointments. In accordance with University procedures it is possible for some individuals to serve part-time in the regular academic ranks (see Section III.I ) or to hold other instructional appointments (see Section IV.K ).

4. Visiting Appointments. Visiting appointments may be made in the regular academic ranks by the Dean on the advice of the department for a term of up to one year. (See Section XVI .)

5. Senior Critic, Critic, and Lecturer. These appointments are recommended by the Dean to the Provost for approval by the Corporation and are made for a term of up to one year. They may be renewed annually.

Faculty in the School of Art are expected to be established professional artists who bring to their teaching a high level of accomplishment in their creative work. Consequently, most members of the faculty begin teaching after they are established in professional practice, and as a matter of School policy they are expected to continue to devote a considerable portion of their time to practice in their areas of professional interest.

1. Full-time Faculty Ranks (Term and Tenure). With modification as appropriate for faculty holding appointments in the School of Art, the definitions of the ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, and professor are in accordance with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as described in Section IV.J . Terms of appointment for these ranks in the School of Art are three to five years as assistant professor and three to five years as associate professor. No one may serve in the rank of assistant professor for more than seven years. No one may serve in the rank of associate professor on term for more than six years. The cumulative time on term appointments in the ranks of assistant professor and associate professor on term may not exceed ten years plus any extensions as described in Section III.F above.

2. Adjunct Ranks. Appointments to the ranks of associate professor adjunct and professor adjunct are defined as requiring less than full-time participation in teaching and other activities expected of faculty holding full-time appointments in the School. Adjunct appointments are made for terms of one to five years and may be renewed one or more times without either the expectation or the promise of tenure; or in special cases they may be made on a continuing basis subject to termination on two years' notice.

3. Part-time Appointments and Other Instructional Appointments. In accordance with University procedures it is possible for some individuals to serve part-time in the regular academic ranks (see Section III.I ) or to hold other instructional appointments (see Section IV.K ).

4. Visiting Appointments. Visiting appointments may be made in the regular academic ranks by the Dean on the advice of the department for a term of up to one year. (See Section XVI .)

5. Senior Critic, Critic, and Lecturer. These appointments are recommended by the Dean to the Provost for approval by the Corporation and are made for a term of up to one year. They may be renewed annually.