XIV.B   Governance

1. The Board of Permanent Officers. Faculty at the rank of professor who are appointed without limit of term, together with the President and Provost, ex officiis , and the Dean of the School of Nursing, constitute the School's Board of Permanent Officers (Board). This is the governing board of the School, entrusted with matters of policy and governance. The permanent officers may invite other faculty to attend meetings and vote on matters before the Board. By long standing policy, the Board of Permanent Officers has offered to all faculty who hold the rank of associate professor with tenure the opportunity to participate in the activities, including voting in all matters before the Board, except for promotion and appointment to professor with tenure. In all meetings action is taken by majority vote of those present and eligible to vote.

2. The Executive Committee is entrusted with matters of educational policy and serves in an advisory capacity to the Board for other matters of policy and governance in the School of Nursing. Chaired by the Dean, it consists of the associate and assistant deans (ex officiis) , members from the Board of Permanent Officers, Clinical Track professors, four elected members of the faculty (rotating terms), and three students (non-voting).

3. The Appointments Committee is chaired by the Dean and reviews and recommends all initial appointments, reappointments and promotions to clinical, research, and traditional tracks, including appointments and promotions to tenure. This includes assistant professor, associate professor, professor, associate research scientist, research scientist and senior research scientist. The Committee consists of all faculty on permanent appointment, all clinical track professors, two associate professors on term (elected by the faculty) and two assistant professors on term (elected by the faculty). Clinical Track professors, assistant professors on term, and associate professors on term do not vote on appointments to tenure. Only committee members at or above the rank for which a candidate is under consideration may vote on a given appointment.

1. The Board of Permanent Officers. Faculty at the rank of professor who are appointed without limit of term, together with the President and Provost, ex officiis , and the Dean of the School of Nursing, constitute the School's Board of Permanent Officers (Board). This is the governing board of the School, entrusted with matters of policy and governance. The permanent officers may invite other faculty to attend meetings and vote on matters before the Board. By long standing policy, the Board of Permanent Officers has offered to all faculty who hold the rank of associate professor with tenure the opportunity to participate in the activities, including voting in all matters before the Board, except for promotion and appointment to professor with tenure. In all meetings action is taken by majority vote of those present and eligible to vote.

2. The Executive Committee is entrusted with matters of educational policy and serves in an advisory capacity to the Board for other matters of policy and governance in the School of Nursing. Chaired by the Dean, it consists of the associate and assistant deans (ex officiis) , members from the Board of Permanent Officers, Clinical Track professors, four elected members of the faculty (rotating terms), and three students (non-voting).

3. The Appointments Committee is chaired by the Dean and reviews and recommends all initial appointments, reappointments and promotions to clinical, research, and traditional tracks, including appointments and promotions to tenure. This includes assistant professor, associate professor, professor, associate research scientist, research scientist and senior research scientist. The Committee consists of all faculty on permanent appointment, all clinical track professors, two associate professors on term (elected by the faculty) and two assistant professors on term (elected by the faculty). Clinical Track professors, assistant professors on term, and associate professors on term do not vote on appointments to tenure. Only committee members at or above the rank for which a candidate is under consideration may vote on a given appointment.