CHECKLIST FOR BYLAWS AND EVALUATION CRITERIA

• Should address tenure-track and non-tenure-track faculty
• Must be approved by majority of faculty (via secret ballot vote) – indicate approval and date on the document
• Must be posted on website

Bylaws – internal operations

Procedures for

• Election of Faculty Senate representative
• Approval of candidates for degrees
• Faculty governance
  • Recruitment of new faculty and other professionals
• Development of programs
• Program review
• Department/unit review
• Department/unit reorganization
• Development of promotion and tenure criteria
• Development of merit criteria
• Selection of chairs and other academic administrators
• Amending bylaws

Evaluation Criteria – criteria for tenure-track and non-tenure-track

• Annual evaluation process (with peer component)
  • Assignment of Responsibilities (including summer criteria and procedures for supplemental summer appointments for 9-month faculty)
• Merit criteria and method for distribution of merit salary increases
• Promotion and tenure criteria and procedure