You must be one 'a them dern furriners, PSA. It's "Poke Salat" -- but if you've got some genuine information, go ahead and call yourself anything you like. Do tell . . .

Is it still true that "the qualifications for graduate status are clear:  the graduate faculty must be a full-time employee in a tenure-track position at USM, holding an academic rank of assistant, associate, full, or distinguished professor without any qualifying designations such as 'visiting' or 'adjunct'"?

In the area of SACS credentialling and exceptions, would there also be SACS concern about deviations from the university's own stated policies?

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Originally posted by: stinky cheese man
"the statement you're quoting is for regular graduate faculty status. there is also associate graduate faculty status. "

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Would you please explain the differences in terms of faculty credentialling and faculty privileges (not sure that's the right term - potential for faculty responsibilities?) and how this difference might relate to accreditation issues?  Thanks.

Thanks, I get that but what was the point you made about "associate" graduate faculty status?  What can't these folks do that profs with graduate faculty status can do (at least in theory)?

In Dana's Dept., tenured or tenure track or even instructor status -- it is when she and CRK (with RK's help) have deemed that you are ready to have Graduate Faculty Status.  If you play her game, then you are ready. It's as simple as that. She's even had some unqualified outside people be on them - her buddies with no business serving on them.

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Originally posted by: Class SACS
"So, it appears that there is an administrative override that essentially negates the GC rules and it has been in existence for almost three years.  My brain hurts."

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It sounds to me, then, that the university level (Graduate Council) standards are meaningless in this regard.

DAGNABBIT! Here it is...

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Originally posted by: stinky cheese man
"exceptions can be made--but the "new" SACS says that experience no longer counts as an exception."

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Not to take away from the general points of SCM's original post, but this part isn't exactly correct. The "new" SACS Principles states, "When determining acceptable qualifications of its faculty, an institution gives primary consideration to the highest earned degree in the discipline... The institution also considers competence, effectiveness, and capacity, including, as appropriate undergraduate and graduate degrees, related work experiences in the field, professional licensure and certifications, honors and awards, continuous documented excellence in teaching, or other demonstrated competencies and achievements that contribute to effective teaching and student learning outcomes."

That said, the #1 qualification for graduate faculty is and "earned doctorate/terminal degree in the teaching discipline or a related discipline."

Also (and this follows on a much earlier thread), the Principles state that graduate teaching assistants must have a "master's in the teaching discipline or 18 graduate semester hours in the teaching discipline, direct supervision by a faculty member experienced in the teaching discipline, regular in-service training, and planned and periodic evaluations."

There is nothing in the Principles, BTW, specifying that faculty serving on committees have to be tenure-track or full-time employees. That would be an institutional policy.

invictus--i was only repeating what the SACS consultant said this week about experience. doesn't count. boy, Ken Malone could be in trouble. apparently foreign language could have big problems as well with the staffing of their foreign language classes.