EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA 27834

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Telephone (919) 757-6121
DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY

Memorandum

TO: Members of the Faculty Senate

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FROM: Eugene E. Ryan, Chair, Department of Philosophy Laney )
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DATE: October 8, 198]

SUBJECT: Amendment to Philosophy Department Code

Attached is a copy of the Philosophy Department Code. It is being sub-
mitted to you so that you can more easily put into focus the amendments
which have been adopted by the Philosophy Department following amendment
procedures in the Departmental Code, have been approved by the Faculty
Governance Committee and placed on the agenda for the October meeting of the
Faculty Senate.

The amendments represent an attempt to clarify Departmental procedures
relating to appointment, reappointment, promotion, the granting of permanent
tenure, dismissal from a position, and loss of a non-tenured position, and
relating to the Personnel Committee.

East Carolina University is a constituent institution of The University of North Carolina

 
Attachment to Minutes of Meeting of the
Faculty of the Department of Philosophy 2h March 1981

+ ~ Section III.B.1. to read:
1. Appointments: When a vacancy occurs, the members and student delegates

of the department shall convene and recommend an area of specialization
for the new appointee. The unit chairperson shall then solicit appli-
cations, giving due consideration to the recommendation of the department
The Personnel Committee shall review the applications and by a majority
vote of those present and voting (an abstention by a member present is
not a vote) recommend one of the applicants for appointment.

- Section III.B.2. to read:

2. Reappointment: The Personnel Committee annually will consider for
reappointment any member who is on a probationary tenure-track appoint-
ment. Provided that any such member fulfills the criteria specified in
the guidelines adopted by the department to a degree satisfactory to a
majority of the entire membership of the Personnel Committee, the con-
mittee shall recommend that member for reappointment (Specifics of this
process are further elaborated under VI.A.1.) In the case of taxminead fixed
appointments, the Personnel Committee will meet in January to recommend
reappointment, nonreappointment, or neither. Unless a majority of the
entire membership of the committee votes to recommend reappointment, the

committee shall recommend to the unit chairperson that the position be
advertised for the coming year. (Specifics of this process are further
elaborated under VI.A.1.)

~- Section III.B.3. to read:
e 3. Promotion: The Personnel Committee annually will consider recommending

promotion. Any member of the department may nominate any member (it is
permissable for a member to nominate himself/herself) and submit to the
committee written documentation that that member fulfills the criteria
specified in the guidelines adopted by the department concerning promo-
tion to the next higher rank. Provided that a faculty member fulfills
those criteria to a degree satisfactory to a majority of the entire
membership of the committee, the committee shall recommend that member
for promotion. (Specifics of this process are further elaborated under
Vicia)

- Section III.B.4. to read:

4. Permanent Tenure: Provided that a faculty member fulfills the criteria
for permanent tenure as specified in the guidelines adopted by the depart-
ment to a degree satisfactory to a majority of the entire membership of
the Personnel Committee, the committee shall recommend that permanent
tenure be granted. (Specifics of this process are further elaborated
under VI.A.1.)

- Section ITII.B.5. to read:

5. Dismissal from a Position: Dismissal of a member is to be made according

to those provisions listed in the Faculty Manual.
- Section III.B.6. to read:

6. Loss of Position of a Faculty Member Without Permanent Tenure: The
department chairperson shall distribute a written notification of the
loss of a position of a faculty member without permanent tenure within
one workdey to all faculty members. The Personnel Committee is to eval-
uate each affected member's value to the department with respect to area
of specialization, teaching competence, publication during periodcin
residence, fulfillment of departmental duties as specified by this code,
and of university duties as specified by the Faculty Manual, and then
decide by majority vote which position to recommend for elimination.

 
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- Section V.A.1.d. to read:
a. forward, together with his own, departmental recommendations, decided in
accordance with this code, to appropriate authorities above the unit level

within a reasonable time;

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a ~ Section VI.A.1. to read:
1. Personnel Committee: The permanently tenured members of the department

other than the chairperson or the acting chairperson will constitute the
departmental Personnel Committee, to carry out the duties set forth in
the East Carolina University Code, the Faculty Manual and this code. The
committee will convene immediately after the organizational meeting of
the department each fall term to elect a chairperson for that year. A
quorum will consist of three-fifths of the members currently in residence.
With the exception of appointment, all personnel considerations shall
begin with an examination of submitted materials and the rendering of 2
preliminary judgment to both the member in question and to the unit chair-
person. Members have the privilege of one appeal should the committee
express a negative judgment anywhere in the process and this privilege
extends to members on “tum appointments who are not recommended by
the committee for reappointment. The committee chair shall inform the
unit chair of any meeting to hear an appeal provided for in this paragraph,
and the unit chair may attend such a meeting. In every case, as a final
step before submitting its formal recommendation, the committee shall
consult with the unit chair as provided in Appendix D, Faculty Manual.

In recommendations concerning tenure-track reappointments, permanent
tenure, dismissal, and loss of a position, if a majority of the entire
membership of the committee does not vote affirmatively, then the com-
mittee must make a negative recommendation.

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Code of Operations
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Chancellor's Preamble to the
Code of Operations of the Department of Philosophy

of East Carolina University
This code allows for faculty participation in unit internal affairs.
The code establishes procedures which allow the faculty of the unit

to participate by making recommendations to the unit head on appoint-

ments, promotions, and permanent tenure. Recommendations to the unit

head resulting from these procedures are advisory in nature, both to

him and to his immediate administrative superior.

 
Departmental Code
Bylaws

Name of Organization
The Philosophy Department of East Carolina University

Objectives

A. Broad Purpose

The philosophy department helps meet the general education needs
of a large number of students, prepares majors for graduate school
and for careers in fields where a liberal education is desirable,

‘and provides members of the faculty with the opportunity for their
own research for the sake of professional advancement both as

teachers and scholars.

Method to Attain the Goals of the Department

12° The members of the philosophy department try to foster coopera-
4 ' t3on and create an atmosphere congenial to teaching and

research.

Effective teaching helps the department satisfy the needs of
the student acquiring credits in the humanities. It is
essential if the department is to attract and maintain a good
number of capable students majoring or minoring in philosophy.

Efforts toward publication help maintain and increase the
intellectual excellence of the members of the department.
Acutal publication serves to make known the excellence of the

department, to permit the fruits of the members' research to
be serutinized by other scholars with similar interests; and
to overcome what could be an undesirable isolation from the
scholarly community.

Written essays and/or oral discussions and examinations will

be employed.in such a way as to achieve student competence in
philosophical methods. Exclusive reliance on "objective" tests
such as multiple choice and true/falSe exams is discouraged.

Each professor will provide his students with a summary of his
general criteria for grading student work and will endeavor
to relate the criteria to each graded student effort. In
addition, he will indicate how final course marks are to be
compiled,

It is not the aim of the department to impart an established
dogma but to provide training which will allow the student to
form his own positions creatively, critically, and intelligently.
Therefore, the composition of the departmental faculty will

flect a diversity of philosophical orientations as well as a
diversity of backgrounds. In keeping with this goal, each
professor has the right to present his own philosophical view-
point in interpreting the subject matter of his courses.

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7. Essential to the achievement of the goals of the department is

the availability in the university library of background and
supplementary materials related to course offerings and gradu-
ate school preparation; basic reference materials; current and
past issues of Journals; and research materials in the areas
of specialization of the faculty. The department attempts to
maintain a departmental library with current Journals and
relevant material by encouraging contributions from faculty
and students. :

For the guidance of majors and minors and for reference by

all students, the department will maintain a notebook contain-
ing such information as: Departmental Code; job fields open

to students of philosophy; recommended programs for students
with graduate or without graduate school interests; require-
ments for the major and minor; standard reference works in
philosophy; principal journals; student organizations; committee
memberships; reading lists for the Graduate Record Examination;

and a semestral supplement containing course descriptions.

Philosophy majors and minors will be encouraged to participate
in Phi Sigma Tau, National Honor Society in Philosophy, and in
the philosophy department colloquy.

> 10. The department encourages superior students to take part in
8 the Junior-Senior Honors Program.

TIT. Membership

A. Faculty personnel appointed to the philosophy department, whether
full or part-time, are members of the department.

Procedures concerning recommendations with regard to appointments,
reappointments and nonreappointments, promotions, and the conferring
of permanent tenure, and with regard to dismissal and loss of
position (cf. Faculty Manual, Appendix D, Section III D):

1. Appointments: When a vacancy occurs, the members and student
delegates of the department shall convene and recommend an area
of specialization for the new appointee. The department chair~
person shall then solicit applications, giving due considera-
tion to the recommendations of the department.

Reappointment: The Personnel Committee annually will consider
the status of each member who is to be considered for reappoint-
ment. Provided that the faculty member fulfills the criterla
specified in the guidelines adopted by the department to a
degree satisfactory to a majority of the members of the
Personnel Conmittee, the committee shall recommend him/her for
reappointment. In case a faculty member is not recommended
but believes he/she fulfills the criteria adequately for
reappointment, he/she may request a meeting of the Personnel
Committee to present his/her case and petition the committee
for a recommendation for reappointment.

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3, Promotion: The Personnel Conmittee will meet annually to
consider recommending promotion. Any member of the department
may nominate a member to be recommended for promotion and sub-
mit to the committee written documentation that the faculty
member(s) to be considered for promotion fulfills the criteria

specified in the guidelines adopted by the department for pro-
motion to the next higher level. Provided that a faculty

member fulfills such criteria to a degree satisfactory to a
majority of that committee, the committee shall recommend

him/her for promotion. In case a faculty member is not
recommended but believes he/she fulfills the criteria adequately

for promotion, he/she may request a meeting of the Personnel
Committee to present his/her case and petition the committee

for a recommendation for promotion.

Permanent Tenure: Provided that a faculty member fulfills the
criteria for permanent tenure as specified in the guidelines

adopted by the department to a degree satisfactory to the
majority of the Personnel Committee, the committee shall

recommend he/she be granted permanent tenure.

Dismissal from a Position: Dismissal of a member is to be made
according to those provisions listed in the Faculty Manual.

Loss of Position of a Faculty Member Without Permanent Tenure:
The department chairperson shall distribute a written notifica-
tion of the loss of a position of a faculty member without
permanent tenure within one workday to all faculty members.

The Personnel Committee is to evaluate each affected member's
value to the department with respect to area of specialization,
teaching competence, publication during period in residence,
fulfillment of departmental duties as specified by this code,
and of university duties as specified by the Faculty Manual,
and then decide by majority vote which position to recommend
for elimination.

Evaluations

The department will conduct a quadrennial evaluation in conformity

with the East Carolina University Code. The department chairperson
will, not later than November 1,call a meeting of the voting faculty

to elect an evaluation committee. The evaluation committee will sub-
sequently set the date on which the voting faculty will vote on the
effectiveness of both the department and its chairperson. Since the
first such votes were cast on February 28, 1975, subsequent votes will -
be cast as near to February 28 as practicable.

Officials
A. Officers of the Department
1. Chairperson: The chairperson of the department is the chief

administrator of departmental affairs. The selection and
tenure of office of the chairperson shall conform with the

East Carolina University Code. The chairperson shall:

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a.. represent the department in its relations with other units
of the university;

b. administer the affairs of the department in accordance
with the policies determined by the university, and
with due consideration to the recommendations of the

department ;

c. supervise the counseling of students and their registration
and prepare the teaching schedule for each term and summer
school. He shall try to accommodate the preferences of
each faculty member concerning courses, hours, etc.;

ad. forward departmental recommendations, decided in accordance
with this code, to appropriate authorities above the unit

level within a reasonable time;

e. manage the operation of the departmental office and its
staff, and have general responsibility for proper space
utilization. and for all equipment and supplies belonging

to the department ;

manage and be responsible for the budget and all other funds
assigned to or belonging to the department, report to
members of the department the departmental budget, and make
available the annual report;

when a faculty vacancy occurs, convene the department and
conduct negotiations for the hiring of new faculty members
in accordance with III,B,l of the Departmental Code;

h. preside over departmental and faculty meetings, supervise
the writing of minutes and agenda, and make them available.

General College Representative: The duties of the General
follece advisers shall be those specified in the Faculty Manual anc

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in the regulations of the General College.

Faculty Senator and Alternate - Mode of Election: The mode

of election of the department faculty senator shall be that
specified in the Constitution of the Faculty Senate. The mode
of election of the alternate shall be the same. The term of
office shall be that specified in the Constitution of the
Faculty Senate. The term of office of the alternate shall be
the same. The duties of the faculty senator shall be those
specified in the Constitution of the Faculty Senate. In addi-
tion, the department faculty senator is expected to consult
frequently with members of the department on agenda items which
may affect the department; to keep members of the department
informed of matters being considered by the Senate; to place
matters on the Senate agenda when requested by members of the
department; and to interpret for the department the decisions
and policies of the Senate. The alternate faculty senator will
perform the duties of the faculty senator when, for compelling
reasons, the faculty senator is unable to attend meetings of
the Senate. In addition, the alternate shall be required to
notify the secretary of the Faculty Senate before the meeting
begins that he is replacing the faculty senator at that meeting.

 
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4. Department Library Representative: The library representative
shall:

a. expend the department's annual library budget, ordering
books in accord with the department's policy of acquiring
all serious works in philosophy in English, and all
necessary books relating to religious studies courses
being offered in the department, along with a representative
sampling of the most significant foreign language publica-
tions, while attempting to build up the library's holdings
in important journals;

select from among the publications made available through
approval plans, supplementaty grants, etc.;

c. make available to the members of the department his data
on library holdings, acquisitions and budget.

Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee Representative: The Arts

sentative will perform
those duties required by the committee, assist in presenting
new course proposals from the department before the committee,
and report whatever is necessary to the department.

Departmental Adviser for Majors and Minors: ‘The adviser's chief
duties are to advise majors and minors in philosophy regarding
the department's requirements for these respective areas of
concentration, and to assist with the administrative procedure
of preregistration, registration, and the like, of majors and
minors. The adviser will also serve as a guide for students
with or without graduate school interest in philosophy and for
students planning to take the Graduate Record Examination.

Phi Siema Tau Adviser: The adviser's duty is to advise the Phi
Sigma Tau chapter.” The adviser will be responsible for announc-
ing and supervising such meetings and activities as the group
desires. Early each fall term a meeting of the group will be

held to determine the year's activities.

The Departmental Representative on the Chancellor's Advisory
Gouncil will attend all meetings of the council and will report
to the department as soon as possible after each meeting any
matters that relate to the department.

“Mode of Election of Departmental Officers

Unless election procedures are otherwise specified (e.g. chair-
person, faculty senator) departmental officers will be elected

as follows: The department chairperson shall nominate, and the
members of the department shall confirm at a faculty meeting late
in the academic year, persons to serve as department officers.

In all cases of nominations made by the chairperson, other nomina-
tions may be made from the floor. On the basis of reasons accept-

able to the department, individuals nominated have the privilege of
declining.

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-C. ,.Term.of Office of Departmental Officers

Unless terms of tenure of office are otherwise specified (e.g.
chairperson) all officers will serve from the first day of fall
registration of the year of election until the first day of the
following fall registration, and may be reelected for succeeding
terms.

VI. Committees

A. Standing Committees

1. Personnel Committee: The permanently tenured members of the
department other than the chairperson or the acting chairperson
will constitute the departmental Personnel Committee, to carry
out the duties set forth in the East Carolina University Code,
the Faculty Manual and this code. The conmittee will convene
immediately after the organizational meeting of the department
each fall term to elect a chairperson for that year. A quorun
will consist of three-fifths of the members currently in
residence. In its advice concerning personnel matters, if a
majority is not in favor of making an affirmative recommenda-
tion, the committee must make a negative recommendation.

Student Recruitment Committee: The Student Recruitment Committee
will consist. of three faculty members elected in the manner
prescribed in V, B, Mode of Election, one voting student
delegate, and the departmental adviser for majors and minors

ex officio. The committee will elect its chairperson. The
chairperson will call the committee to meetings at least once
each term and thereafter make a report to a departmental meeting.
The committee will originate and, upon approval of the depart-
ment, will implement recommendations to encourage students to
participate in the department's academic program. This
committee will also compile and keep up-to-date the notebook
mentioned in II, B, 8.

B. Ad hoc committees will be established as needed in accordance with

the latest edition of Roberts Rules of Order.
Meetings

A. Departmental Meetings: A departmental meeting will be held on the
third Thursday class day after the first class day of each regular
term. Additionally, the chairperson or any three concurring faculty
members may call a departmental meeting provided that no faculty
member has a departmental obligation at the time such latter meetings
are called. Three-fourths of the faculty in residence of the depart-
ment will constitute a quorum and each faculty member must be
notified via his/her departmental mailbox of time, place, and agenda
in such time as to allow reasonable preparation. In addition, such
information should be posted on departmental bulletin boards at least

24 hours before the meeting. Agenda for departmental meetings will
be limited to:

Revised January 1980

 
(4) consideration of course offerings in upcoming terms
(ii) consideration of course requirements or curriculum
(441) consideration of new appointments to the faculty
(iv) promulgation of information deemed relevant to the

interest of the department.

B. Faculty Meetings: A faculty meeting will be held on the second
Thursday class day after the first class day of each regular
term, Additionally, the chairperson or any three concurring
faculty members may call a faculty meeting provided that no
faculty member has a departmental obligation at the time such
latter meetings are called. Three~fourths of the eligible
voting faculty in residence where eligibility varies with matter
considered (See VII, C below), will constitute a quorum. Each
eligible faculty member must be notified via his/her depart-
mental mailbox of time, place, and agenda in such time as to
allow reasonable preparation. Items specified as i, 11, iit
of VII, A in the limited agenda of departmental meetings will
not be acted upon in faculty meetings.

Voting Rights

1. Faculty: Faculty voting status 1s defined in the East
Carolina University Code. Each faculty member so qualifying
will have one vote provided that that member is not in-~
eligible (as specified below) for voting on some issue.

When members of the philosophy department are temporarily
employed to replace a nontemporary faculty member on leave
or when faculty members are temporarily employed on a
terminal one~year appointment, such members may vote on
all matters brought to a vote in departmental or in faculty
meetings except those votes which concern:

(1) the tenure, position, salary, or duties of any non-

temporary faculty member

(ii) amendments to this code.

However, if the temporarily employed member has
accepted a permanent appointment in the department,
then these exceptions do not apply.

No temporarily employed faculty member may vote during
any time when that member is not actively employed
and being paid by East Carolina University.

Students: Students majoring and minoring in philosophy may
participate in a nonvoting capacity in any departmental
meeting. Voting student delegates may vote on all matters
listed under VII,A, Agenda. Students may not participate
in faculty meetings. Voting student delegates will be
elected by the majors and minors together on the basis of
one voting delegate for every five or fraction of five
majors (but not less than two). These voting student
delegates may be elected only from the majors and minors.
Each voting delegate has one vote. Other students may
attend the meetings for the purpose of discussion, but they

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may not vote. Voting student delegates will be elected
at the first departmental meeting each regular term.
Elected student representatives must be in attendance at
meetings in order to vote.

VIII. Amendment Process

Amendments to this code must be submitted to the nontemporary faculty
members of the department in writing at least thirty days prior to
consideration. Enactment of amendments will require approval Of: 2/3
of the nontemporary faculty members and must be ratified by a majority
of the permanently tenured members, Amendments will become effective
when ratified by the Faculty Senate and the Chancellor.

Enabling Statement

This code will become effective when ratified by the majority of the
permanently tenured faculty members of the department, and by the
Faculty Senate and the Chancellor. (This code was ratified by the
Chancellor on March 17, 1977.)

Rules of Order

The parliamentary authority of the department 4s the latest edition of
Roberts Rules of Order.