Academic Charter

1) Policies and Standards Framing Authority of the Senate
2) Recommending and Advising Functions of the Senate
3) Other Functions of the Senate
4) Faculty Right to Review Senate Action
5) Board of Trustees Review and Ratification of Senate Action

D) Senate Meetings, Officers, and Procedures

1) Senate Meetings
2) Officers of the Senate
3) Senate Business During the Summer

E) Attendance at Senate Meetings
F) Committees of the Senate

1) Senate Executive Committee (SEC)
2) Committee on Academic Affairs (CAA)
3) Committee on Committees (Com/Com)
4) Committee on Amendments and Bylaws
5) Committee of Professional Affairs (CPA)
6) Fiscal Affairs Advisory Committee (FAAC)

G) The VPAA/SEC Joint Conference

V) UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES

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Article V contains the following sections:

A) General Provisions
B) University Standing Committees

1) Membership
2) Attendance
3) Formation of Standing Committees by Petition
4) Organization of Standing Committees
5) Responsibilities of Standing Committees
6) Review and Discontinuance of Standing Committees

C) University Ad Hoc Committees

VI) THE SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS AND PROVOST

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Article VI contains the following sections:

A) The Office of the Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost
B) Appointment of the VPAA
C) Responsibilities of the VPAA
D) Evaluation of the VPAA
E) The VPAA and the Council of Deans

VII) THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT AFFAIRS

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Article VII contains the following sections:

A) The Office of the Vice President for Student Affair
B) Evaluation of the VPSA
C) The VPSA and the Student Affairs Advisory Board
D) Student Organizations

1) Undergraduate Student Government (USG)
2) Graduate Student Senate (GSS)

VIII) THE GRADUATE COLLEGE

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Article VIII contains the following sections:

A) General Authority and Organization
B) Appointment of the Dean of the Graduate College
C) Responsibilities of the Dean of the Graduate College
D) Evaluation of the Dean of the Graduate College
E) The Graduate Faculty
F) The Graduate Council

1) Membership
2) Recommending and Advising Functions of the Graduate Council
3) Program and Policies Approval

IX) THE UNDERGRADUATE COLLEGES

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Article IX contains the following sections:

A) Definition and Composition of a College
B) Appointment of the Dean of an Undergraduate College
C) Responsibilities of the Dean of an Undergraduate College
D) Evaluation of the Dean of an Undergraduate College
E) Special Evaluation and/or Recall of the Dean of an Undergraduate College
F) Faculty Organization and Meetings
G) Councils and Committees
H) The Undergraduate Council

1) Membership
2) Recommending and Advising Functions of the Undergraduate Council
3) Program and Policies Approval

I) Proposals to Create a New Undergraduate College

X) SCHOOLS

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Article X contains the following sections:

A) Definition and Composition of a School
B) Organizational Structure of a School
C) Appointment of the Director of a School
D) Responsibilities of the Director of a School
E) Evaluation of the Director of a School
F) Recall of the Director of a School
G) Evaluation of a School
H) Proposals to Create a New School

XI) THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS

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Article XI contains the following sections:

A) Definition and Composition of a Department
B) Appointment of the Chair of a Department
C) Responsibilities of the Chair of a Department
D) Evaluation of the Chair of a Department
E) Recall of the Chair of a Department
F) Evaluation of a Department
G) Proposals to Create New Departments

XII) PROGRAMS, INSTITUTES, AND CENTERS

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Article XII contains the following sections:

A) Definition and Composition
B) Organization and Operation
C) Establishment and Governance

1) Division or Programmatic Instructional Unit
2) Institute
3) Center
4) Research Center

XIII) AMENDMENTS, INTERPRETATIONS, AND VIOLATIONS OF THE ACADEMIC CHARTER (A, B-BII)

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Article XIII contains the following sections:

A) Editorial Changes (A, B-I, and B-II)
B) Amendments to the Academic Charter
C) Interpretations of the Charter
D) Violations of the Charter
E) Charter Revision

XIV) ACADEMIC RECONFIGURATION

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Article XIV contains the following sections:

A) Definitions and Conditions
B) Initiating Reconfiguration
C) Review and Approval Process for Reconfiguration Proposals That Affect Two or More Colleges

PART B -- FACULTY PERSONNEL

DIVISION I -- FACULTY PERSONNEL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

B-I.A) Affiliation

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B-I.C) University Policy on Faculty Appointment and Tenure Denotes PDF files; Adobe Acrobat or

B-I.C contains the following sections:

1) General Policy

a) Academic Support Staff with Faculty Rank
b) Terms in Writing
c) Sanction of the Board of Trustees
d) Termination of Appointments by the University

2) Kinds of Appointment

a) Non-Tenure Track Faculty
b) Tenure Track Faculty
c) Honorary Appointments

3) Tenure at BGSU

a) Meaning of Tenure
b) Obligation of Faculty Member
c) Termination of Appointment for Cause

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B-I.D contains the following sections:

1) Evaluation of Tenured and Tenure-Track Faculty
a) Criteria for Academic Ranks
b) Annual Evaluation for Contract Renewal or for Progress of Probationary Appointment
c) Evaluation for Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor
d) Evaluation for Promotion to Professor

2) Evaluation of Faculty on Interunit Assignments, Joint, and Dual Appointments

3) Evaluation of Continuing Nontenure Track Faculty
a) Criteria for Ranks
b) Renewal
c) Promotion

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B-I.E contains the following sections:

1) Special Professorships

a) Distinguished Teaching Professorship
b) Distinguished Research Professorship or Distinguished Artist Professorship

1) Distinguished University Professorships
2) Trustee Professorship
3) Emeritus Faculty

a) Criteria
b) Privileges
c) Procedures for Appointment

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B-II.A) Faculty Development

B-II.A.1) Faculty Development Center
B-II.A.2) Faculty Development Program

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B-II.B contains the following sections:

1) Faculty Improvement Leaves

a) Authority
b) Purposes
c) Definitions
d) Eligibility
e) Application Procedures for Faculty Improvement Leaves
f) Selection for Faculty Improvement Leaves
g) Compensation and Funding for Faculty Improvement Leaves

2) Faculty Exchange Leave Guidelines & Procedures
3) Leaves With Extramural Salary Paid through the University Payroll System
4) Leaves Without Pay Through the University Payroll System
5) Leave Without Pay, Application Procedures
6) Sick-Leave Policy
7) Pregnancy Leave for BGSU Faculty
8) Military Leave (Ohio Revised Code)
9) Family and Medical Leave Act Policy
10)Adoption and Foster Care Leaves

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B-II.C contains the following sections:

1) Benefits for Retirees
2) Payment for Unused Sick Leave
3) Counseling Services
4) Early Retirement Incentive Program
5) Supplemental Retirement Program

a) Eligibility
b) Post-Retirement Employment Option
c) Program Implementation
d) Tax-Sheltered Annuity
e) Instructional Fee Grants for Retirees and Dependents Option
f) Term Life Insurance Option

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B-II.D contains the following sections:

1) Benefits in Brie
2) Insurance Benefits
3) Fee Waiver Policy

a) Employee
b) Spouse/Child
c) Widow/Widower or Child of a Deceased Faculty Member
d) Fee Waivers Agreement between BGSU and UT
e) Fee Waivers Agreement between BGSU and MCO

4) Unemployment Compensation

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B-II.E contains the following sections:

1) Conflict of Interest--Teaching
2) Conflict of Interest--Research and Consulting

a) Conflict Situations
b) University Procedures

3) Patent Policy and Regulations of BGSU

a) The Patent Policy
b) Procedure and Regulations Governing Invention Disclosures to be Submitted to the Patent Advisory Committee

4) Copyright Policy

a) Preamble and Purposes
b) Publication Rights of University Personnel
c) Principles of University Ownership
d) Student Works
e) Responsibilities and Administration
f) Distribution of Income
g) Definitions

5) Extramural Gainful Employment
6) Overload Teaching Assignments
7) Resume Form
8) Smoking Regulations (Board of Trustees, 1959)

a) Smoking Regulations (Ohio Revised Code)
b) Posting of Smoking Areas--BGSU

9) Solicitation Policy

a ) Definitions
b) Disruption of Working Time
c) Use of Facilities
d) Distribution of Literature
e) Violations

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B-II.F contains the following sections:

1) The Ohio Ethics Law

a) Conflict of Interest
b) Investigations
c) Confidentiality
d) Hearings
e) Report of Findings
f) Penalties
g) Financial Disclosure
h) Public Inspection
i) Special Rules
j) Four Ethics Commissions
k) Advisory Opinions

2) Teaching Responsibilities

a) Introduction
b) Statement

3) Equal Opportunity and Anti-Harassment Policies

a) Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
b) Equal Education Opportunity Policy
c) Anti-Hassassment Policy
d) Sexual Harassment
e) Retaliation
f) Grievance Procedures
g) Procedure of the Complainant
h) Procedure for the Respondent
i ) Principles
J) Drug-Free Workplace Policy

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B-II.G contains the following sections:

1) Writing Skills
2) Class Admission Rosters
3) Class Attendance
4) Class Attendance Policy for Weather Emergencies
5) Classroom Environment, Responsibility and Authority of Instructor
6) Policy on Scheduling Major Class Assignments Prior to Final Examination Week
7) Final Examination Policy
8) Grades and Grade Reporting
9) Grade and Absence Appeals Procedure

a) Appeals Procedure for Student Academic Grievances Against Faculty Members or Departments
b ) In Matters of Grade and Absence Appeals Only
c ) In Matters Other than Grade and Absence Appeals

10) Academic Forgiveness

a ) The Academic Forgiveness Policy
b) The Transcript
c) Implementation

B-II.H) Academic Honesty Policy

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B-II.H contains the following sections:

1) Introduction

a) Objectives
b) Suggestions for Limiting Academic Dishonesty
c) Definitions of Academic Honesty Violations
d) Definition of Terms
e) Time Limits
f) Statute of Limitations
g) Advisers
h) Applicability of the Policy

i) Interpretations of the Policy

j) Possibility of Legal Action

2) Violations Discovered Before Graduation

a) Jurisdiction
b) Procedures
c) Due Process Procedural Safeguards
d) Appeals to the Academic Honesty Committee
e) Appeals to the Vice President for Academic Affairs
f) Sanctions

Table of Violations Discovered Before Graduation

3) Violations Discovered After Graduation

a) Jurisdiction
b) Reporting a Case of Academic Dishonesty
c) Hearing Procedures
d) Appeals to the Academic Honesty Committee
e) Appeals to the Vice President for Academic Affairs
f) Sanctions

Table of Violations Discovered After Graduation

B-II.I) Policy on Misconduct in Research

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B-II.I contains the following sections:

1) Definitions
2) Purposes
3) Regulations
4) Responsibilities
5) Procedures for Handling Allegations of Misconduct
6) Notification to Federal Agencies When Federal Funds Are Involved
7) Resolution

DIVISION III

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APPENDICES

Appendix A: Bowling Green State University Financial Exigency Plan Denotes PDF files; Adobe Acrobat or

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