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Purpose
EarlGGravesSchoolofBusinessandManagement CRITERIAFORGRADUATEFACULTYDESIGNATION
ThepurposeoftheCriteriaforGraduateFacultyDesignationistoestablishstandardsfor designatingqualifiedfacultyasmembersofthe“GraduateFaculty”and“AdjunctGraduate Faculty”intheEarlG.GravesSchoolofBusinessandManagement(GSBM).These standardsareintendedtoensuretheongoingsuccessofgraduateeducationbyidentifying facultywhomaintainrobustlevelsofresearchandscholarship,supportthedeliveryofhighqualitygraduate-levelcourses,engageactivelyinscholarlyadvisingofgraduatestudents, andarefullyengagedinthegraduatecommunityofMorganStateUniversity.
2. Definitions
Thefollowingdefinitionsofcertaintermsareusedinthisdocument.
2.1 School: ShallindividuallyorcollectivelymeanMorganStateUniversity’sCollegeof LiberalArts,SchoolofArchitectureandPlanning,SchoolofBusinessandManagement, SchoolofCommunityHealthandPolicy,SchoolofComputer,MathematicalandNatural Sciences,SchoolofEducationandUrbanStudies,SchoolofEngineering,Schoolof GlobalJournalismandCommunication,SchoolofGraduateStudies,Collegeof InterdisciplinaryandContinuingStudies,andSchoolofSocialWork.
2.2 University: ShallmeanMorganStateUniversity.
2.3 Provost:ShallmeanMorganStateUniversity’sProvost/SeniorVicePresidentfor Academic Affairs.
2.4 Graduate Council: Thebodyofdesignatedgraduatefaculty,graduatecoordinators,and administrativeofficersasdesignatedbyDeansoftheSchools.
3. RegulationStatements
MorganStateUniversityiscommittedtorecruiting,developing,andretainingthemost qualifiedfacultytoteachandtoguidetheresearchofstudentsadmittedtotheSchoolof GraduateStudies.Suchfacultyareexpectedtobeactivelyengagedinresearch,publishing, teachinggraduatecourses,guidingresearchfordoctoraldissertations,andperformingservice totheUniversity.
4. DesignationLevel
Facultywhomeetthecriteriaoutlinedintheregulationstatementandotherrequirements outlinedinthispolicyareeligibletoberecognizedbytheUniversitywiththedesignationof “GraduateFaculty”or“AdjunctGraduateFaculty.”
DesignationofGraduateFacultyorAdjunctGraduateFacultyisbasedonfaculty productivitywithinarollingsix-yearwindowperiod.
4.1GraduateFaculty
FacultywhosatisfySectionII.A(InitialAcademic PreparationforSAandPA)ofthe “CRITERIAFORFACULTYDESIGNATION”datedAugust2025,canbedesignatedasa GraduateFacultyfor6yearsafterreceivingtheirterminaldegree.
FacultywhoareScholarlyAcademicQualifiedforthesustainedengagementactivitiesfor Ph.D.instruction(SectionII.B)ofthe“CRITERIAFORFACULTYDESIGNATION”dated August2025,canbedesignatedasaGraduateFaculty.
Thesefacultyhaveorarescheduledtohavegraduateteachingandadvisingassignments.The designationisrestrictedtofacultywhohavealocusofappointmentinabusinessdiscipline withagraduateprogram orhavedutiesforserviceorteachinginagraduateprogram.The GraduateFacultycanserveasChairsofDissertationcommitteesandserve asmembersof Dissertationcommittees.
4.2AdjunctGraduateFaculty
ThedesignationasAdjunctGraduateFacultyappliestoanyqualifiedfaculty,staff,or administratorwhodoesnotqualifyforthedesignationasdescribedin4.1andwhoserves graduateeducationinasubstantivemannerasdefinedbytheschoolsand colleges. Individualswhoarenotmembersoftheuniversitycommunitybutwhootherwise provideinstruction,advisement,andsupportarealsoeligibleforthestatusofAdjunct GraduateFaculty.
FacultywhoareScholarlyAcademicQualifiedforthesustainedengagementactivitiesfor Undergraduate&Masterinstruction(SectionII.C)ofthe“CRITERIAFORFACULTY DESIGNATION”datedAugust2025,canbedesignatedasanAdjunctGraduateFaculty.
TheAdjunctGraduateFacultymustpossessadoctoraldegreeinthediscipline,orinan appropriatelyrelateddisciplineattheUniversity.Thesefacultyhaveorarescheduledtohave graduateteachingassignments.Thedesignationisrestrictedtofacultywho havealocusof
appointmentinabusinessdisciplinewithagraduateprogramorhavedutiesforserviceor teachinginagraduateprogram.TheAdjunctGraduateFacultymayserveasmembersof Dissertationcommittees.AnAdjunctGraduateFacultymayserve asaDissertation committeeChairwiththerecommendationofthePh.D.ProgramDirector,respective DepartmentChair,DeanofGSBM,andtheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudies.
4.3RestrictionoftheDesignation
ThedesignationofGraduateFacultyisreservedforindividualsappointedasfacultyin accordancewiththeGSBMpolicy(see4.1above).AsanAdjunctGraduateFacultyuponthe appropriatereviewandapprovalofthePh.D.ProgramDirector,respectiveDepartment Chair,DeanofGSBM,andDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudies,anyindividualwiththe appropriatecredentialsandexperiencemaybeassignedtoserveinoneoftherolesof graduatefaculty(suchasservingasacommitteemember).
5. DesignationProcedure
ThedesignationasaGraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultyrequiresnominationby thePh.D.ProgramDirectorandapprovalbytherespectiveChairandDeansasdescribed below.
DesignationasaGraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultyisnotconferredbydefault uponappointmentand/orreceivingtenureorpromotionattheUniversity.Facultymembers seekingtoteachgraduate coursesonarecurringbasisandtoadvisedoctoralstudentsmust followtheguidelinesand proceduresaspublishedbytheSchoolofGraduateStudies.
5.1DesignationProcessforGraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFaculty
ThefollowingprocedureshouldbeusedfordesignationasamemberoftheGraduateFaculty andAdjunctGraduateFaculty.
● ThePh.D.ProgramDirectornominatesafacultymember,inconsultationwiththe PhDcoordinatorofthebusinessdiscipline,tobedesignatedasaGraduateFaculty orAdjunctGraduateFaculty.Thenominationformisavailableonline (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/0c5aaa3159ce4bad9d1299c02ef616e0).
● Thenomineemustprovidetherequestedinformationbythe3rdMondayofMay toenablemakingadecisiononthedesignationforthecomingacademicyear.
● Basedontheinformationsubmittedbythenominee,therespectiveDepartment Chair,theDeanofGSBM,andtheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudiesmay approvethenomineeforthedesignation.
● TheSchoolofGraduateStudiesrecordstheapprovalsandsendsaletter recognizingthedesignationandindicatingtheterms.
5.2AppointmentasChairofDissertationandotherroles
AppointmentsaremadeinaccordancewiththeGSBMPh.D.Catalog
5.3RecordMaintenance
TheSchoolofGraduateStudiesshallmaintainarecordofthemembers,theirdesignations, andtheirtermsofappointment.ThisrecordshallbepublishedintheGraduateCatalogand anyofitsderivativesasappropriate.
6. Term
GraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultydesignationsareforrenewablefive(5)year termsbeyondtheinitialtermofappointment,orforthedurationoftheappointmentatthe University,whicheverendsfirst. GraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultywishingto renewtheirdesignationforanothertermmustapplyforrenewalfollowingthe“Graduate FacultyDesignationGuidelinesandProcedures.”Ifthefacultymember’s faculty appointmentattheUniversityisterminatedornotrenewedforanyreason,thisdesignationis terminatedautomatically.
Theprocessofrecertificationisautomaticallyundertaken90dayspriortotheexpirationof theGraduateFacultyorAdjunctGraduateFacultydesignation. Thesystemwill automaticallysendanemailtotheGraduateFacultyorAdjunctGraduateFacultyalerting themthattheexpirationisforthcominginafewmonthsandthattheyneedtoberenominated forthestatusassoonaspossible.ItisincumbentuponthefacultytonotifythePh.D. ProgramDirectoroftheneedforrecertification.
7. Responsibilities,Privileges,andInstructionalLoad
TheinstructionalloadrequirementforGraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultyisset inaccordancewiththeUniversity'sworkload-relatedpolicies,asmaybeamendedby Universitygoverningbodies. AnydesignationsintheworkloadpolicyreferringtoGraduate Facultyand AdjunctGraduateFacultyrequiretheofficialdesignationasrecordedbythe SchoolofGraduateStudies.
7.1Responsibilities
Inadditiontotheuniversity-wideservicerequirements,theGraduateFacultyandAdjunct GraduateFacultymustparticipateinthecommitteesoftheGraduateCouncil,unlesstheyare externaltotheUniversity. TheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudieswillassessthe overallcommitteeserviceneedsanddistributeanoticeofneededparticipantsforthe standingcommitteesoftheGraduateCouncilandanyAdHoccommitteesorTaskForce committeesineachyear. TheDeanshallmaintainarecordofthatparticipation.
GraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultyarealsoexpectedtosustainaprogramof research,scholarship,and/orcreativeactivityappropriatetothedisciplineofthefaculty appointment. Thisresearchisexpectedtobeatalevelofprominenceconsistentwiththe researchmissionoftheUniversity.
GraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultymustparticipateintheworkofpreparing graduatestudentsforsuccess,suchasgraduatestudentadvisement,dissertationcommittees (whereappropriate),comprehensiveand/orqualifyingexamadministration.
7.2Privileges
ThedesignationofGraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduateFacultyshallconveythe followingprivilegestoitsmembers,allowingmembersto:
1. teachgraduate-levelcourses.
2. serveasmembers orreviewersongraduatestudents'project,thesis,or dissertationcommittees.
3. serveasChairinthedoctoralcommitteesand/ordoctoraldissertationresearch committees.
4. voteonmattersbrought beforethegraduatefaculty.
WhileprivilegesareextendedtoGraduateFacultyandAdjunctGraduate Faculty,there are someexceptionsoutlinedbelow:
GraduateFacultyareeligibletoengageinitems1)through4)asgovernedbythe specificregulationsandproceduresforeach.
AdjunctGraduateFacultymembersareeligibletoparticipateinitems1)and2)as governedbythespecificregulationsandproceduresforeach.Withthe recommendationofthePh.D.ProgramDirector,respectiveDepartmentChair,and DeanoftheSchool,theDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudiescanextendthe responsibilitiesofanAdjunctGraduateFacultytoitem3)(servingaschairof committees).Thisaddedresponsibilitymustapplytoaspecificcaseandnotbea permanentarrangement(i.e.,permissiontochairadissertationisgrantedforchairing aspecificdissertation). Votingrights(item4above)cannotbeextendedtoAdjunct GraduateFaculty.
PerSection4.3above,anyindividualwithoutfacultystatusiseligibletobeappointed toserveinoneoftherolesandcanonlybeassignedtoservethatroleinaspecific case. EachinstancerequiresapprovalasarticulatedaboveinSections4.3and5.2.
7.3InstructionalLoad
TobeeligibleforthereducedGraduateFacultyteachingloadbasedontheUniversity's workload-relatedpolicies,afacultymembermusthaveacurrentofficialdesignationasa
memberoftheGraduate Faculty. Theabsenceofthedesignationdoesnotbarthefaculty fromteachingagraduatecourse.
Note:AdjunctGraduateFacultyarenoteligibleforareducedteachingload.
8. RevocationofGraduateFacultyDesignation
ThedesignationofGraduateFacultyorAdjunctGraduateFacultymayberevokedbythe ProvostuponthecollaborativerecommendationofthePh.D.ProgramDirector,andthe respectiveDepartmentChairandapprovedbytheDeanofGSBM,andtheDeanofthe SchoolofGraduateStudies. Thisrecommendationshallbebasedonthecircumstances whereinthefacultymemberhasfailedtoperformthedutiesexpectedofaGraduateFaculty orAdjunctGraduateFacultyandmayalsoinvolveevidenceofinappropriateacademic conductand/orinappropriateprofessionalethicsthatincludes,butisnotnecessarilylimited to,fraud,fabrication,falsification,plagiarism,orotherviolationsofUniversityPolicy. In appropriatecircumstances,facultydesignatedasGraduateFacultymaybereducedto AdjunctGraduateFacultydesignation.RevocationoftheGraduateFacultyorAdjunct GraduateFacultyimpliesthattheyarenolongerconsideredasGraduateFacultyorAdjunct GraduateFaculty,respectively.
9. AppealProcedure
AppealsofthedecisionoftheProvosttodenythedesignationofanomineeasGraduate FacultyorAdjunctGraduateFaculty,andappealsofthedecisiontorevokethestatusofone previouslydesignatedasGraduateFacultyorAdjunctGraduateFaculty,shallbedirectedin writingbytheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduateStudies. TheDeanoftheSchoolofGraduate Studieswillthenimplementtheappealsprocessasoutlinedinthe“GraduateFaculty DesignationGuidelinesandProcedures.”