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3335-3-29 Deans of the colleges.
(A) There shall be a dean of each college who shall be a member of its faculty and the administrative head of the college. Each dean shall be appointed and reappointed by the board of trustees upon nomination of the president. Before making this nomination or recommendation for reappointment, the president shall confer with members of the faculty of the college for which the dean is to be appointed and shall give substantial weight to faculty recommendations in reaching a decision. The president shall also consider the recommendations of the chairs of the departments and the directors of the schools in that college.
(B) The major responsibility of the dean of each college shall be that of providing active leadership in the promotion, direction and support of educational and research activities of the university, in the maintenance of a high level of morale among the faculty, and in the encouragement of the spirit of learning among the students. In addition the dean shall have general administrative responsibility for the program of the college, subject to the approval of the president and the board of trustees. These administrative responsibilities shall include the duty:
(1) To preside at meetings of the college faculty and to appoint all college committees unless their membership has been designated by faculty rule or by the college faculty.
(2) To approve courses of study for students in his or her college, to warn students who are delinquent in their studies and to recommend appropriate student disciplinary action to the appropriate university disciplinary body or official.
(3) To present candidates for degrees to the president on behalf of the college faculty and to serve as a member of the council of deans (see rule 3335-3-22 of the Administrative Code).
(4) After consultation with the chairs of the departments and the directors of the schools within the college to make recommendations to the executive vice president and provost concerning the college budget, the appointments to and promotions within the staff and the membership of the college faculty. All recommendations by the deans of the colleges of the health sciences will be made to the senior vice president for health sciences who will accomplish the appropriate coordination and make recommendations to the executive vice president and provost.
(C) The dean is hereby given authority requisite to carrying out the responsibilities of his or her position. The dean may delegate any of his or her responsibility and authority to another member of the faculty of the college. The dean shall be a voting member of the faculty of each department.
(D) The usual method of communication between the dean and the president or the board of trustees shall be through the appropriate staff member, then to the president and through the president to the board of trustees. (B/T 4/4/97 B/T 2/6/98, B/T 12/4/98, B/T 10/1/1999, B/T 12/2/05)
