Estrella Mountain Community College

Faculty Staffing Process

I. RFP Sections relevant to the Faculty Staffing Committee

1.2.5. Faculty Governance

1.2.5.1.

Faculty governance is a process determined by the Residential Faculty. It is understood that Residential Faculty has responsibility for such areas as curriculum, subject matter and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life which relate to the educational process.

1.2.2. College Staffing Advisory Committee.

1.2.2.1.

The College/Center Staffing Advisory Committee consists of the appropriate

instructional administrator and at least four (4) faculty members appointed by the

College Faculty Senate president. The instructional administrator will be a nonvoting

member of this committee.

1.2.2.2.

The College/Center Staffing Advisory Committee will consult with Department/

Division Chairpersons and other appropriate personnel in order to make

recommendations on the staffing of residential faculty positions. The committee’s

recommendations will be delivered to the College President/Provost.

II. Purpose

The purpose of the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee is to create criteria for the justification

of new and vacated faculty positions, receive and rank proposals from the EMCC Division Chairpersons and EMCC Instructional units and deliver recommendations to the EMCC College President. This document will be revised/amended by the Faculty Senate as needed.

III. Membership

The membership of the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee will consist of:

• A representative from each division
• The Faculty Senate President (He or she will serve as chair)
• The Faculty Senate President-Elect as a nonvoting member
• The appropriate instructional administrator as a nonvoting member

Division Chairpersons are not eligible for membership to the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee. Also, members to the committee must be cognizant that they are representatives to all EMCC Faculty and not their respective divisions. The terms of committee members will be staggered on three-year intervals in conjunction with the terms of the division chairs to provide consistency and ease of transition with the staffing process

IV. Voting

Each representative to the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee will have an equal vote with

the exception of the Senate President-Elect and the appropriate instructional administrator who are both nonvoting member of the committee.

V. Criteria for New Faculty Proposals

Proposals for new/vacated faculty proposals will include justification in the following areas:

• Workload Related. FTSE/FTTE calculation justifying need (type depends upon whether the position is academic, occupational, health-related or service)
• Discipline Specific Considerations. Need to include one and/or all of the following: specialization within given discipline; need for program development/expansion and/or diversification of the curriculum; partnerships w/other divisions, institutions, business and/or community.
• Tie to the College: Need to address: How the position ties to the division plan, the strategic mission of the college, core values and institutional priorities.

VI. Outline of Process

In the Fall, the Faculty Staffing Committee will meet to create a calendar for the following years staffing proposals to be submitted, reviewed and evaluated for spring. The calendar will outline the process and dates of protocol.

VII. Filling Vacated Positions

When a faculty position is vacated, the Division Chair will meet with the appropriate Dean and Faculty Senate President to determine if the vacated position is still a need for the respective division. After this meeting, exactly one of the following will occur:

1. Based on their recommendation and the approval of the EMCC College President, the division will retain the faculty position. If the EMCC College President decides against retention, the process automatically goes to the next step.

2. Based on their recommendation, the position will be sent back to the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee for reallocation.

VIII. Revision of the Staffing Process

Recognizing that Estrella Mountain Community College is a growing college, the Faculty Staffing Committee reserves the right to propose (and accept proposals for) changes in this process. Proposals need to be given to the chair in writing by September 30 for consideration of the following Spring process.