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Terms of Appointment of Deans of Faculties
Policy Number
A 13.07
Policy Sponsor
VP, Academic & Provost
Original Effective Date
October 1, 1992
Date of Last Review
Most Recent Amendment Effective Date
Associated Documents
- The term of appointment of Deans shall normally be five years. An individual may be reappointed once as the Dean of the Faculty.
- During the term of office, the Dean shall serve on a year round basis, with annual vacation of one month which shall be scheduled in consultation with the Vice-President, Academic.
- The Dean shall be subject to recall at any time after the first year in office. A recall ballot shall be arranged by the Vice-President, Academic within a reasonable period following receipt of a petition requesting such a ballot. The petition must be signed by at least one-third of the faculty members in the Faculty involved. If the votes in favour of recall are equal to or greater than a majority of the faculty eligible to vote, the President shall recommend to the Board of Governors the termination of the Dean's contract as Dean.
- Upon completion of a five year appointment, the Dean shall be entitled to research leave of one year.
- A Dean who intends to resign from the position of Dean shall give as much notice as possible, preferably two semesters notice.
- Unless the Dean's academic salary is at the ceiling, the Dean's academic salary will be increased one step each year during the term of the appointment. The Vice-President, Academic may, after reviewing the performance of the Dean, decide on a higher placement of the Dean's salary when the Dean resumes his/her faculty position.
- Where the position of Dean becomes vacant and no successor has taken office, the Vice-President, Academic shall consult with the Chairs1 in the Faculty, and shall recommend to the President the name of a person to serve as Acting Dean.
1 Chairs includes Directors of Schools and, in non-departmentalized Faculties, Directors of Programs
October 1, 1992