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02:44:00 Use of the Titles Department Head, Assistant Dean, or Associate Dean

 

  1.  The following are provided as a guideline in the assignments of titles at the two-year institutions governed by the State Board of Regents.  Justified exceptions may be submitted by the president for prior approval by the Chancellor.
  2. Authority and Scope of Title Responsibilities
    1. Department Head
      1. Supervises five or more faculty members with significant discretion in the utilization of the department’s human and financial resources.
      2. Administers a unit with its own budget.
      3. Has significant authority in personnel decisions - e.g., hiring, termination, promotions, and tenure.
      4. Person holding the position is assigned a reduced teaching load and receives a salary supplement.
    2. Assistant Dean
      1. Supervises two or more separate units with administrators having the authority and scope of responsibilities specified under Department Head; or
      2. Serves in a significant staff capacity to the Division Dean.
      3. Person holding the position is assigned a reduced teaching load and receives a salary supplement.
    3. Associate Dean
      1. Supervises two or more separate units with administrators having the authority and scope of responsibilities specified under Department Head.
      2. The breadth of responsibilities are to be greater than for an Assistant Dean, and the Associate Dean will have the authority to act for the Division Dean in a broad range of areas, or-is second in authority to the Division Dean and acts as an executive officer for the Dean.
      3. Person holding the position is assigned a reduced teaching load and receives a salary supplement.

 

Source: TBR GUIDELINES: A-060

 

Submitted to the Policy Review Committee:  2019.02.18

Submitted to the Policy Review Board:  2019.04.08

Approved by the Policy Review Board:  2019.04.24