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CollegeofEngineeringandAppliedScienceBylaws

I. PURPOSETheBylawsoftheCollegeofEngineeringandAppliedScienceareestablishedbyprovisionofUWRegulation2-411(AcademicOrganization).

II. MISSION

TheCollegeofEngineeringandAppliedScience(CEAS)willprovideprogramsofeducationandresearchcapitalizingonareasofdistinctionimportanttoWyomingandthenation,competitivewithAmerica’sbestprograms,andensuringstrongdemandforthecollege’sgraduates,expertise,andresearchproducts.

III. DEFINITIONS:

A. PERSONNEL

Facultyincludealltenured,tenure-track,ornon-tenuretrackfaculty(asdefinedbyUWReg.2-1(III,A-C).AdjunctandVisitingappointmentsaretypicallyshort-termarrangements,soforthepurposesoftheseBylawstheseindividualsarenotconsideredvotingfacultydespitetheirimportantcontributionstoeducatingstudents.

Staffincludeofficeassociates,academicadvisingprofessionals,accountingstaff,staffengineers,andotherswhoseappointmentsfacilitateexecutionofthecollege’smissioninwaysthatarenotprimarilythroughteachingandresearch.

B. STUDENTS

Studentsarethoseenrolledindegreeprogramsandtakingcoursestoearnadegreeinengineering,computerscience,oratmosphericscience.

IV. VOTINGPRIVILEGES,RESPONSIBLITIESANDRIGHTSOFFACULTYMEMBERSInaccordancewithUWRegulation2-411,CollegeBylawsmustbeapprovedby2/3ofafacultyquorum,whereaquorumisdefinedas50%ofthefacultywithintheCollege.

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Alternatively,theBylawsmaybeapprovedbyamajorityoffacultywithintheCollege(seewww.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs/bylaws/).

V. ORGANIZATIONANDGOVERNANCEA.Personnel

1. DeanTheCollegeshallbeheadedbyaDeanwhoisresponsibleforallmattersrelatingtotheeducational,research,service,andadministrativeaffairsoftheCollege.TheDeanshallpresideatmeetingsoftheCollegefaculty,administertheCollegebudget,andrecommendappointmentsandpromotionsforfacultyandstaffoftheCollege.

2. AssistantandAssociateDeansAssociateDeans,AssistantDeans,chairedprofessors,andadhocadministrativepositionsmaybeappointedbytheDeaninaccordancewithUWRegulations.TheseindividualsshallperformfunctionsassignedbytheDean.

3. DepartmentHeadsTheDeanshallappointaDepartmentHeadtoserveasthechiefadministrativeofficerofeachdepartment.HeadsreporttotheDeanandaretopromotethevisionoftheDeaninadvancingtheCollegemission.DepartmentHeadsshallhavegeneralresponsibilityfortheinstructional,research,service,budget,administrativeoperations,andpoliciesoftheirdepartments,inconsultationwiththemembersofthedepartment’sfaculty.

B.AcademicDepartmentsAcademicdepartmentswithintheCollegeshallinclude:

• AtmosphericScience• ChemicalEngineering• CivilandArchitecturalEngineering• ComputerScience• ElectricalandComputerEngineering• MechanicalEngineering• PetroleumEngineering.

Facultyintheseacademicdepartmentsareauthorizedtoconductinstruction,conductresearchrelevanttotheirdiscipline,andtoestablishdegreerequirementsfortheirprograms.

QuestionsofautonomyandjurisdictionbetweendepartmentsintheCollegeshallbedecidedbytheDean.

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VI. MEETINGSTheDeanshallannounceandconductatleastonemeetingeachfallandspringsemestertoupdateCollegefacultyandstaffonissuesrelevanttotheCollege.Inaddition,theDeanshallcallandconductmeetingswithaLeadershipCouncil(definedbelow)asnecessaryforeffectivefunctioningoftheCollege.

VII. STANDINGCOMMITTEESThefollowingstandingcommitteesandcouncilsshallbeestablished.A. LeadershipCouncil

TheCouncilshallconsistoftheDean,AssociateandAssistantDeans,DepartmentHeads,DirectorofBusinessOperations,andotherswhomtheDeanmaydesignateasappropriate.TheCouncilwillmeetonaregularbasisasspecifiedbytheDean.LeadershipCouncildutiesinclude:

• Provideavenuefortheopenexchangeofinformation,ideas,concerns,andopinionsbetweentheDepartmentHeadsandDean’sOfficerepresentatives.

• PromotegoodrelationsandcooperationwithintheCollegewiththepurposeofcreatingcohesiveculture.

• Provideaforumforthediscussionandformulationoflong-termplanningfortheCollege.

• ProvideamechanismforthetimelydisseminationofinformationtofacultyandstaffwithintheCollege.

B. Reappointment,Tenure,andPromotionCommittee

TheReappointment,Tenure,andPromotionCommitteeshallreviewallcandidatesforreappointment,fixed-termrollingcontracts,promotion,andtenureintheCollegeandreporttheirrecommendationstotheDeaninwriting.TheCommitteeshallconsistofonetenured(full)Professorfromeachacademicdepartment.IfadepartmentdoesnothaveanyfacultyattherankofProfessorwhocanserve,atenuredAssociateProfessormayserve.TheDean,orhis/herrepresentative,willbeanex-officiomemberwithoutvote.Electedmembersshallservestaggeredthree-yeartermsandmaynotbere-electedformorethantwoconsecutivetermsifthereareothereligiblefacultywithinthedepartment.Amemberservingasareplacementmaybeelectedtoasubsequentfullterm.AssociateorAssistantDeansandDepartmentHeadsmaynotserveasmembersontheCommittee.MembersoftheUniversityReappointment,Tenure,andPromotionCommitteemaynotserveontheCollegeCommittee.AmemberoftheCommitteebeingconsideredforpromotionmaynotbepresentduringthediscussionandvoteonhis/herowncase.

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Twonon-tenuretrackfacultyhavingrollingcontractswillbeelectedbyagroupoftheirpeers(i.e.,thegroupofnon-tenuretrackfacultywithrollingcontracts)toparticipateinCommitteediscussionsonlyforcasesthatpertaintoothernon-tenuretrackfaculty.Thenon-tenuretrackfacultyrepresentativeswillservestaggeredthree-yeartermsandmaynotbere-electedforconsecutivefulltermsifothereligiblecandidatesareavailable.Anon-tenuretrackfacultyservingasareplacementmaybeelectedtoasubsequentfullterm.Non-tenuretrackcommitteemembersmayparticipateandvoteonlyonnon-tenuretrackfacultycases.

C. AcademicProgramsCommittee

DutiesoftheAcademicProgramsCommitteearetooverseetheeducationalprogramsintheCollege,including:

• RepresenttheCollegefacultyinmakingrecommendationstotheDeanonmattersregardingcurricularaffairs.

• Reviewproposalsfornewdegree,minor,andcertificateprograms.• ReviewandmakerecommendationstotheDeanandtotheUniversityCourse

ReviewCommitteeregardingdepartmentalrequestsforadditions,deletions,andchangesintheircourseofferingsbyreviewingallCourseActionRequestFormsthataregeneratedwithintheCEAS.

• ProvideCollegerepresentationtotheUniversityCourseReviewCommittee.• Assistinassuringminimaloverlapofmaterialcoveredinvariouscourseofferings

andduplicationsoffacilitiesrequired.• AssistinfulfillmentoftheeducationalobjectivesoftheCollegeandtheUniversity.• ProvideoversightofCollege-wideandprogram-leveloutcomes-basedassessment

andaccreditationprocesses.• Serveasaforumforsharingbestpracticesincurriculardevelopment,innovation,

andassessment.• Coordinateassessmentactivitiesthatareapplicablewithinmorethanone

departmentintheCollegeorinvolveacademicprogramsoutsidetheCollege.• AssisttheDirectoroftheEngineeringScienceProgram(appointedbytheDean)in

thedevelopmentofmechanismstoassurequalitycontroloftheEngineeringScienceProgram.

• Coordinateofferingswiththetwo-yearcollegesinWyoming,andconsideranyothermattersrelatedtoprogramarticulation.

MembershipshallconsistoftwofacultymembersfromeachacademicdepartmentwithintheCEAS,andmemberswillservestaggered3-yearterms.UndergraduateProgramCoordinatorsandDepartmentHeadsareencouragedtorepresenttheirdepartmentsontheCommittee.

D. GraduateStudiesandResearchCommittee

DutiesoftheCommitteeareto:

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• ActforthefacultyoftheCollegeinmakingrecommendationstotheDeanonmattersregardingpoliciesandprogramsrelatedtograduatestudiesandresearch.

• ProvidetheCollegewithapointofcontactfortheUniversityGraduateCouncil.• Assistinassuringminimaloverlapofmaterialcoveredinvariouscourseofferings

andduplicationoffacilities.• Assistinstimulatinginterdisciplinaryresearchandgraduateprograms.• Serveasaforumforsharingbestpracticesingraduateteaching,curriculum

assessment,andgraduatestudentrecruiting.

TheCommitteeshallconsistofonerepresentative,normallytheGraduateCoordinator,fromeachdepartmentintheCollege,anAssociateorAssistantDean,andallCollegerepresentativestotheUniversityGraduateCouncil.

E. StudentAppealsHearingPoolandHearingPanelsStudentappealsareheardbyahearingpanel.MembersofeachhearingpanelareselectedbytheDeanortheDean’sdesigneefromapoolofstudentsandfaculty.Ahearingpanelshallconsistofthreestudents,twoofwhommustbeofatleastseniorstanding,andtwofacultymembers.Thehearingpanelshallbechairedbyoneoftheseniorstudentmembers.TheproceduresfollowedbytheStudentAppealsHearingPanelshallbegovernedbytheapplicableportionsofUWRegulationsandtheCollegeStudentAppealsHearingProcedure.Thehearingpanelshallhearappealsconcerningmattersofacademicdishonesty,gradereview,andexceptionstoCollegerulesandregulationswhichinvolvestudents,faculty,academicprofessionals,oradministrativestaffintheCollege.ThehearingpanelshallpresentitsrecommendationsineachcaseconsideredtotheDeaninwriting.TheStudentAppealspoolconsistsofuptotenCEASstudentsselectedbytheCEASJointEngineeringCouncil.Aminimumofthreestudentswillbeofseniororgraduatestanding.Thetermofofficeforstudentmembersofthepoolshallbeoneyear.TheStudentAppealspoolshouldalsoincludeonefacultymemberfromeachdepartment.Thetermofofficeforfacultymembersshallbefouryearswithstaggeredreplacements.

F. AdHocCommitteesTheDeanmayappointadhoccommitteesorthefacultymayestablishandelectmembershiptothesecommitteestoaddressspecificissueswithintheCollege.TheDeanshalldefinethedutiesandresponsibilitiesofeachadhoccommitteeandshallappointthechairperson.Theadhoccommitteefunctionsshallnotusurpthefunctions,duties,orresponsibilitiesofanystandingcommittee.Adhoccommitteecharterswillnormallyexpireoneyearafterestablishment.

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VIII. CURRICULUMOFTHECOLLEGEFacultyineachdepartmentareresponsiblefordeterminingandadministeringtheircurriculaandmaintainingaccreditation(whereapplicable).AllnewormodifiedcourseswillrequireaCourseActionRequestFormbeconsideredandapprovedbytheCollege’sAcademicProgramCommittee(describedabove),andthenbytheUniversity-levelCourseCommittee.DepartmentfacultyarealsoresponsibleforassuringthatassessmentandimprovementplansdevelopedthroughABETself-studiesareconsistentwiththeircurricularandprogramneeds.

IX. OTHERAMENDMENTOFTHEBYLAWSCEASBylawsoramendmentsthereofmustbeapprovedbyavoteofthefacultyasdescribedinParagraphIVoftheBylaws.TheBylawsmustalsobeapprovedbytheProvostandVicePresidentofAcademicAffairsandmustbereviewedeverythree(3)years.

X. CONFLICTBETWEENCOLLEGEBYLAWSANDUNIVERSITYREGULATIONS,POLICIESANDPROCEDURESUniversityofWyomingRegulationsandStandardAdministrativePoliciesandProcedures(SAPP)takeprecedenceoverCollegeandAcademicUnitBylaws.

BYLAWSACCEPTEDBYFACULTYVOTEON:May27,2020ApprovedbyProvost:July22,2020Revised: