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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: