Ohio Administrative Code
Title 3342 - Kent State University
Chapter 3342-2 - University Constitution, Policies and Bylaws
Section 3342-2-03.3 - Administrative policy and procedure regarding academic administrative structures: centers
Universal Citation: OH Admin Code 3342-2-03.3
Current through all regulations passed and filed through December 16, 2024
(A) Purpose. The university recognizes and designates several types of academic administrative structures that serve to facilitate its academic mission. Centers created under this policy provide an organizational identity to selected programs and participating faculty, staff and students, and supplement and complement the mission of academic units. However, centers shall not serve as the site of primary academic appointments for faculty nor shall they offer any academic degree or certificate.
(B) Definitions.
(1)
Center. An
academic administrative structure that facilitates and administers research,
education or service activities. Centers provide an organizational identity to
selected research, education or service activities and participating faculty,
staff and students, and supplement and complement the individual missions of
academic departments, schools and colleges.
(C) Implementation
(1)
A center may only be created to provide an
administrative structure to focus and bring together research, education or
service in a single area or cluster of related areas. The topics or issues that
provide the focus for the center may involve multiple academic
units.
(2)
A center may serve one or more of the following
criteria in its activities: research, education, and service.
(3)
A center shall be
established or eliminated by the board of trustees upon the recommendation of
the president, provost, educational policies council and faculty senate. Prior
to recommending a substantial modification, the president and provost shall
consider the recommendations of the curricular and governance bodies deemed
appropriate through consultation with the faculty senate chair. The provost
shall be responsible for maintaining and communicating the format, process, and
minimum requirements for such recommendation.
(4)
A director shall
serve as the administrator for a center and shall be appointed by the provost
in consultation with the dean(s) of participating colleges and independent
schools (hereafter "the dean"). The director shall be responsible for filing an
annual report with the dean(s) and provost. The specific requirements addressed
by the annual report shall be established by the dean in consultation with the
provost.
(5)
Centers shall adhere to operational procedures
established and maintained by the dean(s).
(D) Review procedures for centers.
(1)
Unless an exception is requested by the director and
approved by the provost in consultation with the dean, all centers will be
reviewed every five years. The dean, in consultation with the provost, shall be
responsible for maintaining and communicating the format, process, and minimum
requirements for such review.
(2)
Each review will
conclude with a recommendation to the dean and provost to continue, modify, or
abolish the structure of the center. In addition to the results of any review
conducted, a center may be abolished as a result of a review or abandoned as a
result of continued inactivity in excess of one academic year.
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