Recruitment and Selection of Teaching Faculty

The teaching faculty determines and recommends to the Board of Trustees standards for selection and retention of faculty members. The faculty searches are cooperative endeavors of the faculty and the administration based on a shared sense of responsibility. This cooperation begins before the search is authorized, with a thorough understanding of the nature of the position to be searched and the desired qualifications of the successful candidate. Faculty members are recruited and selected through the cooperative efforts of Department Chairs, Deans, and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Department Chair will involve department members, where appropriate, in making selection recommendations.

The Department Chair, Dean, and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs must establish the case for the recruitment of a new teaching faculty member, stating the nature of the need, area of competence, and recommended rank. The search may commence when the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs approves the position.

The Chair, department colleagues, the Dean, and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs cooperate in the search for candidates. Where possible a national search should be undertaken through professional networks, graduate schools and advertisements.

Candidates for teaching positions should be evaluated on the basis of the following criteria:

  • Demonstrated academic and professional preparation and experience in the discipline concerned
  • Fundamental sympathy with the established aims and objectives of Elon University as stated in the catalog
  • Capacity for, skill in, and devotion to teaching
  • An interest in intellectual life and scholarship
  • Willingness and ability to teach in Elon’s interdisciplinary core curriculum program

Elon’s President makes the official offer of employment to the candidate. The Department Chair is responsible for seeing that expenses of candidates are paid. After the Department Chair receives an official acceptance from the candidate, the Department Chair, in coordination with the search committee chair, should write all other candidates, indicating that the position has been filled.

Recruitment of Full-Time Teaching Faculty

Responsibilities for recruitment of full-time teaching faculty are outlined below for department members and elsewhere in this handbook for the Department Chair, Dean, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Department members share the responsibility for the following in identifying and selecting candidates for full-time teaching faculty positions:

  • Working with the department chair to define the position and organize a search committee
  • Following the selection of the candidate pool by the department and/or search committee, reviewing candidates’ supporting documents, discussing candidates’ relative merits, and recommending candidates to the department chair for a campus visit
  • Observing and interacting with candidates during campus visits
  • Discussing candidates’ relative merits and recommending a final candidate to the chair

Recruitment of Part-Time Teaching Faculty

Responsibilities for recruitment of part-time faculty includes roles for the Department Chair, Dean, and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs can be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

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Faculty Teaching Graduate Courses

The Director of the Graduate Program will recommend faculty for approval to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Criteria for approval of graduate faculty include a terminal degree in the field in which the faculty member will teach, two years of effective full-time university teaching, and evidence of productive scholarship. Approval, once granted, will be effective continuously unless revoked by the institution.

In exceptional situations, a faculty member who does not meet the above criteria may be approved to teach. The faculty member must have a master’s degree and should have substantial teaching experience and/or related professional qualifications. Such approval will be on semester-by-semester and course-by-course basis.

Part-time faculty will meet the same criteria as full-time faculty.

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Types of Appointments

Appointments for Faculty

The University offers the types of appointments described below, and summarized on the Specifications for Appointment chart.

Specifications for Appointment Categories
Categories of Appointment Minimum Degree Required Category of Position Type Standard load (per year) Length of appointment during probationary period Length of Probationary Period Eligible for Change in Status Eligible for Promotion Eligible for Travel Funds/FR&D Funds
Tenured Doctorate
[1]
 Permanent 24 Hours n/a n/a n/a To Professor Yes
Tenure Track Doctorate
[1]
 Permanent 24 Hours 1 year 4, 5 or 6 years Tenure To Associate Professor Yes
Continuing Doctorate
[1]
 Permanent 24 Hours 1 year 4 years Continuance Decision To Associate Professor and to Professor Yes
Teaching Track Masters Permanent 26–28 Hours 1 year 4 years Continuance Decision To Associate Teaching Professor and to Teaching Professor Yes
Visiting Appointment Masters Temporary 24 Hours Annually for up to 3 years (May be renewed annually for up to 3 additional years) n/a May apply for Tenure Track, Continuing Track or Teaching Track, if available n/a Professional Development funds to support teaching
Limited Term Masters Temporary 24 Hours n/a n/a May apply for Tenure Track, Continuing Track or Teaching Track, if available n/a Professional Development funds to support teaching, after 6 consecutive semesters
Instructor Masters Temporary 24-32 Hours n/a n/a May apply for Tenure Track, Continuing Track, or Teaching Track, if available n/a Professional Development funds to support teaching, after 6 consecutive semesters
Part-Time Meet SACS requirements Temporary n/a n/a n/a n/a n/a Professional Development funds to support teaching, after 6 consecutive semesters
Librarian ALA Accredited MLS or MSIS Permanent n/a 3 months 4 years Continuance Decision To Associate Librarian and to Senior Librarian n/a

[1] Or terminal degree in the field or unusual experiences/accomplishments.

Tenure

The University seeks to appoint and maintain a full-time permanent teaching faculty that is 85-90% tenured/tenure track. Normally, tenure track and tenured appointments should be maintained at 85-90% departmentally and institutionally. These two percentage guidelines will enable the University to benefit from the stability of a core of tenured faculty and from the influx of new faculty. These guidelines will also provide flexibility to respond to enrollment and program changes that occur in the course of time. The administration is principally responsible for allocation of positions in accordance with the long-term direction of the institution and its obligation to manage resources so as to maintain the mission of the University. The faculty is principally responsible to provide information and evaluation regarding the individual’s competence and relevance of training and skills to the present and short-term programmatic needs of the University.

Additional information on tenure may be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

Granting of Tenure

Eligibility for Tenure Track Positions

Tenure track positions are allocated to departments or programs by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in consultation with the Deans and Department Chairs. If a tenure track position is available, the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and the appropriate Dean, following consultation with the Department Chair and considering the overall needs of the University, determine that the position either be offered to a current member of the faculty or be advertised externally. When a tenure track position is offered to and accepted by a current member of the faculty, standard tenure review procedures will be followed.

When tenure track positions are announced by a department, qualified faculty members from continuing track, teaching track, and visiting appointments may submit their name as applicants. If successful in securing the tenure track position, faculty should consult the Chair and Dean to determine the length of the probationary period prior to their tenure decision.

For faculty on continuing track who accept a tenure track position, the annual cash supplement will terminate at the beginning of the tenure track appointment period.

Conditions for Tenure

The University recognizes the importance of having high quality faculty performance that is clearly demonstrated before tenure is awarded. For tenure, the burden of proof rests with the faculty member. The candidate is responsible for knowing the process and the requirements for tenure and for ensuring that their personnel file is complete. The process and criteria associated with tenure may be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

Standards in the Tenure Process

Only the Board of Trustees of the University can grant tenure. The granting of tenure is reserved for those probationary faculty who have met the following University standards in the tenure process:

  • Possesses the terminal degree and at least six years’ experience as an Assistant Professor or, for people on tenure track without the terminal degree, at least six years’ experience as an Assistant Professor and significant professional experience
  • Serves at least four years on tenure track at Elon University
  • Demonstrates clearly an ongoing record of high quality in each of the following areas: teaching, contributions to the life of the University, and professional activity.

Only in exceptional cases will faculty members be granted tenure who have not met the preceding standards.

Stop the Clock Applying For Tenure

In exceptional circumstances a faculty member may request a one-year extension of the probationary period. The faculty member, following consultation with the Department Chair and Dean, must submit this request to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, who makes the final determination.

Process for Hiring With Tenure

In some unusual cases, tenure may be granted upon hiring. In the case where a candidate may be under consideration to receive tenure upon hiring, they must satisfy the criteria outlined in the Elon University Faculty Handbook for Associate Professor or Professor and be under consideration for hire at that rank. Additionally, they must have earned tenure or the equivalent at their prior institution.

The procedure for hiring with tenure involves the following steps:

  1. Following consultation with the department, the Dean of the hiring school/college and the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will have a meeting to discuss the rationale for hiring with tenure.
  2. The search is initiated.
  3. The candidates meet with the President.
  4. The search committee makes a recommendation for hiring on behalf of the department/program to the Dean.
  5. The selected candidate’s commitment to pursuing the position is ascertained.
  6. The candidate is asked to provide the appropriate documentation for supporting tenure. These documents should mirror those outlined in the Elon University Faculty Handbook.
    • A current curriculum vita
    • A statement of teaching and evidence of effective and engaged teaching
    • A statement of scholarship and supporting pieces of recent scholarly work
    • A statement of service and documentation supporting a history of service
  7. The Dean consults with all post-probationary faculty from within the hiring department/program regarding the granting of tenure to the candidate.
  8. The Dean communicates their recommendation to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  9. The applicant’s supporting materials are sent to the Promotions and Tenure Committee for review.
  10. The Promotions and Tenure Committee sends its recommendation to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
  11. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs makes their recommendation to the President.
  12. The President’s recommendation is sent to the Board of Trustees for approval.
  13. The offer is finalized.

Tenured Appointments

As set forth in policies established by the Board of Trustees, Elon University seeks to appoint and maintain a full-time permanent teaching faculty that is 85-90% tenured/tenure track.

Eligibility

Tenured appointments are for full-time teaching faculty members who have been tenured.

(See section on Elon University’s process for hiring with tenure)

Faculty Load

On the 4-1-4 academic calendar, the standard load for faculty with tenure will be 24 semester hours.

Faculty Development

Faculty members on tenured appointments are eligible for travel funds and are eligible to compete for Faculty Research and Development funds.

Advancement Opportunities

Faculty on tenured appointments may stand for promotion from Associate Professor to Professor after at least six years in rank, of which at least four are at Elon University. Additional information on promotion may be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

Tenure Track Appointments

As set forth in policies established by the Board of Trustees, Elon University seeks to appoint and maintain a full-time permanent teaching faculty that is 85-90% tenured/tenure track.

Eligibility

Tenure track appointments are for full-time teaching faculty in tenurable positions. Only full-time faculty with tenure track appointments will be eligible for tenure. (See section on Elon University’s process for hiring with tenure)

The doctorate, or highest degree in the discipline or field, will be a basic criterion for tenure. Exception to this standard may be made in unusual cases where work experiences and accomplishments in the discipline or field outweigh the terminal degree.

Faculty Load

On the 4-1-4 academic calendar, the standard load for tenure track appointments will be 24 semester hours.

Probationary Period

Tenure track appointments include a probationary period of four, five, or six years. During the probationary period these appointments are of a fixed term length, normally one academic year with no guarantee of reemployment. Following the probationary period and the tenure review process, the President may recommend tenured appointments to the Board of Trustees. The authority to grant tenure rests solely with the Board of Trustees. Those individuals not awarded tenure may be given one additional year of employment.

Faculty Development

Faculty members on tenure track appointments are eligible for travel funds and are eligible to compete for Faculty Research and Development funds.

Continuing Track Appointments

Eligibility

The doctorate, or highest degree in the discipline or field, will be a basic criterion for continuing track appointments. Exception to this standard may be made in unusual cases where work experiences and accomplishments in the discipline or field outweigh the terminal degree.

Faculty Load

On the 4-1-4 academic calendar, Continuing track appointments are for full-time teaching faculty (24 semester hours/year) and provide for fixed term periods of employment with no expectation of tenure.

Probationary Period

Continuing track appointments include a probationary period of four years. During the probationary period, continuing track appointments are of fixed term length, normally one academic year, with no guarantee of reemployment. Information on the continuance decision may be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

Faculty Development

Faculty on continuing track appointments are eligible for travel funds equal to that of tenure/tenure track faculty and are eligible to compete equally for Faculty Research and Development funds.

Advancement Opportunities

Faculty on continuing track appointments may stand for promotion from Assistant to Associate Professor after at least six years in rank. They are also eligible to apply for promotion from Associate Professor to Professor.

Teaching Track Appointments

Eligibility

Teaching track appointments are for full-time, ongoing teaching faculty members with renewable (non-tenure) contracts. Teaching track faculty members have a degree at the master’s level or higher in a relevant field or discipline.

Faculty Load

The standard teaching load for teaching track appointments is 26–28 semester hours/year, with the remainder of time devoted to service and professional activity.

Probationary Period

Teaching track appointments include a probationary period of four years. During the probationary period, teaching track appointments are of a fixed term length, normally one academic year, with no guarantee of reemployment. Information on the continuance decision may be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

Faculty Development

Faculty on teaching track appointments are eligible for travel funds equal to that of tenured/tenure track faculty and are eligible to compete equally for Faculty Research and Development funds.

Advancement Opportunities

Faculty on teaching track appointments may stand for promotion to Associate Teaching Professor and Teaching Professor. Assistant Teaching Professors should expect to serve six years in rank, of which at least four are at Elon University, before becoming eligible for promotion to the Associate Teaching Professor rank. During this time, Assistant Teaching Professors are expected to continue developing their skills and records in a manner that will qualify them for promotion to Associate Teaching Professor. Associate Teaching Professors should expect to serve six years in rank, of which at least four are at Elon University, before becoming eligible for promotion to Teaching Professor. Additional information on promotion may be found elsewhere in this Handbook.

Visiting Appointments

Eligibility

The master’s degree will be the minimum criterion for visiting appointments.

Faculty Load

Visiting appointments are for full-time teaching faculty (24 semester hours/year) and provide for fixed term periods of employment with no expectation of tenure.

Length of Employment

Visiting appointments are of fixed term length, normally one academic year, with no guarantee of reemployment, and can be renewed for a maximum of three years. If needed, a visiting appointment can be renewed up to an additional three years.

Faculty Development

Faculty on these appointments who are covered by the collective bargaining agreement may apply through the appropriate dean’s office for professional development funding to advance teaching.

Employment Opportunities

Faculty on visiting appointments may apply for teaching track, continuing track, or tenure track appointments when they become available through the regular faculty recruitment process.

Limited Term Appointments

Eligibility

The master’s degree will be the minimum criterion for limited term appointments.

Faculty Load

Limited term appointments are for full-time teaching faculty (24 semester hours/year) and provide for fixed term periods of employment, normally one academic year with no guarantee of reemployment.

Faculty Development

Faculty on these appointments who are covered by the collective bargaining agreement and have completed at least six consecutive semesters of instruction at Elon may apply through the appropriate dean’s office for professional development funding to advance teaching.

Employment Opportunities

Faculty on limited term appointments may apply for teaching track, continuing track, or tenure track appointments when they become available through the regular faculty recruitment process.

Instructor Appointments

Eligibility

The master’s degree will be the minimum criterion for instructor appointments.

Faculty Load

Instructor appointments are for full-time teaching faculty and provide for fixed term periods of employment teaching 24 to 32 semester hours/year for one academic year with no guarantee of reemployment.

Faculty Development

Faculty on these appointments who are covered by the collective bargaining agreement and have completed at least six consecutive semesters of instruction at Elon may apply through the appropriate dean’s office for professional development funding to advance teaching.

Evaluation Schedule for Faculty with Instructor Appointments

Instructor appointments are of fixed term length, normally one academic year with no guarantee of reemployment, and can be renewed annually. Unit IVs/Student Perceptions of Teaching for faculty on instructor appointments are reviewed by their Chair and Dean yearly. Unit reports are described in the Faculty Evaluation System.

Faculty on instructor appointments may apply for lecture track, continuing track, or tenure track appointments when they become available through the regular faculty recruitment process.

Criteria for Instructor Appointment Faculty Evaluation

Full time instructors at Elon University are evaluated annually according to their teaching and by the guidelines found in the Statement of Professional Standards.

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Appointments for Librarians

Conditions of Initial Employment

Elon librarians are hired as staff with faculty rank with accompanying privileges and responsibilities.

Eligibility

Librarians will hold a Masters of Library Science or Information Science degree from an American Library Association-accredited program (considered the terminal degree).

Evaluations

All staff with faculty rank are subject to an initial three month probationary period.

Librarians undergo an annual performance review and evaluation as required for renewal of appointment.

New librarian appointments include a probationary period of four years. During the probationary period these appointments are of a fixed term length, normally one academic year with no guarantee of reemployment.

Librarian Ranks

Most initial full-time librarian appointments are made at the Assistant Librarian rank. Librarians hired with more than 10 years of professional experience in other academic libraries may be hired at Associate Librarian rank.

Librarian ranks include: Assistant Librarian, Associate Librarian, and Senior Librarian, as described elsewhere in this Handbook.

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Appointments for Academic Associate Deans

Academic Associate Deans are appointed by the Dean of the college/school, subject to the approval of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

Selection Process

The selection of an Academic Associate Dean includes the following:

  1. Communication with faculty about the process, followed by an appropriate open application period
  2. Participation of a faculty search committee
  3. Announcement of the finalists
  4. Opportunity for faculty and staff to offer feedback to the search committee on the finalists

Appointment does not confer an expectation of continuous appointment as Associate Dean.

Responsibilities

Associate Deans of the college/schools serve and support the Dean of the college/school, carrying out specific responsibilities assigned by the Dean, as well as assuming other duties in support of academic affairs, specifically, and the University, more generally. Duties vary and range within the scope of the Dean’s responsibilities as outlined in the Faculty Handbook. Though the Associate Deans may be called upon to assist their Dean in personnel matters, decisions concerning faculty evaluation with regard to raises, promotions, and tenure, rest solely with the Dean.

Appointment Conditions

Academic Associate Deans normally teach two courses (8 shs) per academic year; are evaluated as teaching faculty  and, like Department Chairs, have their Unit IIIs completed by the Dean of their college/school. Academic Associate Deans remain eligible for promotion in rank.

Faculty Development

Academic Associate Deans continue to be eligible for teaching faculty professional development supports, excluding reassigned-times distributed either through departments or FR&D, summer fellowships, and year-long sabbatical options.

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Appointments to Faculty Rank for Staff and Administrative Staff

At Elon University, people holding administrative or academic support positions are appointed to faculty rank on the basis of three criteria, described below. Generally, those appointed to faculty rank should meet all three criteria.

Pertinent Professional Qualification

Individuals considered for faculty rank must hold professional degrees from accredited colleges or universities. These degrees are to be appropriate to a field of academic specialization or to a position of program leadership. Normally, these degrees should be at the master’s degree level or above.

Relationship to the Educational Mission of the University

Candidates for faculty rank must occupy positions that are central to the broader educational goals of the University as reflected in the institutional Mission Statement. This connection should be made clear as grounds for the appointment.

Level of Supervisory Responsibility

Normally, those appointed to faculty rank should have clear supervisory status, understood as educational leadership of other faculty or staff with faculty rank. In general, faculty status is appropriate only for those who hold key positions of academic program leadership or coordination.

Letters of Agreement for administrative staff and staff with faculty rank are mailed on or before April 15 to be returned no later than April 30. Letters not accepted within this period and other letters not signed and returned by April 30 are void and the position is considered vacant.

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Faculty Ranks

Introduction

The following section describes each of the faculty and librarian ranks available at Elon University. Additional information on moving through ranks, may be found in the section on Promotions. For teaching faculty, promotion will not occur prior to a probation or tenure decision. Under normal circumstances there should not be split decisions where a faculty member is tenured but not promoted to Associate Professor.

Assistant Professor

In order to be eligible for appointment as an Assistant Professor, the applicant will have a terminal degree and typically some teaching experience, while an applicant without the terminal degree will have significant professional experience.

Assistant Professors are expected to be effective teachers, advisors, and departmental members and to be engaged in serious, continuing scholarly study which will permit them to increase their competence in their fields and/or other fields and which will qualify them for promotion to a higher rank.

To be eligible for promotion to Associate Professor, an Assistant Professor should serve six years in rank, and must have three Unit Is and three Unit IIIs that relate to full-time faculty status at Elon University. During this time, Assistant Professors, planning to stand for promotion to a higher rank, are expected to continue to develop their skills and record in a manner that will qualify them for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor.

Associate Professor

In order to be eligible for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor, faculty members are expected to have met the following standards by the time the promotional rank is sought:

  • Have a terminal degree and at least six years’ experience as an Assistant Professor or, for persons without a terminal degree, at least six years’ experience as an Assistant Professor and significant professional experience
  • Be actively engaged in teaching, advising, service, professional activity, and scholarly activities of a high quality

Only in exceptional cases will people who have not met the preceding standards be appointed to this rank.

To be eligible for promotion to Professor, an Associate Professor should serve six years in rank, and must have three Unit Is and three Unit IIIs that relate to full-time faculty status at Elon University. During this time, Associate Professors, planning to stand for promotion to a higher rank, are expected to continue to develop their skills and record in a manner that will qualify them for promotion to the rank of Professor.

Professor

In order to be eligible for promotion to the rank of Professor, faculty members are expected to have met the following standards by the time the promotional rank is sought:

  • Have the terminal degree and at least six years of experience as an Associate Professor or, for persons without the terminal degree, at least six years’ experience as an Associate Professor and significant professional experience
  • Have established sustained records of teaching, professional activity including scholarship, and institutional service that surpass the high quality standard for faculty at other ranks. They should be exemplary teachers and advisors. They should be currently engaged in scholarly work that extends past achievements. Their contribution to the life of the University should reflect understanding of its mission and goals and demonstrable leadership in serving the University.

Only in exceptional cases will persons who have not met the preceding standards be appointed to this rank

Assistant Teaching Professor

Assistant Teaching Professors have a degree at the master’s level or higher in a relevant field or discipline. Most initial full-time teaching track appointments are made at the Assistant Teaching Professor rank.

Assistant Teaching Professors are expected to provide engaged and effective pedagogical instruction per the First Level Criterion – Teaching, which may include advising, supervising, and mentoring students. Teaching track faculty members are also expected to actively engage in service and to participate in professional activity that keeps them current in their field and develops their contributions to the institution, principally their teaching. Peer-reviewed scholarship is not an expectation or requirement for evaluation or promotion within the teaching track.

Faculty on teaching track appointments may stand for promotion to Associate Teaching Professor. To be eligible for promotion to Professor, an Associate Professor should serve six years in rank, and must have three Unit Is and three Unit IIIs that relate to full-time faculty status at Elon University. During this time, Assistant Teaching Professors are expected to continue developing their skills and records in a manner that will qualify them for promotion to Associate Teaching Professor.

Associate Teaching Professor

To be promoted to Associate Teaching Professor, faculty members are expected to demonstrate:

  • A record of high-quality teaching
  • A progression in service to the institution that exhibits commitment to the life of the University.
  • Engagement in professional activity that keeps them current in their field and enhances their contributions to the institution, principally their teaching. Peer-reviewed scholarship is not an expectation or requirement for evaluation or promotion within the teaching track.

Only in exceptional cases will people who have not met the preceding standards be appointed to this rank.

Teaching Professor

Teaching Professors should exhibit work that surpasses the standards of the Associate Teaching Professor rank. To be promoted to Teaching Professor, faculty members are expected to demonstrate:

  • Exemplary teaching with a consistent record of high-quality instruction
  • A cumulative contribution to the life of the University that includes meaningful service and leadership at the department, school, or university level.
  • Intentional, ongoing professional activity that extends previous experiences, keeps them current in their field and advances their contributions to the institution, principally their teaching. Peer-reviewed scholarship is not an expectation or requirement for evaluation or promotion within the teaching track.

Only in exceptional cases will people who have not met the preceding standards be appointed to this rank.

Instructor

This appointment is for people without the terminal degree serving in a visiting or limited term appointment.

Assistant Librarian

Most initial full-time librarian appointments are made at the Assistant Librarian rank. Assistant Librarians are expected to be effective librarians who are engaged in serious disciplined and continuing study which will permit them to increase their competence in their field. They are in the process of developing professional identities and specialized competences in technical, subject or administrative areas of librarianship. A librarian at this rank participates in the development and implementation of new programs, services, and policies, and contributes to the mission and goals of Belk Library and Elon University.

Appointments for Assistant Librarians prior to the decision on continuance are of a fixed term length, normally one academic year with no guarantee of reemployment.

Associate Librarian

Associate Librarians are consistently engaged in high quality librarianship, service, and scholarly/professional activities. They have made creative contributions to the programs and services of Belk Library.  They have demonstrated professional achievement through leadership in professional organizations and/or scholarship and have provided sustained service to the University supporting its overall mission and goals.

While at the Associate Librarian rank, librarians have appointments of a fixed term length, normally three academic years with no guarantee of reemployment.

Librarians hired with more than 10 years of professional experience in other academic libraries may be hired at the Associate Librarian rank. These appointments are of a fixed term length, normally three academic years, and with no guarantee of reemployment.

Senior Librarian

Senior Librarians have established ongoing records of exceptional librarianship, professional activity, and institutional service that surpass what is expected of librarians at other ranks. They should be recognized as exemplary librarians who uphold high professional and ethical standards. They should be currently involved in professional work that extends past achievements. Their service to the University should reflect understanding of its purposes and demonstrable leadership in fulfilling these purposes.

Senior Librarians:

  • demonstrate the highest degree of independent responsibility, judgment, and accountability within all areas of job assignment;
  • demonstrate significant and acknowledged expertise in their area of specialization;
  • achieve an established reputation as an academic librarian within the library profession and/or an academic discipline through substantial scholarly research, instruction, and/or professional activity; and
  • provide long-term leadership and contributions within Belk Library, the University and the library profession.

Faculty Emeritx Status

Retired faculty members who were members of the faculty at Elon University for at least 10 years and whose service to the institution exceeded the expected norm of performance are eligible for Emeritx Status.

The members of the retired faculty person’s department should initiate the procedure by formally recommending the faculty member be granted Emeritx Status. The recommendation is sent to the appropriate Dean, who submits it, along with their recommendation to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs in turn forwards a recommendation to the President, who makes the final decision.

Perquisites granted to Emeritx faculty are:

  • Eligibility to maintain Web pages on university server
  • Eligibility to apply for use of the university flats in London and apartments in Florence
  • Invitation to faculty meetings and lunches
  • Continuation of email
  • Phoenix ID Card use
  • Continuation of parking permit usage
  • Use of Belk Library
  • Use of fitness center
  • Tuition remission for one course per semester
  • Free flu shots
  • Employee discount program
  • Admission to cultural events
  • Admission to athletic events
  • Invitation to campus events

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