Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance:  
Responsibilities Beyond A Social Contract

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College of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources (University of Missouri-Columbia) Bylaws (as of 2001):  Includes provisions for "non-tenure track" faculty to serve on the college Promotion committee


Ag Econ Dept Bylaws (University of Missouri) (adopted in October, l999)
   *Another version of the Ag Econ Department Bylaws (pdf)

Animal Sciences Department Bylaws (MU)
University of Wisconsin-Madison Faculty Policies & Procedures
   *Departmental Faculties
   *Faculty Rights & Responsibilities
   *Departmental Executive Committee:  Functions
   *Departmental Chair:  Selection Procedures
   *Departmental Chair:  Duties


Mission Statements of Academic Departments:  Ag Economics in the U.S.
MU's Mission Statement
Unity Center of Columbia

Principles of Faculty Involvement in Institutional and Academic Unit Governance, University of Michigan
Fundamental Tenets Of Membership In The University Community, University of Michigan

Evaluation of Deans by the Faculty, University of Michigan

MU Faculty Handbook
   *Bylaws of MU
   *Article 1, MU Bylaws:  "The MU faculty shall consist of the President, Chancellor, and all persons with regular       academic appointments, and persons with regular, full-time appointment at the rank of Instructor or above.  Others may be elected to membership by this designated group. "

K-State Faculty Handbook (Bylaws): Section C---Faculty Identity, Employment, and Tenure
Department of Chemistry, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Departmental Bylaws and Policies, Department of Philosophical Studies, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Bylaws of the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bylaws of the Faculty, College of Education, Michigan State University

American Association of University Professors (AAUP)
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty:  Guidelines for Good Practice (AAUP)
The Status of Non-Tenure-Track Faculty (AAUP)

Bylaws of the MU Advisors Forum

Chair Position Description, Ohio State's Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics

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MU Provost's Office Sites for Faculty