School of Music Governance Document

The Governance Document consists of the following sections:

1.  Forward and Mission Statement

2.  Structure of Governance

• 2.1 Faculty Membership
• 2.2 Faculty Meetings
• 2.3 Director
• 2.4 Organization of the school

3.  Committees and Administrative Appointments

• 3.1 Terms of Committee Service
• 3.2 Faculty Advisory Council
• 3.3 Faculty Development Committee
• 3.4 Promotion and Tenure Committee
• 3.5 Recruiting and Public Relations Committee
• 3.6 Scholarship Competitions Committee
• 3.7 Technology Committee
• 3.8 Undergraduate Committee
• 3.9 Graduate Committee
• 3.10 Awards Committee
• 3.11 Diversity Committee
• 3.12 Administrative Appointments

4.  Representation on College Committees

5.  Evaluations, Promotion and Tenure

• 5.1 Faculty Evaluations
• 5.2 Promotion and Tenure
• 5.3 Pre-Tenure Support Policies
• 5.4 Post-Tenure Review
• 5.5 Appointments
• 5.6 Fixed-term Faculty Appointments

6.   Other Academic Policies

• 6.1 Procedures for Curricular Changes
• 6.2 Faculty Absences
• 6.3 Diversity

7.   Adoption and Amendments to the Governance Document

Approved: February 20, 2006

Amended: September 20, 2006; February 6, 2007; October 16, 2007; October 21, 2013.