Estrella Mountain Community College

Faculty Staffing Process

I. RFP Sections relevant to the Faculty Staffing Process

1.2.5.  Faculty Governance

1.2.5.1.
Faculty governance is a process determined by the Residential Faculty.  It is understood
that Residential Faculty has responsibility for such areas as curriculum, subject matter
and methods of instruction, research, faculty status, and those aspects of student life
which relate to the educational process.

1.2.2.  College Staffing Advisory Committee.

1.2.2.1
The College/Center Staffing Advisory Committee consists of the appropriate instructional
administrator and at least four (4) faculty members appointed by the College Faculty Senate
president. The instructional administrator will be a nonvoting member of this committee.

1.2.2.2.
The College/Center Staffing Advisory Committee will consult with Department/ Division
Chairpersons and other appropriate personnel in order to make recommendations on the
staffing of residential faculty positions. The committee’s recommendations will be
delivered to the College President/Provost.

II. Purpose

The purpose of the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee is to create criteria for the justification of
new and vacated faculty positions, receive and rank proposals from the EMCC Division Chairpersons,
and deliver recommendations to the EMCC College President.  This document will be revised/amended
by the Faculty Senate as needed.

III. Membership

The membership of the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee will consist of:

  • A representative from each division
  • The Faculty Senate President  (He or she will serve as chair)
  • The appropriate instructional administrator as a nonvoting member

Division Chairpersons are not eligiblefor membership to the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee.
Also, members to the committee must be cognizant that they are representatives to all EMCC
Faculty and not their respective divisions.  The terms of committee members will be staggered
on 2-year intervals in conjunction with the terms of the division chairs to provide consistency and
ease of transition with the staffing process.

IV. Voting

Each representative to the EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee will have an equal vote with the
exception of the appropriate instructional administrator who is a nonvoting member of the committee.

V.  Criteria for New Faculty Proposals

Proposals for new/vacated faculty proposals will include justification in the following areas:

  • Specialization requirements within a given discipline
  • Need for program development/expansion
  • Diversification of the curriculum
  • Partnerships

For an example of a faculty proposal, please see the Faculty Senate Website.

VI. Outline of Process

During the month of April of each academic year:

  • Proposals will be due from the Division Chairs and submitted to the Faculty Senate
    President by the second Friday in April.
  • The EMCC Faculty Staffing Committee will meet the third Friday in April and rank the
    proposals.
  • The Faculty Senate President will meet with the EMCC College President to review the
    committee’s recommendations by the fourth Friday in April.
  • The College President will notify the Faculty at-large by September of the next academic
    year concerning the positions that will be funded for staffing.

VII. Filling Vacated Positions

When a faculty position is vacated, the Division Chair will meet with the appropriate Dean and
Faculty Senate President to determine if the vacated position is still a need for the respective division. 
After this meeting, exactly one of the following will occur:

1.  Based on their recommendation and the approval of the EMCC College President, the division will
retain the faculty position.  If the EMCC College President decides against retention, the process
automatically goes to the next step.

2.  Based on their recommendation, the position will be sent back to the EMCC Faculty Staffing
Committee for reallocation.