- Term of Office: Three years ending at the
Spring Semester of the third year.
- Eligibility to Serve as
Division/Department Chair: All full time appointive and provisional faculty
whose duties are primarily related to the division in which the person is
assigned and who will be a full time faculty member assigned to that
division during the term of office. Time spent on sabbatical leave or other
leaves of absence count toward the term of office.
- Eligibility to Vote in a
Division/Department Chair Election: All appointive and provisional faculty
assigned to the division holding the election.
- Nominations: Faculty members must
self-nominate. Nominations must be presented in writing to a three member
Division/Department Chair Selection Committee appointed by the PVCC Faculty
Senate. Following self-nominations within a division, the College President
will endorse all acceptable candidates. The Division/Department Chair
Selection Committee in consultation with the College President or his or her
designee, is responsible for conducting the elections in the division. The
exact ballot count will be announced with the results of the election.
Members of divisions holding elections may not serve on their
Division/Department Chair Selection Committee.
- Election Procedures: The PVCC Faculty
Senate is responsible for calling elections in the divisions in September of
each year for those divisions which the term of the Division/Department
chair will expire at the end of the Spring Semester. Elections will be held
by secret ballot. The winning candidate must receive a majority vote of the
total eligible membership of the division. If a candidate does not receive a
majority vote, there will be a run-off election between the two candidates
who received the greatest number of votes. If there is a tie for second and
third place, the second place candidate will be selected by lottery, and
then a run-off election will be held. If there is a tie between the top two
candidates, there will be additional ballots until a majority is obtained.
In the event that a Division/Department Chair resigns or for some reason is
unable to complete the term of office for which he or she was elected, a
special election will be conducted as soon as feasible. The procedures for
this election will be the same as those outlined in items two (2) through
four (4) above. The term of office will be only for the remainder of the
term of the chair who vacated the office.
- Removal from Office: A chair may be
removed from office if a petition bearing two-thirds of the eligible voters
of the division is presented to the Faculty Senate President who will
deliver the petition to the College President within twenty-four hours. The
signatures and the contents of the petition shall be kept confidential by
the College President and the Senate President. Final removal from office is
subject to approval by the College President. Prior to a final decision, the
chair shall have an opportunity to respond to the petition.
- Policy Problems: If any situation arises
that is not covered by the procedures set forth in these guidelines, a
description of the situation must be submitted in writing to the PVCC
Faculty Senate. The Faculty Senate forwards a recommendation to the Vice
President of Academic Affairs. The Vice President of Academic Affairs
reviews the recommendation and transmits a written recommendation to the
College President. The College President makes the final decision regarding
the situation.
- The faculty reserve the right to recommend
changes to the division structure as the need arises.
- If a division has departments, the
department election procedures will follow the college plan, and
Division/Department Chair will then be determined by the division/department
structure as established by the Academic Structures Policy.
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