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individual contract between the current faculty members and the College. Whether a particular
procedural provision applies depends on the status of the faculty member and the particular
category of contract or situation. In the event of a conflict between the faculty member’s
individual contract and the
Handbook
provisions in Chapter III parts A and B, the individual
contract terms shall prevail in determining the respective rights and responsibilities of the faculty
member and the College. If the College modifies the provisions of Chapter III parts A and B,
the effect of such changes shall be prospective only, which means, for example, that the
provisions applicable to a tenure-track faculty member will not change for that faculty member
while he or she is on tenure track. Likewise, the provisions applicable to a tenured faculty
member will not change while he or she is in tenure status. By implementing this
Handbook
, the
College does not reduce, eliminate or otherwise alter its powers and authority under the College
Charter, College Bylaws, or other governing instruments of the College.
Contents of the
Faculty Handbook
other than the procedural provisions of Chapter III parts A
and B are regarded as College policies, practices, and guidelines that are subject to modification
by the College in its discretion; it is not a contract. The College will not unilaterally modify the
Faculty Handbook
in a manner that would modify the individual contract of a faculty member.
The College Charter and the College Bylaws govern the College but are not contracts between
the individual faculty member and the College. With regard to the Faculty Constitution and
Faculty Bylaws, the College recognizes these documents as embodying core values of the
College, but they are subordinated to the College Charter and Bylaws and are not contracts
between an individual faculty member and the College. The
Faculty Handbook
contains, among
other matters, the College’s organizational structure for the Faculty and the College’s
commitment to the AAUP guidelines for the Faculty’s academic freedom, rights, and
responsibilities, but these other documents are not contracts as between the individual faculty
member and the College. These College documents are available online at the
BSC Intranet ,in
the College library, and in the Provost’s Office.
B. APPROVING AND MAINTAINING THE
HANDBOOK
The
2016
Faculty Handbook
supersedes and replaces the prior
Faculty Handbooks
of the
College. The Faculty, Administration, and Board of Trustees of the College have reviewed,
endorsed, and/or approved this
Handbook
in spring of 2016. Throughout the year, the Provost’s
Office will keep track of changes that need to be made in the
Faculty Handbook
. Toward the
end of each academic year (or more often, if necessary), the Provost will present the collected
proposed changes to the Faculty Advisory Committee. The Faculty Advisory Committee will
review proposed changes and then formally move in a faculty meeting that said changes be
adopted. (All changes of whatever nature should be formally approved by the Faculty after
review by the Faculty Advisory Committee.) After this, the electronic version of the
Handbook
can be updated.