either on-campus, or via phone or email. 3. The Department Chair's time on campus, including office hours and excluding teaching, shall be consistent with the reassigned time as calculated in 8.8. Hours shall be established in consultation with the Dean to meet the needs of the department. 10.5 Regular Department Chair Elections The Department Chair is elected by the department for a term of three (3) years, beginning July 1, following their election. The Department Chair may be re-elected to the position. The procedures will apply to every unit that is considered an academic department. 1. Call for the Election. In the final year of a Department Chair’s term, the Dean will give notice of the opening and call for an election at the beginning of the Fall semester. The election will be completed by the end of the Fall semester of the year preceding the scheduled appointment. 2. Voting Rights. a. Academic faculty members have voting rights in one department as indicated by their current contracts and must have at least fifty percent (50%) of their teaching load assigned to that department. b. Administrative faculty members assigned full time to an academic department with at least 50% of their responsibilities in teaching, have voting rights in that department. c. If a faculty member is split 50-50 between two different departments, they shall choose one department as their “home” department for the purposes of participating in a department chair election. Voting rights may be re-established 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 10 Page 45
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