Appendix VI
Guidelines for Centers or Institutes
CRITERIA
Programs defined by this policy must
meet the criteria listed below and must be submitted through appropriate
channels to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, the President,
and the Board of Regents.
1.
Purpose
a. A defined purpose
directly related to TWU's role and scope and
its instructional, research, and/or service programs;
b. A stated
primary purpose of one of the following: instruction, research, or
service;
c. Activities
dealing with a current issue, need, or problem.
2.
Resources
a. A definable
annual budget which might include federal, state, and/or private funds
(normally for at least two to three years);
b. Sufficient
human resources to achieve the center's purpose;
c. Adequate
physical resources to conduct the center's activities.
3.
Organization
a. An
identified director for the program;
b. A reporting
relationship directly to a Dean, a Vice President, or the President;
c.
Multidisciplinary and/or interdisciplinary participation;
d. A structure
that enables the center to apply for, and receive, external funding such
as grants and contracts.
The Chancellor may choose to submit,
for Board approval, a proposal that does not meet all the above criteria.
STEPS FOR OBTAINING APPROVAL
1.
Development
of a written proposal based on the criteria in this policy.
2.
Review and
evaluation using the criteria contained in this policy by:
a. Division/department
head, if applicable;
b. School
dean(s), if applicable;
c. Provost and
Vice President for Academic Affairs; and
d. President.
3.
Review and approval by the Board of Regents.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
1.
All
approved units must file an annual report of progress to the responsible
dean(s) and Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.
2.
All
approved units are subject to a critical review every five years in order
to determine if they should be continued.
3.
A unit may
be discontinued at the direction of the President
4.
An official
list of units will be maintained by the Office of the Provost and Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
5.
Primary
faculty appointments cannot be made through centers.
APPLICABILITY TO EXISTING CENTERS
Existing centers, institutions, and
specialized programs, including those previously reviewed and approved, are subject to the provisions of this policy,
particularly to the provisions concerning five-year reviews, progress
reports, and discontinuance.
APPROVED: 10/90
REV. 01/07
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