BY-LAWS

LINGUISTI= CS DEPARTMENT

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES

University of Florida

I. &= nbsp; COMPOSITION

= A. = The Linguistics Department includes the disciplinary unit and three service components. The department is administered centrally by a Chair, with each servi= ce component headed by a director or coordinator. The heads of the service component= s are overseen and evaluated by the Chair.

B. = The academic unit offers:

&= nbsp; 1. = BA, MA<= /st1:State>, and Ph.D. degrees in Linguistics.

2. = Undergraduate minors in Linguistics and TESL

= 3. = A graduate Certificate in TESL

= 4. = Graduate Minors

= C. = The service units listed offer the programs indicat= ed:

1.&n= bsp; = ; Academic Spoken English---Three courses for international graduate teaching assistants;

2.&n= bsp; = ; Scholarly Writing---Two courses for international students;

3.&n= bsp; = ; The English Language Institute---non-credit intensi= ve instruction at multiple levels for international participants and special programs under contract.

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II. FACULTY MEMBERSHIP

A. The members of the Linguistics Department include full-time faculty members of the University = with appointments in Linguistics, affiliate faculty budgeted in related departme= nts, and personnel employed in service units or on grants at a faculty rank.

III. ADMINISTRATION

A. Following a long-stand= ing practice in the unit, the general responsibility is entrusted to the facult= y, except in those instances where the College or University has vested author= ity in the Chair.

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B. The day-to-day administration of the Department is carried out by the Chair, with the assistance of an Associate Chair and an Administrative Committee appointed = by the Chair.

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= C. = The Chair is the Chief Administrator of the Departm= ent. Responsibility of the chair include

1)&n= bsp; appointing the Department Officers,

2)&n= bsp; selecting the members of appointed committees,

3)&n= bsp; serving as ex-officio member of all faculty committ= ees,

4)&n= bsp; calling, preparing the agenda of, and presiding over faculty meetings,

5)&n= bsp; routinely supervising the day-to-day activities of = the departmental offices,

6)&n= bsp; assessing the constitution of and approving Master’s and Doctoral dissertation committees, and

7)&n= bsp; serving as scheduler for the unit, i.e., reminding = all appointed officers and committee chairs of their scheduled activities and deadlines.

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= D. = As Chief Financial Officer of the Department, the C= hair supervises all receipts of monies and expenditures. Aided by the administrative staff = in the office and the heads of relevant service units, the Chair prepares the annu= al budget for the unit and has the authority to make appointments, to offer financial aid, to sign time cards, leaves, approval of clerical staff vacations, etc.

E. The Chair repres= ents the Department to University officers and bodies and speaks for the Departm= ent.

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F. In conjunction w= ith the Officers and Committees of the Department, the Chair coordinates all as= pects of the academic programs (degree requirements, curricular offerings, catalog announcements, class scheduling, faculty and TA assignments, etc.)

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G. The tenure term of the Chair is set by the College Dean, but the Department suggests three to five year terms, renewable. An inf= ormal review of the Chair is made every two years and carried out by the Administrative Committee. The results of this review are conveyed in full to the Chair and in summary to = the Dean and the faculty.

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IV.&n= bsp; SUGGESTED COMMITTEES

1. The Administrative Committee (AC) advises the Chair on all matters of policy and procedures that are of conce= rn to the unit. It is composed of three (3) members selected by the chair. The AC meets at the request of the department Chair.

2. The Tenure and Promotion Committee (T&P) is responsible for receiving input from mentors of untenured facu= lty members before evaluating the progress of these colleagues budgeted in Linguistics. The T & P committee reports to the Chair and the tenured faculty. It is composed of t= hree (3) members elected by the voting faculty by mail ballot. Elections take pl= ace in the Spring term for the following year. Each year a new member replaces = the most senior member on the Committee.

3. The Curriculum Committee is respo= nsible for:

a.&n= bsp; Initiating and/or evaluating all curricular changes. These are then

submitted to the Chair, who presents them to the Administrative

committee. If, in the judgement of the Chair = and the Curriculum

Committee, these require the attention of the Faculty at large, then

they are placed on the agenda of the next meeting. If not, the

Curriculum Committee proceeds to implement the proposed changes.

b)&n= bsp; Revie= wing the catalogs (UG and G) periodically, proofing the galley sheets of forthco= ming catalogs, and ensuring that the catalogs reflect accurately the ongoing programs of our unit.

The Curriculum Committee is composed of three (3) members appointed by the Chai= r.

4. The Admissions Committee

a)&n= bsp; evaluates applicants to the graduate program.

b)&n= bsp; Reviews and revises materials sent to prospective graduate students

c)&n= bsp; reviews admissions applications and submits a vote (admit, admit conditionally, deny admission) to the Graduate Coordinator

d)&n= bsp; identifies likely fellowship candidates, collecting= the needed materials, and submits the dossiers to the Graduate Coordinator.

The Admissions Committee is composed of the Graduate Coordinator plus three members.

5. The Comprehensive Examination Committ= ee is responsible for

a) ensuring a comprehensive understanding of the field by all Master's =

d= egree candidates and incoming Ph.D. students.&nb= sp; The assessment is carried out according to the majority opinion of t= he faculty, traditionally by examination.&nbs= p;

b)&n= bsp; reporting the results of the assessment to the stud= ents assessed and to

the faculty.

Th= e Comprehensive Assessment Committee is composed of three faculty members.

6. The Student Employ= ment Committee oversees the utilization of financial aid and sees to the professional development of Teaching Assistants. It is responsible for:

a)&n= bsp; assigning the faculty visitation of TA classes and providing the instrument for the evaluation

b)&n= bsp; selecting the TA of the year nominee

c)&n= bsp; providing a ranking for TA employment for the next<= /p>

academic term or = year,

d)&n= bsp; ensuring that the evaluation is based on the all-faculty assessment of academic progress and the TA evaluations provided= by academic coordinators.

The Student Employment Committee is composed of representatives of

of the services and teaching units that support graduate students.

7. The TESL Committee coordi= nates Teaching English as a Second/Foreign

La= nguage activities within the Linguistics Department.

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8. Ad hoc Committees

In consultation with the Executive Committee, the Chair appoints such particul= ar committees of specified duration as are needed to deal with matters of importance to the Program. The members of the Program are informed of the existence of such committees.

V.&nb= sp; DEPARTMENTAL OFFICERS

The= Chair appoints officers as needed to assist in the administration of the programs= and activities. These include

1)&n= bsp; An Associate Chair

2)&n= bsp; A Graduate Coordinator, who is an ex-officio member= of the Graduate Admissions Committee;

3)&n= bsp; An Undergraduate Coordinator

4)&n= bsp; Other program officers are appointed according to needs, e.g., Coordinators for programs, Newsletter editor, Working Papers Editor, Elections Officer, etc.

VI.&n= bsp; MEETINGS

A. At least one plenary meeting of the faculty is to be held per semester, presided over by the Cha= ir.

1. = An agenda will be provided, including call for old and new business, one week before the meeting date

2. = If a vote is needed, two-fifths of the voting members will constitute a quorum=

&= nbsp; &nbs= p; 3. = Actions require 2/3 of the members present

4. = Votes may be by written ballot at the request of any present voting member’s and are tallied by the Election Officer

5. = Amendments to the by-laws require a 2/3 majority of the voting members

B. The department’s faculty also meets in the Spring to review all graduate students’ progress. The Graduate Coordinator calls and chairs this meeting.

VII.&= nbsp; VOTING

&= nbsp; The right to vote on all matters is granted to regular and affiliate faculty members, except on tenure and promotion which, following a long-standing tradition, is the exclusive right of tenured faculty members who have an appointment in a department and are of rank above those being considered. &= nbsp;