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Graduate Faculty

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Any faculty member, regardless of specific title series of appointment, is eligible for consideration for membership on the Graduate Faculty. New Graduate Faculty members may be proposed to the Dean of the Graduate School at any time by the college deans and department chairs concerned, or in the case of persons not attached to a college faculty, by the Provost of the University. Eligibility qualifications are as follows:

The doctor's degree or its equivalent in scholarly reputation.
The rank of assistant professor (or equivalent) or higher.
Scholarly maturity and professional productivity as demonstrated by publications, editorial services, research surveys, creative work or patents, and research in progress at the time of appointment.
Demonstrated participation in graduate teaching and research in the program.

Membership Categories

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS of the Graduate Faculty are authorized to teach graduate courses, direct master's theses, and serve on and co-chair doctoral committees. Associate membership is limited to a term of THREE years with reappointment possible after departmental review. There is no category for at-large graduate faculty membership.

FULL MEMBERS of the Graduate Faculty are particularly responsible for:

Guidance of graduate student research and study to its completion. The finished work should meet or exceed accepted standards for publication, dissemination or performance within the particular discipline.
Participation in the formulation of graduate curricula and policy.

In unique instances, an advanced assistant professor may be nominated by his or her chairperson for full membership in the Graduate Faculty. To be considered for this status by Graduate Council, a nominee must meet the following recently-adopted criteria:

An associate member of Graduate Faculty who is an assistant professor may be put forward for full membership by the individual's department chairperson or Director of Graduate Studies (as appropriate) after a minimum of 2 years of employment at UK.
The individual must show the appropriate level of scholarly research and productivity and important contributions to the department's graduate program, including graduate teaching.

Once Full Graduate Faculty status is attained, membership is continuous unless a change in status is recommended by a graduate program to the Dean of the Graduate School, who will present the recommendation to the Graduate Council.

On recommendation of the Director of Graduate Studies and with the approval of the Dean of the Graduate School, persons who normally do not hold academic appointment in the University, but who have demonstrated an interest in collaborative participation in its graduate programs, may be appointed as Auxiliary Graduate Faculty Members. They should hold the terminal academic degree in the field and possess a record of research or creative experience that would warrant their inclusion on advisory committees to assist graduate students in conducting research. Auxiliary Graduate Faculty may serve only as nonvoting members of the advisory committee.

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