Emeritus/Emerita faculty status is an honorary rank awarded to a retired faculty member who has served Michigan Technological University with distinction for at least 10 years of full-time employment.
Procedure
Department Chair/College Dean
- Department/College makes a recommendation in compliance with procedures included in the department/college charter. Recommendation memo for Emeritus/Emerita Status.
- The recommendation must be approved by the department chair (if applicable) and college
dean.
- Though emeritus/emerita requests can be submitted any time before a faculty member retires, it is recommended that the dean forward their recommendation to the provost's office at least one month prior to the upcoming Board of Trustees meeting in order to allow time for the required reviews and meet the Board of Trustees deadlines.
- Recommendation must include the proposed title for emeritus rank as elected by the retiree. Senate Policy 703.1 states that, “all emeriti/emeritae have the same rank, Professor Emeritus/Emerita, except that the retired faculty member may elect to retain the title at which they retired.”
Provost
- Review, approve and forward the recommendation to the President.
President
- Review, approve and forward the recommendation to the Board of Trustees for approval.
- Once emeriti/emeritae status is approved, president’s office coordinates annual emeritus faculty events.
Board of Trustees
- Following Board of Trustees approval, board secretary will send a letter to the faculty member congratulating them on their appointment. Copies of the letter will be sent to the following offices:
- Tech Express
- College Dean
- Academic Department Chair
- Transportation Services
- Academic Human Resources
- Michigan Tech Fund (Biographical Records)
- Public Safety
- Order and forward plaque with letter to emeritus faculty.
- Records and maintains official list of emeriti/emeritae faculty.
- Michigan Tech Fund – Biographical Records
- Maintains current biographical data and provide service for producing lists and labels.
Related Documentation
Board of Trustees, Policy 6.8, Faculty Emeritus