2.3       SEARCH, APPOINTMENT, AND ORIENTATION
                      
2.3.1    FACULTY SELECTION

Faculty recruitment is initiated by department chairs in consultation with the department faculty.  The chairs then recommend to the Dean of the College, who in turn recommends to the President.  The President submits recommendations to the College Life Committee of the Board of Trustees, whose actions must be ratified by the Board of Trustees at its meeting in October or April.  In recruiting faculty, departments are expected to follow Roanoke College recruitment policies, which are published separately (see Handbook for Department Chairs).   In particular, all departmental faculty will be given the opportunity to be involved in developing a job description, rating application folders, selecting finalists, and rating the final candidates.   All initial tenure-track appointments are probationary (see Section 2.2.2).

2.3.2    EMPLOYMENT CONFLICT OF INTEREST

It shall be deemed to be a conflict of interest for an employee to serve in a non-teaching supervisory capacity over a direct relative, dependent, or spouse.  For the purpose of this policy, "direct relative" shall be mother, father, sister, brother, or children of the faculty member or of the spouse.  "Dependent" shall be defined by the Internal Revenue Code.

No employee shall initiate, participate in, or exercise any influence over departmental or institutional decisions involving a direct benefit to a member related by family or marriage unless an exception is granted by the employee's supervisor.  Such benefits include initial appointment, retention, promotion, tenure, salary, leave of absence, and grievance adjustment.  In situations where a conflict of interest might occur under normal operating procedures, the responsibility for the decision will pass to the next higher administrative level.

2.3.3    CREDIT FOR ACADEMIC SERVICE AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS

At the time of hiring for tenure-track positions, a faculty member may be granted credit for each year of full-time faculty service at other accredited Colleges, exclusive of leaves, with the limitation that he or she may not be considered for tenure or promotion in rank earlier than the third year after appointment at Roanoke College.  The initial letter of appointment will state explicitly the academic year(s) in which eligibility for tenure and promotion will occur.

2.3.4    SUMMER SESSION FACULTY

Summer session faculty are appointed by the Vice President and Dean of the College after recommendation by the Associate Dean/Registrar.  In accordance with the needs of the College, Summer Session faculty are offered term contracts for the teaching of specific courses.  Time spent teaching in summer session does not count towards tenure or promotion or sabbatical.  Summer session faculty are expected to be available for a reasonable amount of time to counsel students regarding their course work.

2.3.5    ORIENTATION OF NEW FACULTY