Emeritus Faculty In Graduate Education and Research
Emeritus faculty members represent an important resource. SIUE can benefit from the expertise of emeritus faculty in teaching and research. Current Operating Papers for the Graduate School state that faculty must have a continuing appointment to hold regular graduate faculty status, which is a requirement for teaching graduate courses and for serving on and chairing thesis and dissertation committees. This policy will permit emeritus faculty members to acquire Emeritus Graduate Faculty Status for the purposes of teaching graduate-level courses and for serving on thesis committees. This policy also permits emeritus faculty members access to some of SIUE’s resources for continuing research.
Emeritus Faculty Application
Retired members of the Graduate Faculty who receive emeritus status may be accorded at the same time status as Emeritus Graduate Faculty upon the approval of the Graduate Dean. The request for Emeritus Graduate Faculty status normally would be included in the request for Emeritus Faculty status.
- To teach graduate-level courses and/or supervise graduate students after retirement, retired faculty must have emeritus graduate faculty status.
- 1. 1 - Individuals who are accorded Emeritus Graduate Faculty status may teach graduate-level courses with the approval of the department chair.
- 1.2 - Individuals who are accorded Emeritus Graduate Faculty status may continue to chair students’ theses, final projects, examinations, and dissertations assigned prior to their retirement. Additionally, Emeritus Graduate Faculty members may be named to serve on thesis, final project, final examination and dissertation committees, other than as chair, after retirement. The privilege of serving as chair must be requested on an individual basis and must be recommended by the director for the graduate program(s) involved, the department chair, and school dean and approved by the Graduate Dean.
- Emeritus faculty may apply for external funding through SIUE. SIUE will provide the same services to emeritus faculty in applying for and administering external grants that are available to current members of the faculty and staff.
- Emeritus faculty are eligible for support from the R&D fund provided they have an external grant submitted through SIUE’s Office of Research and Projects either pending agency action or awarded.
- Emeritus Graduate faculty are not eligible to serve on the standing committees of the Graduate Council. They may serve on ad hoc committees and internal funding program review committees (e.g, Research and Projects Advisory Board and Research and Development Committee).
- Any emeritus faculty member who participates in the above listed activities is subject to the rules and regulations governing SIUE and graduate education and research.
Approved by the Graduate Council April 20, 2023
