The purpose of the Charter for the Center for Nuclear Research (CNR)
is to outline the structure and operation of the CNR as it affects
faculty and students. This Charter shall become effective upon its
approval by the Graduate Faculty of the Department of Physics and the
establishment of the CNR by the University.
The policies, regulations, and procedures outlined in this Charter
shall apply in all cases where Departmental, Collegial, or University
policies, regulations, or procedures do not apply. Should a conflict arise,
Department, Collegial, and University policies, regulations, and
procedures shall take precedence over policies, relations, and
procedures of the CNR. Department, Collegial and University policies,
relations, and procedures are included in, but not limited to, the
University Register, College policy documents, the Collective Bargaining
Agreement (CBA), and the Physics Department Handbook.
1. Purpose
The purpose of the Center for Nuclear Research shall be to support,
enhance, and promote the academic activities in the Nuclear Physics
program conducted by the faculty, staff, research associates, and
graduate students of the Kent State University Physics Department.
The objectives of the CNR are:
| (a) |
To enhance the visibility
of the Nuclear Physics program on a national and international level; |
| (b) |
To attract quality graduate
students in sufficient numbers; |
| (c) |
To strengthen the academic
environment through a visiting scholars program in Nuclear Physics; |
| (d) |
To coordinate and strengthen
collaborations with scientists at institutions throughout the world; |
| (e) |
To foster extramurally sponsored
research. |
2. Membership
Membership in the CNR shall be open to faculty, staff, research
associates, graduate students, and visitors at Kent State University
who are engaged in research in Nuclear Physics.
3. Executive Committee
The CNR shall be governed by an Executive Committee consisting of
all members of the CNR who are regular, full-time, Kent Campus faculty
members in the Kent State Physics Department with the Department Chair
serving, ex-officio, without vote. The Executive Committee may enlarge
its membership to include additional members of the CNR if two-thirds
of the current members of the Executive Committee are in agreement;
the status of these additional members of the Executive Committee
shall be reviewed annually.
The Executive Committee shall determine
and review policy and budget for the CNR and shall make all decisions
regarding staff for the CNR.
4. Director
The CNR shall be managed by a Director, selected by the Executive
Committee from among its tenured members; this selection must be
approved by the Department Chair, the Collegial Dean, and the Vice
President and Provost. The Director shall serve for a two-year
term beginning in an even-numbered year. The Director is responsible
for the day-to-day operation of the CNR including management of the
staff of the CNR.
The Director shall be accountable to the Executive
Committee for his management decisions. The Director shall bring all
major management decisions to the Executive Committee for approval and
shall make recommendations regarding staff to the Executive Committee.
The Director will normally preside over meetings of the
Executive Committee.
With the concurrence of the Executive Committee,
the Director may appoint a member of the Executive Committee as an
Associate Director to act in the Director's absence from campus and to
assist with the management of the activities of the Center including
preparation of reports and proposals, and monitoring of budgets.
The Associate Director appointment must be approved by the Department
Chair.
To facilitate professional management and conduct of the
activities of the CNR, a work load equivalency of up to 3 credit hours
per semester will normally be assigned by the Department Chair to the
Director and may be shared with the Associate Director.
5. Meetings
Meetings of the Executive Committee may be called by either the Director
or his designate.
6. Reviews
The performance of the Director may be reviewed annually, or more often
should circumstances warrant.
7. Vacancies
Should the Director be unable to complete the two-year term of service
due to illness, retirement, sabbatical, leave of absence, or other
reasons, the Executive Committee shall select a replacement to serve the
remainder of the two-year term.
8. Amendments
Amendments to this Charter may be adopted by action of the Executive
Committee. Such action normally requires a reading of the proposed
amendment at one meeting followed by a two-thirds vote at a subsequent
meeting. The Graduate Faculty of the Department of Physics are to be
consulted on such amendments at a Graduate Faculty meeting before
endorsement is sought from the Department Chair, the Dean of the
College of Arts and Sciences, and the Vice President and Provost.
