Policy Number: 212
Date Approved: 12/19/2024
Executive Responsibility: Faculty Assembly
References: Wright State University Emeritus Faculty Policy 2180, BSOM Faculty of Medicine Bylaws
212.1 Purpose
Per the Wright State University Emeritus Faculty policy 2180, “The Emeritus title recognizes past contributions to the community of scholars at Wright State University and confers on the recipient the rights and privileges of other members of the community of scholars at Wright State University, subject to the limitation of the right to vote and the right to hold elective office. It is conferred as a lifetime status. Insofar as it is possible, and subject to fiscal considerations, the University will extend courtesies and services to Emeritus faculty that facilitate their continuing contributions to the academic life at Wright State University.”
212.2 Policy for Full Time Faculty
In accordance with the Wright State University Emeritus Faculty policy, faculty members who have served as full-time faculty ten or more years at Wright State University will automatically be granted the Emeritus title upon retirement and upon written request by the faculty member to the provost.
Faculty members who have served as full-time members of the faculty for five or more years, but less than ten years, may request consideration for the Emeritus title through the process of a petition to the provost through the faculty member's own administrative unit.
In order to be considered for the Emeritus title, the petition of a faculty member must be supported by the dean of the college or school in which the faculty member holds their primary appointment.
212.3 Policy for BSOM Community Faculty
BSOM may confer the clinical emeritus faculty title in recognition of extended superior and constructive faculty service to BSOM. The emeritus title shall be conferred upon a few outstanding clinical faculty when they retire from active professional life. The profile of these awardees shall include:
- at least ten years of outstanding faculty performance for BSOM is desirable although no fixed term of service must be completed
- an extended period of solid superior service to BSOM in all the awardee's ranks that represents an appropriate balance of faculty activities
- retirement from active faculty status and from active practice of professional activity, but with the candidate's expressed continuing interest in periodic faculty activities, and/or service as an academic consultant to their department and to BSOM
Faculty members may request consideration for the Emeritus title through the process of a petition to the provost through the faculty member's own administrative unit.
In order to be considered for the Emeritus title, the petition of a faculty member must be supported by the dean of the college or school in which the faculty member holds their primary appointment.
212.4 Participation in BSOM Governance and Committees
The right to vote and the right to hold elected office at the Wright State University level is expressly prohibited by Wright State University Faculty Emeritus policy 2180.
In accordance with the BSOM Bylaws, emeritus faculty are voting members of the Faculty Assembly and eligible to serve as voting members of BSOM Standing Committees as specific committee membership allows.