19A Peer Review    

Reports to:  President/designee.

Description:  Each College shall have a 19A Peer Review Committee.  The purpose of the committee is to accept and review proposals from faculty for research, professional development, or assistance with seeking terminal degrees.  The secondary purpose is to aid faculty in developing skills at proposal preparation and to this end, may offer to pre-review proposals and provide suggestions.  The Peer Review Committee (PRC) provides recommendations to the Dean with regard to the award of 19A funds.  The Dean may also make recommendations that differ from the PRC.  Both recommendations are forwarded to the Vice President for Academic Affairs.  If the committee feels it appropriate, they may propose to carry over some of the funds for a future round. 19A Committees shall also make recommendations regarding reassign time and other competitive awards to faculty for research or development.

Membership:  Each department is entitled to one member on the college PRC.  If a department has more than one program and more than twenty (20) FTE faculty, the department may select two members as long as they are from different programs within the department.  When a vacancy exists, the department selects their representative and provides the name of that person to the Dean.  All members are selected for one academic year at a time.  Members may serve up to four consecutive one year terms but must then step down for at least a year.  The Dean is an ex-Officio, non-voting member of the PRC so that he or she can hear and join in the discussion.  In the spring of each year, each college PRC shall elect from among its current membership, a chairperson to serve the following year.  Such person shall serve as chairperson for that year, whether or not they are reselected as a member by their department.