Requests for Departmental Membership by Tenure-track Faculty Members

Approved by CSS Faculty December 18, 2002

1. Faculty interested in CSS as a departmental home submit a letter of application and current vita to the department head. The letter of application should include information on why the applicant is interested in CSS as a academic home, what the applicant sees as the benefits to themselves of being in CSS and how they see CSS benefiting from their membership.
2. This information is evaluated by the CSS administrative team (CSS head and four associate heads) and the applicant is invited in to talk with the team, if this is deemed necessary.
3. The administrative team will make a determination if there appears to be a possible fit and if so, places written materials on file for all faculty to review and arranges for the applicant to present a departmental seminar. The seminar will include a discussion period with all faculty. Following the seminar, a meeting with those CSS faculty who would most closely work with the applicant will be held. Following these meetings, any additional information that is needed would obtained and clarified.
4. A CSS faculty meeting will be held after all necessary information is obtained and a recommendation on acceptance, achieved through a vote or consensus process, will be made by the faculty to the department head.