Tenure-Initiating Unit (TIU) - POA Pattern of Administration - rev 04 2022

Sep 10, 2026

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Tenure-Initiating Unit (TIU) governance guidance for The Ohio State University defines how TIUs should organize administration, decision-making, and faculty responsibilities. The document outlines TIU mission, academic rights and responsibilities, and specific faculty appointment caps for clinical/teaching/professional practice and research roles. It also covers TIU organization and staffing, faculty meetings, allocation of duties, course and resource planning, leaves and absences, supplemental compensation and conflicts of interest, plus grievance procedures and related categories of faculty misconduct and complaints.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryResearch & Report

FormatPDF

Pages18

Reading Time45 min

AccessFree to download

I Introduction

II TIU Mission

III Academic Rights and Responsibilities

IV Faculty and Voting Rights

A Clinical/Teaching/Professional Practice Faculty Appointment Cap

B Research Faculty Appointment Cap

V Organization of TIU Services and Staff

VI Overview of TIU Administration and Decision-Making

VII TIU Administration

A TIU Head

B Other Administrators

C Committees

VIII Faculty Meetings

IX Distribution of Faculty Duties and Responsibilities

1 Pattern of Administration 2 for 3 The Ohio State University 4 Tenure-Initiating Unit (TIU) XXX 5 Colleges that serve as TIUs should also refer to the College Pattern 6 of Administration sample document. 7 [Include the following, if TIU requires faculty approval of governance documents:] 8 Approved by the Faculty: aa/aa/aaaa; bb/bb/bbbb; cc/cc/cccc; etc. 9 Approved by the Office of Academic Affairs: dd/dd/dddd 10 1 2 Table of Contents 3 4 I Introduction ......................................................................................................................................3 5 II TIU Mission ......................................................................................................................................3 6 III Academic Rights and Responsibilities .............................................................................................3 7 IV Faculty and Voting Rights ................................................................................................................3 8 A Clinical/Teaching/Professional Practice Faculty Appointment Cap..........................................4 9 B Research Faculty Appointment Cap...........................................................................................4 10 V Organization of TIU Services and Staff ...........................................................................................5 11 VI Overview of TIU Administration and Decision-Making..................................................................5 12 VII TIU Administration ..........................................................................................................................5 13 A TIU Head....................................................................................................................................5 14 B Other Administrators..................................................................................................................6 15 C Committees ................................................................................................................................6 16 VIII Faculty Meetings ..............................................................................................................................7 17 IX Distribution of Faculty Duties and Responsibilities .........................................................................7 18 A Tenure-track Faculty ..................................................................................................................8 19 i Special Assignments............................................................................................................9 20 B Clinical/Teaching/Professional Practice Faculty ..................................................................... 10 21 C Research Faculty ...................................................................................................................... 10 22 D Associated Faculty ................................................................................................................... 10 23 E Modification of Duties ............................................................................................................. 11 24 X Course Offerings and Teaching Schedule ...................................................................................... 11 25 XI Allocation of TIU Resources .......................................................................................................... 11 26 XII Leaves and Absences...................................................................................................................... 12 27 A Discretionary Absence ............................................................................................................. 12 28 B Absence for Medical Reasons .................................................................................................. 12

FAQs

What areas of TIU governance are covered in the document?

It covers TIU mission, academic rights and responsibilities, faculty and voting rights, organizational structure, decision-making, faculty meetings, and distribution of duties and responsibilities.

Are appointment caps specified for different faculty types?

Yes. The document includes separate appointment caps for clinical/teaching/professional practice faculty and for research faculty.

How do leaves, conflicts of interest, and grievances fit into TIU administration?

The content includes sections on leaves and absences, financial conflicts of interest, and grievance procedures, with subcategories for salary grievances, promotion and tenure appeals, misconduct, harassment/discrimination, policy violations, and complaints involving students.

Sep 10, 2026

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