2024 Faculty Staff Handbook
The Institution is devoted to the pursuit of learning in the broadest sense. Its public responsibilities include the transmission of learning, the creation of knowledge, and the performance of services in related endeavors. Traditionally, colleges have served not only as transmitters of learning and repositories of knowledge, but also as institutions for the development of that innovation and criticism without which civilization cannot progress. In the fulfillment of these traditional obligation
Each opening, resulting from either a resignation, creation of a new position, or change from non-tenure track to tenure track, is an opportunity for the Institution to enhance its stature or broaden its educational resources in concert with its traditional and changing roles in both teaching and research. In choosing a permanent faculty member, a thorough search, as outlined below, shall be conducted. The Department Head and faculty of the department where the new faculty member will reside sha
A central file of faculty records, excluding part-time faculty and annual evaluations, shall be maintained under the control of the Human Resources Office.
Unless a faculty member is covered by a collective bargaining agreement which covers tenure and promotion, this section applies. Staff of the MBMG are not covered by this section.
Montana Technological University's Procedures to apply for tenure.
300.205.3 Procedures to Apply for Promotion in Rank
Tenure is the right to annual renewal of employment from academic year to academic year except in cases of termination for cause or layoff. Tenure is specific to this institution and not with the Board of Regents or any entity other than this institution.
The Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology (the Bureau) is a department of Montana
Tech and a state service agency, and is a primary provider of applied research and
technical assistance on the geology and water resources of the state of Montana.
Education and outreach services provided by the Bureau serve citizens, agencies, and
organizations across the state but do not lead to academic degrees.
The Board of Regents may terminate tenured faculty members of a campus of the
University System for reasons of financial exigency of that campus or discontinuance or
reduction of a program or department of instruction.
Termination of employment of a faculty member on continuous tenure, or of a special or
probationary appointment before the end of the specified term of employment, may be
affected by an institution for adequate cause. The exercise of academic freedom or
constitutionally guaranteed civil rights will not be used as a basis for termination.
A faculty member may appeal a negative tenure decision to the Academic Freedom and
Tenure Committee within 15 days of receipt of notification of the recommendation of the
President.
The BOR Policy 801.1 provides comprehensive information on eligibly, compensation,
terms, definitions, employee benefits, etc. for those seeking and/or on Sabbatical
Assignment.
The Institution does not normally grant short leaves of absence for faculty personnel. In unusual or emergency situations, leaves are authorized either with or without pay.
Upon the recommendation of a department faculty, Deans or Department Heads shall nominate faculty for emeritus rank.
The Faculty Senate may appoint one additional member on any standing committee except those committees where a Faculty Senate representative already serves, or where the committee is limited by law or Regents Policy (e.g., Faculty Service Committee).
All employees of Montana Tech shall adhere to procedures found in the Principal
Investigator (PI) Handbook with respect to patentable inventions or discoveries and to
those procedures outlined in BOR Policy 401.2.
Form Required: Permission to Consult form is in Appendix E of this document and
online through Administrative Services.
All consulting activities carried out by faculty, academic Department Heads,
administrators (including Deans), and professionals on FY contracts at Montana Tech
must comply with BOR Policy 401.1.
All employees of Montana Tech are required to comply with the rules of conduct defined
in Montana Code Montana Code Annotated 2-2-121. This code covers allowed work,
lobbying, private use of equipment and facilities, and other areas where there is a
potential for conflict of interest for employees of the state of Montana.
Research and sponsored project activities conducted under the Institution’s auspices carry
an important public and personal responsibility for careful management. The PI
Handbook is published by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies (ORGS) to help
you fulfill that responsibility.
Department Heads at Montana Tech are the leaders and chief representatives of their
departments and, except in extraordinary circumstances, are the conduits through which
communications flow to and from their departments on policy and procedural matters of
an academic or administrative nature.
The purpose of this policy is to establish the criteria for the award of honorary degrees to individuals as allowed by the Montana Board of Regents in BOR Policy 322.1.
In exceptional circumstances, the university can recommend to the Board of Regents that a degree from Montana Technological University be awarded posthumously.