Section 12. Faculty Research and Development Committee

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For procedures, policies, and the names of current members, refer to Faculty Research and Development Committee Section.

• Teaching faculty members elected for two-year terms. In odd numbered years one member will be elected from each of the divisions and schools, except the Law School. Four at-large members will be elected in even numbered years. The committee will elect annually in May a chair from among these teaching faculty members.
• Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, or their designee
• Director of Sponsored Programs, without vote
• Faculty of the Law School are excluded from service on this committee

• To develop and recommend to the President policy regarding faculty development
• To help monitor the effectiveness of such policies
• To plan and help coordinate workshops, seminars, or other individual proposals related to faculty development
• To devise criteria for the administration and evaluation of individual proposals related to faculty development
• To receive, evaluate, and approve such proposals
• To receive, study, and evaluate proposals for research and advanced study submitted by members of the faculty, and approve those proposals which, in the judgment of the committee, should receive financial assistance
• To receive, study, and evaluate requests for sabbatical leaves and approve those requests that, in the judgment of the committee, should be granted
• To form a subcommittee, composed of teaching faculty from both the FR&D Committee and the broader University, to select the recipient of Elon’s Distinguished Scholar Award
• None of the above duties will apply to the Law School.