Purpose:

To operationalize Valley City State University’s policy 431.01 Faculty and Staff Emeritus Status. 

Faculty Emeritus Procedure:

1. Candidate may apply for Emeritus status or supervisor may nominate a candidate by writing a letter of application. Application must be submitted within six months after the retirement date. Candidate application is forwarded to faculty member's academic department.
2. The academic department makes a recommendation for Emeritus status by majority vote and sends it recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs, who will make a recommendation to the President. The President makes the final decision.
   
   

Staff Emeritus Procedure:

1. Candidate may apply for Emeritus status or supervisor may nominate a candidate by writing a letter of application. Application must be submitted within six months after the retirement date. Candidate application is forwarded to employee's supervisor.
2. Employee's supervisor makes a recommendation to the President. The President makes the final decision.
3. The title "Staff Emeritus" is conferred by the selected staff member's Vice President.

Sponsored by: Staff and Faculty Senate
Drafted: May 2005
Adopted and Approved: July 2005
Revised: October 2008
Revised: October 2019