BYLAWS

THE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA

Graduate Interdisciplinary Program in

Applied Mathematics

1. Program Membership

Faculty in the Program are classified either as Members or Affiliate Members. The policy, as adopted in September of 1992, is as follows:

(i) An individual is classified and advertised as a Member if he or she is engaged in any of the following activities

    (a) Currently advising a PhD or Masters student. (By ``advising'' is meant committed direction of research as embodied by a faculty's chairing or co-chairing of the        student's dissertation committee.)

    (b) Has graduated a PhD or Masters student in the last three years

    (c) Taught a core course in the last three years

    (d) Puts a research grant through the Program

    (e) Has a ``buy-out'' position in the Program

    (f) Serves on the Graduate Committee

    (g) Serves on the Steering Committee

(ii) Only Members can vote on Program issues when such a vote is required.

(iii) Every opportunity will be given to Affiliate Members (as well as Members) to have access to Program students through the Research Tutorial Groups, working seminars and other program activities.

(iv) This policy will be explained to all Deans and Department Heads: namely, that the Membership category identifies (their) faculty as being substantially involved in the Applied Mathematics Program and that their efforts should be rewarded as such.

(v) The Program Steering Committee should have the following powers:

    (a) Approve Membership or Affiliate Membership of new applicants to the Program

    (b) Approve the transition from Affiliate Membership to Membership (and vice-versa)

    (c) Has the right to review any individual's association with the Program

(vi) As the Program evolves, the criteria for Membership will be reviewed by the Steering Committee to consider any changes that might be appropriate.

The guiding principles of this membership structure are:

(a) The separation into Members and Affiliate Members is not one of first and second class citizenship, but a means of honestly identifying an individual's current level of involvement in the Program.

(b) Affiliate Membership is intended to identify faculty, as approved by the Steering Committee, that are possible research advisors for students in the program.

(c) The distinction between Members and Affiliate Members should be carefully explained to all Program students to ensure that they understand that faculty in either category are potential research advisors.

2. Steering Committee Membership

This advisory committee plays a key role in promoting the best interests of the Program, advising the Head and dealing with such matters as applications for membership in the Program. In keeping with University procedure, Steering Committee members are appointed by the Dean of the Graduate College. They are senior members of the Faculty, well connected and respected on campus, who are able and willing to lobby on behalf of the Program at a high level and to act as its ``eyes and ears.'' The policy for membership of this committee, as adopted in October of 1992, is as follows.

(i) The Steering Committee will consist of eight members in addition to the Head.

(ii) Faculty will serve a four year term (which can be renewed).

(iii) Committee membership will be rotated at the rate of up to two members a year.

(iv) When vacancies on the committee appear the entire Program membership will be solicited, by mail, for recommendations for new members. In passing on these suggestions to the Dean of the Graduate College, the need for participation by faculty in the Affiliate Member (in addition to Member) category will be emphasized; as well as the need for balanced representation from the different Departments and Schools/Colleges in the Program.

3. Post-tenure review policy

The program coordinator will use program databases to prepare a statement of each Member's involvement in the program for the January 1- December 31 period. It will include a list of any contributions by the faculty member that meet the criteria for Membership, as well as contributions that do not, e.g., serving on exam committees

for students in the program.

This statement will be sent by campus mail to the faculty member. It will include a blank space in which the member can estimate the percentage of time spent on Program activities. It will also include room for the member to add any contributions which we did not include in the statement, or to elaborate on a contribution.

The faculty member should then return the statement to the program coordinator by campus mail. Faculty may opt to prepare their own statement of their involvement in the program in lieu of the statement we prepare. If a member does not return the statement, we will just use the statement that we have prepared. 

The program head will add a written comment to the statement. In accordance with the Graduate College policy, copies of the statement will then be sent to the faculty member and to the member's department or academic unit.