DEFINITION BASED ON POLICY 06.013

The title “Emeritus” may be conferred by the Board of Regents to a faculty member or librarian at the time of retirement, upon the recommendation of the department/unit, and with administrative approval.

APPLICATION REQUIREMENT OF POLICY

Full-Time Faculty and Librarians.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

To be eligible for emeritus status, a faculty member or librarian must:

1. Be retiring from a tenured or continuing multiple year appointment,
2. have held such continuing appointment for at least ten years,
3. and have a record of distinguished service.

A university administrator, to be eligible for emeritus status, must:

1. Hold a faculty or librarian appointment,
2. have served in a position at the dean level or higher,
3. and have a record of distinguished service.

The emeritus title for an administrator will be commensurate with the position held at the time of retirement (e.g., Dean emeritus, President emeritus, etc.). For faculty or librarians recruited directly to administrative positions, the ten-year employment requirement is waived.