25.1

For purposes of this Article, "Department" refers to the subject areas in the Faculties of Arts, Education, and Science, and to program areas in the School of Music and the School of Health Studies. For purposes of this Article, in Faculties offering Masters degree programs, the Chairperson of Graduate Program(s) is considered equivalent to a Department Chairperson.

25.2

The function of the Department Chairperson at Brandon University is to coordinate, facilitate, and expedite matters pertaining to the operation of the Department, to ensure that departmental policy decisions are carried out, and to demonstrate initiative and leadership in the conduct of departmental business.

25.3

Responsibilities of Department Chairpersons are of two (2) types:

1. those that require transmission or implementation of the collective decisions made by a majority vote of all members of the Department, and
2. those that normally do not require consultation with members of the Department.

For example, the determination of departmental course offerings, recommendations concerning appointments, dismissals, tenure, promotion, workload, and budget are type (a) responsibilities.

25.4

Department Chairpersons shall be selected by procedures established by Faculty Councils. Such procedures must satisfy the following criteria:

1. selection must be by majority vote of a Committee chaired by the Dean/Director; Department members shall form a majority of the Committee; the Dean/Director may vote only to break a tie;
2. terms of office may not exceed three (3) years; there is no limit to the number of terms a Chairperson may serve;
3. in the event a Chairperson would be on leave for more than three (3) months, a new Chairperson shall be selected;
4. during his/her term, a Chairperson may be removed from office by a Review Committee similar to the Selection Committee which appointed him/her; the Dean/Director shall strike a Review Committee at the request of two (2) members of the Department or on his/her own initiative.

25.5

The Director of Athletics shall be selected by a committee according to the following procedures:

1. The administrator to whom the Athletic Director reports shall Chair the Selection Committee.
2. The Selection Committee shall be composed of one (1) BUFA member elected by and from each Faculty, one (1) appointee elected from each of: the Library, Student Services, Enrollment Services, Administration & Finance, Executive Offices, Athletics, Campus Recreation, and First Nations & Aboriginal Counselling; the administrator to whom the Athletic Director reports; one (1) other academic dean selected by the President, and a student selected by BUSU.
3. Term of office shall be three (3) years; there shall be no limit to the number of terms a Director may serve.
4. In the event a Director is on leave for more than three (3) months, a new Director shall be selected.
5. During his/her term, a Director may be recalled from office by a Review Committee similar to the Selection Committee which appointed him/her. The administrator to whom the Athletic Director reports shall strike a Review Committee at the written request of two (2) members of Physical Education, Campus Recreation, and Athletics plus three (3) regular employees of Brandon University from other areas of the University, none of whom may subsequently serve on the Review Committee.
6. The function of the Athletic Director is to ensure that the University's policy decisions are carried out and to demonstrate initiative and leadership in the conduct of the Athletic Program.

25.6

The Coordinator of the Bachelor of General Studies program shall be selected by a Committee composed of the following members:

The term of office for the Coordinator of the Bachelor of General Studies program shall be three (3) years (renewable).