Calendar 2000–01

STATUTE 15 The Faculties and the Graduate School 1. The Vice-Chancellor shall be a member of each Faculty. 2. Each teacher shall be assigned by the Senate to a Faculty or Faculties and shall be a member of such Faculty or Faculties during the tenure of his appointment. 3. The members of each Faculty shall elect, in such form and manner as may be determined by the Senate, a Dean of their Faculty from among the members of their Board of Faculty who hold the rank of Senior Lecturer or above; and a Dean so elected shall hold office for a term of 3 years. 4. Subject to paragraph 3 — ( a ) the Dean of any Faculty shall be eligible for re-election for a second and a third consecutive term of office but if he does not seek re-election or is not re-elected he shall not be eligible for another term of office until 2 years after he ceases to be Dean; ( b ) any person who is Dean of any Faculty for 3 consecutive terms of office shall not be eligible for another term of office until 2 years after he ceases to be Dean. Subparagraphs ( a ) and ( b ) shall also apply to any person who is elected to a further term of office as Dean of any Faculty 2 or more years after he has ceased to be Dean. 5. Each Faculty shall meet at least once a year, and shall have the power to discuss any matters relating to the Faculty and to express its opinion thereon to the Senate. 6. A Board of Faculty shall be established for each Faculty and shall consist of — ( a ) the Vice-Chancellor; ( b ) – (c) (Repealed L.N. 452 of 1994) ( d ) the Dean, who shall be Chairman; ( e ) the Chairman of each Department within the Faculty; ( f ) other Professors, Readers and Directors of Studies within the Faculty; ( g ) one representative of each Assembly of Fellows who shall be a member of the Faculty; ( h ) 2 Senior Lecturers elected by the Senior Lecturers within the Faculty; ( i ) 4 Lecturers or Assistant Lecturers elected by the Lecturers and Assistant Lecturers within the Faculty. 7. The Board of Faculty shall co-ordinate the activities of the Departments within the Faculty and it shall be its function to consider and deal with the recommendations of the Departments — ( a ) on the content of courses for the degree or degrees; and ( b ) on the details of syllabuses. 8. The Dean of the Graduate School shall be appointed by the Council on the recommendation of the Vice-Chancellor for a period to be determined by the Council.