Hello everyone,
Today, at the Board Meeting, it was decided to open a discussion on the role of Faculty, with view to simplify and activate the Faculty processes.
It was resolved that both inworld and forum discussions should be opened, thus i am opening this thread for discussion. Inworld meetings will be chaired and their schedules will be published next week.
I am posting the current writing of our Charter in what respects to the Faculty, for easiness of referral:
2. The Faculty
1.The Faculty is a self-appointed meritocratic body, whose members have shown competence in the development of content and/or providing education.
2.The Faculty is divided in three departments:
* Education Department will design the curriculum for continuing education, and organize a regular cycle of classes/seminars/workshops.
* Certification Department will analyse the artistic and technical skills shown by citizens in their creations and attribute a certification mark.
* Building Approval Committee (BAC) will be a consulting body that will help the Chancellor to pre-approve plans for the private development of sims, as well pre-approve private buildings according to covenants, and help survey the quality of contracted content. The BAC must not be less than two members, and always be an even number. Non-citizen Faculty members cannot belong to the BAC.
3.All three departments will decide and publish their internal procedures.
4.Heads of departments are nominated by the Faculty Chair, with the approval of a simple majority of the Faculty.
5.Heads of department will earn a token monthly salary, when the NG has the financial conditions for that. That token sum shall be part of the Budget and be voted at Board.
6.Members of the Faculty must demonstrate excellence in creation of content and/or the ability and willingness to mentor others who want to develop their skills. Membership is not limited to citizens of the CDS.
7.Membership is done by invitation, the candidates being approved by simple majority of the Faculty in session. Individuals may apply to join the faculty with two faculty sponsors, then being approved by simple majority as stated above.
8.The Faculty will define and publish a process of selection and standards for candidates.
9.The Secretary of the Board is a member of Faculty, but holds no vote. The Secretary of the Board can nevertheless call a meeting of Faculty.
10.The Faculty is lead by the Chair, who serves for 6 months. The Chair is responsible for calling the Faculty meetings, set the agenda, and ask for reports from the departments.
11.Elections must be called with sufficient time for candidates to run for the role of Chair. The Faculty is free to change the date of the election of the Chair.
12.Faculty members are expected to fulfill 10 service hours per each three months, which may be spent in work at any department.
13.Members of Faculty serve for life, unless they resign. They may be removed from office if:
* fail to provide the 10 hours of work per quarter at any department;
* by a 2/3 majority of the Faculty Meeting
14. The Chair of the Faculty can be repelled by a 4/5 majority vote of the Faculty.
15. The following citizens can be members of Faculty, but hold no vote:
* The Secretary of the Board of the New Guild
* The Chancellor of the CDS
