Faculty:
Only persons employed at Stonehill College whose contract specifies appointment as Stonehill College faculty as described in this section are defined as faculty.
College Staff with Faculty Rank:
Only staff who previously held Stonehill faculty rank or staff hired with faculty rank as defined above, or staff who share faculty teaching and research responsibilities and professional concerns as determined by the American Association of University Professors (e.g., librarians), are defined as college staff with faculty rank.
College Staff with Honorary Faculty Rank:
Some staff currently listed in the Stonehill College Academic Catalogue (The Hill Book) as college staff with faculty rank possess that rank on an honorary basis. As an honorary rank, it neither confers membership in the Stonehill faculty nor in a specific department. This designation of staff with honorary faculty rank will not be conferred upon subsequent staff and will cease to exist with the attrition of all current staff so defined.
Emeritus Faculty:
Upon retirement from the College and upon recommendation by the department and the Vice President for Academic Affairs, a full-time faculty member may be designated Emeritus by the President and Board of Trustees. Ordinarily, faculty members receiving the Emeritus appointment will have served at least twenty years on the faculty. Those holding Emeritus rank are entitled to use College facilities, such as the Library, computer labs and Sports Complex, and to receive, upon request, all publications of the College. They are encouraged to participate in the social and ceremonial functions of the faculty. If a need arises, an academic department may request that an Emeritus professor teach.