Faculty Appointments

Visiting Scholars can be given courtesy appointments for non-paid positions. This title is given to persons with appropriate professional or academic credentials whom the department, the school or the college wishes to include within its academic community. These visitors are provided with university network access, library privileges and a temporary Campus Card. Depending on the agreement with the hosting professor, these visitors may collaborate in research, receive guidance, or be essentially independent.

A letter of appointment will be issued by the dean of the school or college and/or the Senior Academic Officer granting the appointment for a specific period of time, which may be renewed. The recommended title should include the words “visiting scholar” (not to be confused with Visiting Faculty). The courtesy appointment may be discontinued at any time without prior notice. Space or other resources made available to those on courtesy appointments may be withdrawn at any time.

Please note: International Visiting Scholars will need to work with the Office of International Programs to obtain the necessary visa.

• Visiting Scholar Courtesy Appointment Letter
• Visiting Scholar Approval Form
• Visiting Scholar Procedures Upon Arrival

The appointment of Loyola University Chicago professors as “distinguished” is the recognition of their scholarship and intellectual achievements and is an honor bestowed by the University upon the recommendation of a Dean of a College or School. The distinguished professor acclamation sets awardees apart from their contemporaries, signaling their tremendous value to the academic arena at large. Distinguished professors are expected to make long-standing contributions to the intellectual life and rigor of their departments and schools as well as to the university as a whole and the wider scholarly communities. In short, their presence should elevate the standards of scholarship within their academic field and beyond.

The criteria for identifying faculty persons for a distinguished professorship are described below.

• Full professor, generally at rank for a period of 5 or more years;
• An outstanding record of scholarly or creative/artistic productivity and accomplishments and a reputation of national or international prominence as assessed by letters from internal and external peers;
• A substantial contribution to the intellectual life of their discipline, department, and the university;
• Evidence of effective teaching and dedicated mentorship of undergraduate and/or graduate and professional students and a demonstrated ability to launch the successful educational or professional trajectories of graduates;
• Participation in public discourse about issues that are germane to their primary intellectual and scholarly pursuits;
• A program of study that appreciates the value of interdisciplinarity and the crossfertilization of theories, methodologies, and conceptual frameworks;
• A history of service in support of the university’s core values; and
• An expectation for continued participation in research to meet the above criteria.

The process for selecting a distinguished professor will involve the following steps. The dean of each respective school will review any nomination for the appointment, which will include a detailed letter from the person nominating the candidate, the candidate’s Curriculum Vitae, and a sample of publications and other materials that speak to the candidate’s scholarship, teaching, and service to the university and larger community. Second, the dean will write an evaluation of the candidate and rate the candidate on his or her meritoriousness for the appointment. Third, the candidate’s file will be forwarded to the University Rank and Tenure Committee to review any nomination for this professorship. Fourth, the committee will offer its recommendation on any such petition to the Provost Distinguished University Research Professor Approved: September 29, 2008 Revised: September 24, 2013 2 Generally, each school and each division of the College of Arts and Sciences will have only one faculty member holding the honorific title of Distinguished University Research Professor at any time.

Distinguished University Research Professors will serve a three-year term. During the term, the recipient will have access to additional resources from which to hire a graduate assistant, purchase a single course release in any given academic year, and/or pursue other development opportunities. The amount and nature of those resources will be specified in each contract by the respective Dean. A Distinguished University Research Professor also will provide some enriching experience each academic year for undergraduate and/or graduate/professional students by offering them a lecture, seminar, symposium, workshop or other similar opportunity related to the professor’s research.

Subsequent to a successful renewal process similar to the initial application process, a Distinguished University Research Professor may be reappointed for an additional three year term without resource allocation.

Approved: September 29, 2008 Revised: September 24, 2013

Endowed Chair Policy 

Loyola University Chicago recognizes the loyalty and the continuing scholarly contributions of its Emeriti. These are individuals who are retired from the regular faculty, no longer hold tenure, and have been awarded Emeritus/a status according to the policies set forth in the Faculty Handbook. Emeritus/a status confers upon its recipient both certain privileges and academic opportunities. Working in consultation with the office of Faculty Administration and Human Resources, the Provosts continually seek to maintain a list of the privileges and to create additional academic opportunities appropriate to Emeritus/a status.

Summary of Privileges Emeriti faculty may apply for and be granted:

• Loyola University Photo ID
• Library privileges equivalent to those available to members of the regular faculty
• Loyola universal log on ID (providing access to computing labs, network and web access to e-mail)
• Faculty/Staff prices and discounts at Campus Bookstores, Recreation Centers, Loyola athletic and cultural events
• Use of an office, in consultation with home department and the Dean of the school/college dependent upon availability and anticipated department or school needs
• Inclusion with the faculty of the school, including wearing academic regalia, in commencement and convocation ceremonies of the school and university
• Expense reimbursement up to $500.00 per year for presentations at professional conferences.

Emeriti faculty may be invited to serve as a:

• Faculty member of record, teaching courses for credit.
• Faculty member of record, offering non-credit or continuing education courses
• Guest lecturer in area of scholarly expertise, as invited by the instructor of record
• Director of doctoral dissertations or master’s theses Academic advisor of undergraduate or graduate students in any office offering such services
• Expert reader on dissertations and theses
• Reviewer, developer, or collaborator in the production or execution of an externally funded grant or grant proposal
• Project Director on an external funded grant by special approval of the Dean of the School/College
• Principal Investigator on an externally funded grant by special approval of the Dean of the School/College and Provost
• Presenter or participant in departmental and college colloquia
• Member of a School or University advisory committee Loyola University Chicago Emeriti Statement of Privileges
• Participant in academic department meetings to the extent permitted by written and approved departmental and School/College by-laws

Compensation and Faculty Title

• When employed by the University to provide service such as teaching, grant-funded scholarship, or student advising, emeriti may be designated as “Senior Professor.”
• When hired as a Senior Professor, the compensation should be commensurate with time and effort of the service being provided and should befit that individual’s, experience and academic achievements, and former Loyola faculty academic rank. As Senior Professors, emeriti are obligated to fulfill their contractual responsibilities in teaching, research, or service in an academically sound and professional manner and in ways that are consistent with the Faculty Handbook and the policies of their school and department.

Benefits

Like other retired staff or retired faculty, Emeriti should contact the Loyola University Chicago Office of Human Resources for information on possible participation in selected benefits program.