Appendix 10. MCB Faculty Membership and Associate Membership

There are two categories of MCB faculty membership as follows:

• Members may teach MCB core courses, serve on MCB thesis/dissertation committees, and chair MCB thesis/dissertation committees. (Corresponds to Graduate Faculty Status "G".) In addition, Members will elect the Steering Committee from among their own ranks according to the distribution specified in the Academic Requirements, Policies and Procedures of the MCB Program (page 37).
• Associate Members may teach graduate courses appropriate for MCB students and serve on MCB thesis/dissertation committees, but cannot chair MCB thesis/dissertation committees. (Corresponds to Graduate Faculty Status "M".)

Rights and Responsibilities

Members and Associate Members alike are invited to participate in all MCB-sponsored functions such as the colloquia, workshops, seminars and the MCB Retreat.

Members will in general direct an independent research laboratory with adequate financial support, have a record of graduate training in areas pertinent to the mission of the MCB Program, and provide evidence of appropriate publications in their specialty field. Members who accept dissertation students into their laboratories are expected to support the students until graduation. Should the Member lose funding, requests for MCB student support must be made to the Director at least one month prior to the start of the semester or summer in which support is requested. Members also assume the responsibility to contribute to the training mission of the MCB Program through (1) substantial teaching efforts in a course or courses intended primarily for MCB graduate students, (2) service on MCB committees such as Steering, Graduate Operations, Curriculum, Recruiting, Admissions, Seminar or (3) direction of MCB Master's or Doctoral research. To remain in good standing, Members must serve in one of these capacities at least once every three years.

Members are also expected to take part in written and oral examinations, serve on thesis and dissertation committees, and participate in the MCB Colloquia and the MCB Retreat. Associate Members may share in these responsibilities if they so wish.

Selection and Appointment

New faculty will be evaluated for Membership/Associate Membership on the basis of the appropriateness of their research field, their postdoctoral productivity, their promise for obtaining extramural grant support, and their commitment to participation in the activities of the MCB Program. Members and Associate Members will be appointed to initial one-year terms by the Graduate Program Director in consultation with the Steering Committee. At the conclusion of the initial appointment term the Director and Steering Committee will review the member’s contributions to the MCB Program and the Director may reappoint the member for a five-year term. Subsequent reappointments to the MCB Program will be for five-year terms if the Member has demonstrated contributions to the Program as outlined under Rights and Responsibilities. The MCB Steering Committee will review all such reappointments and recommend appropriate action to the Director.