FACULTY RELATIONS
 Definition of Rank. Academic ranks and their equivalents in the Agricultural
Experiment Station, the Agricultural Extension Service of the College of Agriculture,
the Engineering and Industrial Experiment Station, the professional staff of the
University Libraries, and the P. K. Yonge Laboratory School, are defined in the
university constitution.
 Appointment. The selecting of academic personnel is of vital importance to the
effectiveness of the University in carrying out its program, and requires extreme
care and vigilance on the part of administrative officers at every level. The proce-
dure observed in making new appointments in the University of Florida is an index
of the seriousness with which the University regards the employing of new academic
staff members. Recommendations for appointment are made by the department head
only after careful weighing of the qualifications of candidates through interviews,
and through scrutinizing of all academic credentials, such as the applicant's profes-
sional record, his letters of recommendation, and other appropriate documentary
evidence. The recommendation for appointment originates in the department and is
forwarded to the dean or director for his examination. If he approves, the recommen-
dation is forwarded for examination by the Personnel Board, of which the President
is chairman, and which is advisory to him in such matters. If the Personnel Board
accepts the recommendation, it refers it to the President. If he approves, the recom-
mendation is forwarded to the Board of Control for their action. The Board of Con-
trol has power of appointment.
 Department heads are nominated by the dean of the college or the director of
the school or division, as the case may be. Such nominations must, in order to
become effective, receive the approval of the President and the Board of Control.
 Deans and directors are nominated by the President, and appointed by the
Board of Control on his recommendation.
 The President and Vice-President are elected by the Board of Control.
 The original appointment of a staff member is confirmed in writing, and there-
after he receives written annual notice of salary and rank. Temporary appointments
to the faculty for the purpose of filling vacancies may be made for stipulated periods,
clearly stated in writing at the time the appointment is made.
 Nepotism. According to a policy of the Board of Control, not more than one
member of an immediate family may be in the employ of the University of Florida
at one time.
 Health Requirement. Staff members are required to submit to an annual X-ray
examination of the respiratory tract. This examination is supplied free by the Uni-
versity, in collaboration with the Florida Board of Public Health.
 Promotions. The University's policy on promotions is that they shall be award-
ed only on the basis of individual merit. Like appointments, promotions originate
with the recommendation of the department head, must pass through the same ad-
ministrative channels, and, to become effective, must receive the same approvals.
 Salaries. With each recommendation for appointment to the academic staff, the
salary of the prospective appointee is fixed on the basis of the importance and
responsibility of the position to be filled, and also according to the training, the
experience, and the general competence of the nominee.
 Like promotions, salary increases are based on considerations of individual
merit only. Recommendations are initiated and treated in the same way as those
for promotions.