A. Policy

The College of Nursing will extend Secondary Appointments to faculty members from other Colleges within The University of Iowa, when appropriate. Secondary appointments, sometimes called "complimentary" or "zero-percent" appointments, are made when the effort split is 100% in the primary appointment college and 0% in the College of Nursing. This appointment may be extended to current or emeriti tenured, tenure-track or clinical track faculty with a primary appointment in another department but for whom a relationship with College of Nursing is appropriate. This can involve teaching, advising, committee representation, or any other duty appropriate to the faculty member’s areas of expertise. The primary department will fund the position. A secondary appointment may be made at the point of initial hire, but is more typically made at a later point in time.

B. Appointment Procedures

The Associate Dean for Faculty (for tenure track faculty) or the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs (for clinical track faculty) may recommend a faculty member from another University of Iowa college for a secondary faculty appointment in the College of Nursing to the Dean for approval by the Dean. Nominations for Secondary Appointments can be generated by a member of the faculty.

The documentation for a Secondary Appointment includes the candidate’s CV and an agreement (see Attached template) outlining the responsibilities and privileges of the individual, the candidate’s primary department/college, and the College of Nursing including the role of each regarding post tenure reviews, promotion and tenure decisions or reappointment. The appointment letter and CV are routed electronically from the College of Nursing to the primary department or college.  Approval of the form constitutes approval of the agreement.

C. Responsibilities and Privileges of Secondary Faculty

A faculty member with a secondary appointment in the College of Nursing may be asked to contribute their expertise to the College of Nursing in a limited, focused area. For example, a secondary faculty member may be asked to provide a guest lecture, participate on a graduate student’s project or dissertation committee, review a grant proposal, or participate on a targeted committee.

Faculty with secondary appointments in the College of Nursing will be listed in the College’s materials as affiliated with the College, notified of College seminars, meetings and activities, and invited to faculty meetings as a nonvoting member.

D. Annual Review Process

No formal procedure for conducting annual reviews of Secondary Appointments will be required.  If requested by the faculty’s primary department/College, the College of Nursing will provide information in a consulting role.

E. Promotion and Tenure and Re-appointment Procedures

The length of the term of a secondary appointment is typically the same as the faculty member’s appointment in the primary college.  If the length of the term of the secondary appointment differs from the primary appointment, this will be indicated in the agreement letter.  The agreement letter will also include how the College of Nursing will participate in the review, promotion or reappointment of the individual with a secondary appointment. Unless otherwise stated in the letter, this will typically include:

For tenured faculty, at the time of a post tenure peer review, the College of Nursing Associate Dean for Faculty will solicit feedback from relevant parties (e.g. faculty, students, administration) and provide a letter describing the faculty member’s contributions to the CON.

For tenure track faculty, at the time of the third year review and the tenure decision, the Associate Dean for Faculty will solicit feedback from faculty at and above Associate Professor rank and provide a summary letter indicating whether or not the faculty member would be favorably reviewed/tenured in the College of Nursing.

For clinical track faculty, at the time of a reappointment review, the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and faculty at and above the faculty’s rank will review the candidate’s dossier and provide a letter describing the faculty member’s contribution to the College of Nursing at The University of Iowa.

Secondary Faculty Appointment Form