THE FACULTY SENATE at Iowa State University is looking to create part-time tenure-track positions and adjunct instructor changes. Senate members hope to establish a policy that would create guidelines for how part-time faculty can gain tenure at Iowa State. Currently, there is no policy, and tenure is limited to only full-time faculty.

Jack Girton, Faculty Senate at-large senator for the College of Agriculture, says those faculty who choose to work part-time should be recognized as well. There is disagreement, however, as to whether those who work part-time should be considered full faculty members. Girton went on to say that there are those faculty who argue that a faculty position is, by definition, something that can only be done full-time.

Other Faculty Senate members, however, argue that such a title is too limiting.

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