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Center Name:

As of September, 2002, the Center on Population, Gender, and Social Inequality will be named the Maryland Population Research Center.

Center Membership:

Faculty Associate members are University of Maryland faculty with demonstrated interest in population research and who participate in Center activities. All Faculty Associates have voting privileges at Center meetings and are eligible to serve on MPRC Committees. Faculty Associate membership is for a five-year period and is renewable. To become a member of the Center (and to renew membership), interested faculty will submit a letter of intent and current curriculum vitae to the Center Director. The Executive Committee will review applications and renewals. Membership approval/renewal will be by majority vote.

Faculty Affiliate members do not hold faculty appointments at the University of Maryland and may reside at other academic, research, or governmental institutions. They have an established interest in population research and have demonstrated involvement in a collaborative relationship with an MPRC Faculty Associate. Faculty Affiliate membership is for the length of a grant or for a three-year period and is renewable. To become a member of the Center (and to renew membership), interested candidates will submit a letter of intent and a current curriculum vitae to the Center Director. Access to core services by Faculty Affiliates is based on demonstrated need for developing or engaging in collaborative research with a Center Faculty Associate. Faculty Affiliates are not eligible to vote in Center meetings or serve on committees related to Center governance.

Membership Expectations:

Faculty Associates and Affiliates are expected, above all, to engage in high quality population-related research. This includes publishing in the major demographic and population journals, becoming a member and participating in the Population Association of America, and submitting external grant proposals to the major demographic funding agencies. Members should be actively involved in ongoing Center activities. These activities include presenting their research at seminars and workshops, mentoring junior faculty with interests in demography, assisting graduate students with their population research, contributing to the infrastructure development of the Center by working with the computing core, enhancing data access, promoting center activities, and contributing to external grant-writing.

Center Director and Associate Director:

Center Faculty Associates will nominate and submit a recommendation to the Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences for the Center Director. The Dean will appoint the Director for a five-year term. Once appointed, the Director will appoint an Associate Director from among the Faculty Associate members. The Director and Associate Director will decide on the length of term served by the Associate Director. The Director and Associate Director will not be from the same departments, except by the unanimous approval of the Executive Committee.

Duties of the Center Director:

• Propose the Center Budget for each academic year;

• May reallocate Center funds without the approval of the Executive Committee (up to 7 ½% of total Center Budget in each academic year);

• Oversee the search and hiring of Center staff in accordance with approved budget;

• Evaluate the performance of Center staff;

• Represent the Center at events on and off campus;

• Report to the Dean’s office, state offices, and other agencies as needed;

• Prepare and submit proposals for infrastructure support for the Center.

Duties of the Associate Director:

• Assist the Center Director in day-to-day decision-making;

• In the absence of the Director, will represent the Center at events on and off campus.

Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee is comprised of seven faculty members. Composition of the Executive Committee will be representative of Center Faculty Associates and will include two members each from the Departments of Economics and Sociology, one member from the Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice, and two At-Large members. At-Large members are faculty associates who are affiliated with any department that does not have department representation. Every three years, the composition of the Executive Committee will be reviewed. At that time, if any department has six or more Faculty Associate members, a position will be added to the Executive Committee to represent that department. If the composition of the Executive Committee leads to a tie vote, the Director will make the final decision.

Election Process:
New representatives for open positions on the Committee will be elected each fall. Faculty Associates from the unit that has a vacancy (ECON, SOCY, CRIM, or At-large) will nominate and send the name of their selected candidate to the MPRC Director. The Director will present the slate of candidates to the Faculty Associates for approval at the Fall Semester Center Meeting. Executive Committee members will serve a two-year term. Committee members can not serve more than two consecutive terms. Terms of office will run from September 1 through August 31.

Duties of Executive Committee:

The Executive Committee will meet monthly throughout the academic year and will:

• Review and approve applications and renewal applications for Faculty Associate membership;

• Approve the Center’s budget (as proposed by the Center Director); Make budgetary decisions as needed;

• Set guidelines and review proposals for the Seed Grant Program;

• Call Center meetings and other meetings as needed;

• Appoint sub-committees as needed;

• Perform other duties as needed.

Center Meetings:

A Center meeting for all Faculty Associates will be scheduled early in each semester. At this time, the Director of the Center will report on Center activities, finances, and strategic planning. New Executive Committee members will be elected at the fall Center Meeting.

Advisory Board:

The Center shall have an advisory board that includes the Dean of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the Chair of the Economics Department, the Chair of the Sociology Department, the Center Director, and the Associate Director. This advisory board will provide oversight, guidance, and assistance in generating internal and external support for the Center. The advisory board will meet annually to review Center activities and future plans. Additional members may be added to this advisory board as needed.