Section 1000: Campus Policy

Effective: January 4, 2011
Revised: January 2022, January 2024
Last Review: January 2024
Next Review: January 2026
Responsible Party: Chancellor

Procedure:

91制片厂 State University-Northern may award an honorary doctorate to individuals who:

  • have achieved a level of distinction which merit comparable recognition in their profession or area of excellence.
  • have an association with the State of 91制片厂. This association may be by virtue of birth, of residence, of education, of service to the state, the 91制片厂 University System or one of the campuses of the System.
  • will reflect favorably on 91制片厂, the 91制片厂 University System, and the State of 91制片厂.

Employees, alumni, students, and friends of 91制片厂 may nominate qualified individuals for an honorary degree by submitting a letter of nomination to the Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at 91制片厂. This letter should provide supporting evidence highlighting the major accomplishment of the nominee and be accompanied by a resume and three letters of support. Nominations for an honorary doctorate to be awarded at spring commencement must be received by January 1st preceding the commencement date. Current employees of the 91制片厂 University System are not eligible for this honor.

To protect the privacy of nominees, all involved must maintain complete confidentiality at every step of the nomination and approval process. The Chancellor will contact the successful nominees only after the Board of Regents has approved their nominations. Individuals who are nominated but not selected should not be notified of the nomination.

Review of these nominations and supporting information will be carried out by an Honorary Doctorate Committee consisting of:

  • One faculty selected from the College of Technical Sciences (ad hoc)
  • One faculty selected from the College of Arts, Sciences and Education, (ad hoc)
  • One faculty selected from the College of Health Science (ad hoc)
  • One professional/classified staff (ad hoc)

Faculty selections to this committee will be made by the Chancellor, Dean and/or Chair of the academic colleges.   Professional/classified staff member selections will be made by the Chancellor and Senior Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs. These selections will be completed by February 1st with members serving above-mentioned terms. Committee review of the nominations will begin by March 1st and will conclude with a written recommendation to the Chancellor by March 15th.

If approved by the Chancellor, the recommendation must in turn be:

  • recommended by the 91制片厂 Chancellor to the President of 91制片厂 State University;
  • recommended by the President of The 91制片厂 State University to the 91制片厂 Commissioner of Higher Education;
  • and recommended by the 91制片厂 Commissioner of Higher Education to the 91制片厂 Board of Regents for ultimate approval.

Upon final approval all communication concerning the nomination and awarding of the honorary degree will be coordinated by the Chancellor of 91制片厂 State University-Northern.