- c.c. If there are compliance infractions, the faculty member must sign a Compliance Statement in accordance with their annual executed contract. If the faculty member does not sign the infraction agreement, the provost could recommend sanctions up to dismissal for the faculty member.
Performance Is Unsatisfactory
- a.The PTR Committee Chair sends the Faculty Post-tenure Review to the school chair and to the faculty member by March 1. Faculty members may respond to the recommendation within 5 days.
- b.The school chair will forward the PTR Committee recommendations, the faculty's response to the college dean and the faculty member by March 7. The college dean will review the materials and send his/her/their recommendation to the provost for review and decision by March 22.
- c.If the provost finds that a Faculty Post-tenure Performance Improvement Plan is warranted, then the provost sends the decision to the school chair and the faculty member by April 5, notifying them that the faculty member must develop and submit a one-year Faculty Post-tenure Performance Improvement Plan to the school chair by April 25. The school chair sends his/her/their approval recommendation, the Faculty Post-tenure Performance Improvement Plan and the other performance review documents, by May 1, to the dean for review. The dean will send all documents and his/her/their recommendation by May 8 to the provost for review and approval. The provost sends his/her/their decision by May 18, along with all the other performance review documents to the faculty member, college dean, and school chair for their records.
- d.If there are compliance infractions, the faculty member must sign a Compliance Statement in accordance with the annual executed contract. If the faculty member does not sign the infraction agreement, the provost could recommend sanctions up to dismissal for the faculty member.
- e.If the provost finds that the faculty performance warrants sanctions, the provost will send all the Faculty Post-tenure Review documents and the provost's review/recommendation for sanctions including, up to dismissal, to the faculty member by April 17. The faculty member may appeal to the recommendation by April 24 to the provost. The provost will send the recommendation for sanctions and the faculty appeal to the president and to the faculty member by May 1. The president reviews the recommendation and makes a determination. For sanctions other than dismissal, the president's determination is final and is sent to the provost, faculty member, college dean, and school chair.
- f.In the event of a recommendation for dismissal, the president by May 18 sends his/her/their recommendation along with the faculty's written appeal to the Board of Regents (BOR) for final determination. The BOR will send the final decision on dismissal to the president, who will then send a letter to the faculty member, with copies to the college dean and chair notifying them of the BOR decision.
The Faculty Post-Tenure Performance Improvement Plan
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