The administrator returns to their tenure-track faculty appointment with all the rights and responsibilities associated with their rank and status in the home department.
The status of the tenure clock (e.g., whether time spent in the administrative role counts towards the probationary period, or if the clock was paused) will be determined in accordance with KSU's policies on tenure and promotion and any specific written agreements made at the time of the administrative appointment. Barring any specific agreement, the administrator will return to their existing tenure-track status, and the standard departmental and KSU tenure and promotion policies and timelines will apply.
This return is contingent upon no separate cause for non-reappointment or termination from the tenure-track position arising.
Salary Adjustment:
Upon returning to a faculty position, the employee's salary shall be adjusted from their twelve-month administrative salary to a nine-month or twelve-month faculty salary, as appropriate for the faculty role. The specific faculty salary will be determined based on the faculty rank, experience, and equity with other faculty of the same rank in the designated department/school/college.
Retreat Conditions for Specific Appointment Types
Initial Appointments (Administrators Hired Externally with Tenure or on the Tenure Track):
A faculty member who was initially hired from outside KSU to serve primarily in a senior academic administrative role, and who was concurrently granted tenure or appointed to a tenure-track position, may return to that designated faculty status.
If a concurrent faculty appointment contract detailing retreat rights and salary was not executed at the time of hiring, the employee's faculty salary upon retreat shall be based on:
The employee’s academic and administrative experience.
The employee’s accomplishments and expertise.
The employee’s academic rank and standing in their discipline.
The function the employee will be expected to perform upon retreating to the faculty role.
The salary will be set within the salary range of other faculty of the same rank in the employee's designated home department/school/college. For tenure-track faculty, the initial tenure-track conditions (e.g., years toward tenure, expectations) should be documented upon hiring.
Traditional Appointments (Internal Faculty Appointed to Administrative Roles):
A senior academic administrator who holds or previously held a tenured or tenure-track faculty appointment at KSU may return to that faculty appointment.