Full-time term faculty (temporary, non-tenure track, instructor, lecturer, or visiting professor) will be evaluated according to their contract for teaching, scholarly work, and service requirements. Term faculty will be evaluated under the standards for adjunct faculty and are not subject to the process below.

The dossier will be submitted via Interfolio to the faculty member's school chair by the Second Friday in February. The school chair evaluates faculty performance objectives by following the university's standards for teaching and learning, research and creative artifacts, and service and compliance standards. After receipt of the materials, the school chair shall state in writing their overall recommendation for either "exceeds expectations," "meets expectations," "needs improvement," or "unsatisfactory."

The school chair sends the performance review to the college dean for review and recommendation and to the faculty for their records by the First Friday in March. The faculty member may respond to the recommendation with comments within five days. The dean shall review the dossier, including faculty comments, and provide recommendations. The college dean sends the performance review to the provost for approval by the First Friday in April, and the approved review is sent to the faculty member, dean, and school chair for their records.

If any category under the performance review “needs improvement” or “unsatisfactory” or if there are compliance infractions, see the relevant performance section below.

If any category under the performance review has a performance “needs improvement,” then a faculty performance improvement plan would be required.

The school chair sends the performance review to the faculty member and college dean by the First Friday in March. The faculty must develop and submit a one-year faculty performance improvement plan, working with the school chair, to be submitted to the school chair for an approval recommendation by the Third Friday in March. The school chair sends their approved recommendation, the performance improvement plan, and the other performance review documents, by the First Friday in April, to the college dean for review and recommendation. The college dean sends their recommendation by the Third Friday in April, along with all the other performance review documents to the provost for approval and the approved plan and review are sent to the faculty member, college dean, and school chair for their records.

For faculty members who do not submit a performance review, do not develop and obtain an approved performance improvement plan, or fail to implement a performance plan, the provost could recommend sanctions up to dismissal for the faculty member.

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.