The dossier is first submitted by the Chairperson to the Unit Tenure and Promotion Committee for peer review. The Unit Tenure and Promotion Committee (or the Ad Hoc Committee appointed according to Section 2.7.7.1) shall make a recommendation to the Chairperson and state a rationale for the recommendation addressing the candidate's teaching effectiveness, scholarly/creative activity, and service. Included in the recommendation will be a totaled accounting of the votes of all committee members with a total of those voting Yes, those voting No, those Abstaining, and those Not Present. All committee members are expected to vote unless there is a conflict of interest. The candidate will receive a copy of that recommendation and will have five working days to respond to the recommendation.
After peer review, the Chairperson makes his or her independent recommendation based on the stated criteria and provides a rationale for such recommendation addressing specifically teaching effectiveness, scholarly/creative activity, and service. At each level the candidate has five working days to submit a response to the next highest level.
The Dean submits the candidate's dossier along with the Chairperson's recommendation and the unit committee's recommendation to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs submits the dossier with peers' and Chairperson's and/or Dean's recommendations and any responses of the candidate to the University Tenure and Promotion Committee for University review.
The University Tenure and Promotion Committee reviews all dossiers, recommendations, and candidate's responses regarding tenure and/or promotion. The University Tenure and Promotion Committee's recommendation and statement of rationale for the recommendation, addressing the three main criteria of teaching effectiveness, scholarly/creative activity, and service, along with all recommendations and the candidate's dossier, must be submitted to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs for administrative review. Included in the recommendation will be a totaled accounting of the votes of all committee members with a total of those voting Yes, those voting No, those Abstaining, and those Not Present. All committee members are expected to vote unless there is a conflict of interest.
The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs shall review the recommendations from the academic unit and the University Tenure and Promotion Committee for equitable and appropriate application of the standards and criteria and make a recommendation based
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