2.7.7 Tenure and Promotion Committees
The following committees are involved in the tenure and/or promotion review procedures:
2.7.7.1 Academic Unit Tenure and Promotion Committee
Each academic unit shall establish a tenure and promotion committee of a minimum of three tenured faculty members and maximum of seven tenured faculty members. The function of this committee is to review the dossiers of candidates for tenure and promotion and make recommendations in writing to the Chairperson. If an academic unit does not have a minimum of three tenured faculty members, the academic unit supervisor shall appoint an ad hoc committee composed of faculty members from a related unit for review of a specific case. If this is done, the composition of the committee and its recommendations must be reported in the final recommendation to the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
2.7.7.2 The University Tenure and Promotion Committee
The Tenure and Promotion Committee shall be composed of seven (7) tenured faculty members elected by the faculty at large. Each College shall have at least one member; however, no more than one member may come from the same division, school or the library.
Each committee member shall serve for a two-year term except that the Chairperson, who is elected by the committee itself, shall serve a three-year term. The function of this committee shall be to review the dossiers of candidates that have been submitted by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs.
2.7.7.3 University Faculty Appeals Committee
The University Faculty Appeals Committee shall be composed of seven (7) faculty members, one of whom may be non-tenured. Each College shall have at least one member; however, no more than one member may come from the same division, school or the Library. If a non-tenured faculty member is to serve on this committee, she/he must be a probationary faculty member who is on tenure track.
The members of the University Faculty Appeals Committee shall be elected by the faculty at large. Each committee member shall serve for a two-year term except that the Chairperson, who is elected by the committee itself, shall serve a three-year term.
2.7.7.4 Tenure and Promotion Committee Eligibility
Tenure and Promotion Committees Eligibility:
Unit Tenure and Promotion Committee: Members can also serve EITHER on the University Tenure and Promotion Committee OR the Faculty Appeals Committee. Unit Chairs and Deans are ineligible for membership.
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