Deans, Chairpersons, and Unit Committees are responsible for setting appropriate deadlines for application and review to ensure that University deadlines are met. This calendar shall stipulate deadlines for each of the following actions:
Deadline for Notice to Potential Applicants Deadline for Application Submission or Letter declining to apply Deadline for Unit Committee's report Deadline for Chairperson's review Deadline for Dean's review Deadline for University Committee's review Deadline for Provost/Vice President's review Deadline for President's review Deadline for notification of President's recommendation Deadline for filing appeals of the President's recommendation
Faculty members who, according to the policy in effect, are scheduled to apply for tenure or review shall be notified by the University during the spring semester of the academic year prior to the one in which such review is to take place.
It is the responsibility of the Dean and Chairperson to ensure that all newly-appointed faculty members are explicitly apprised of the unit criteria and University standards appearing in Section 2.6.1. This matter also will be covered in the New Faculty Orientation.
Reminder of procedures and policies on promotion and tenure, with specific note of changes in the last year, will be a standard element of the Fall and Spring Faculty Institute workshops and will be required of all academic administrators, unit and university tenure and promotion committee members, and faculty. During the first week of the academic year, the Office of the Provost will provide a special workshop on preparing dossiers for all wishing to be considered for promotion or tenure that year.
It is the responsibility of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to review University standards for promotion and/or tenure periodically and, with appropriate faculty participation, recommend changes to the President for approval by the Board of Regents.
For academic units that develop additional criteria for promotion and tenure as well as evaluation benchmarks, the academic unit criteria must be submitted through the Dean of the College in which the unit is housed to the Faculty Senate for approval. The Professional Concerns Committee shall review the unit criteria and make recommendations for approval to the Senate. The unit may be asked to modify or amend the criteria and benchmarks in order to ensure fairness to all members of a unit. Once approved by the Senate, these criteria are to be approved by the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs. The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs may return the criteria to the Senate for additional review, but specific concerns must be stated.
The Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs shall monitor the application of these
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