No later than February 1, the Chair shall forward the evaluation (including the curriculum vitae, the recommendations and rubric tally sheets, and, if applicable, the faculty member's appended statement and any supporting documentation) to the Dean with a finding of a satisfactory or unsatisfactory rating of the evaluation with a recommendation of reappointment or non-reappointment.
The Dean shall review the material provided by the Chairperson and make a recommendation regarding reappointment. If the Dean does not concur with the Chairperson, the Dean shall state in writing the reasons for the differing recommendation.
No later than February 15, the Dean shall notify the faculty member in writing of the Dean's recommendation.
All recommendations and the evaluation files shall be forwarded to the Provost.
The Provost shall review the evaluation documents and recommendations. If the Provost does not concur with the recommendations of the Chair and/or the Dean, the Provost shall state in writing the reasons for the differing decision.
No later than March 1, the Provost shall return the signed evaluation to the Dean, who shall notify the faculty member of the recommendation, with a copy to the Chair. The Dean shall provide a copy of the final report to the faculty member. The faculty member shall sign the last page of the report acknowledging receipt of a copy of the report.
Appeals of a non-reappointment decision shall follow the procedure below.
School/Unit Annual Elected Peer Evaluation Committee (EPS) shall be composed as determined by the full-time tenure-track and tenured faculty of the School, in accordance with the following guidelines:
1. The Elected Peer School Committee shall consist of no fewer than three voting members, who shall be elected from among full-time tenured faculty. If a School is too small to provide such a committee, the School may select a full-time tenured faculty member outside the School with the advice of the Dean of the College.
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