7 Chairs of the Tenure and Promotion Committees of the degree-granting college/school
and for University Libraries
2 Faculty-at-large
1 Student (non-voting)
2 Ex officio: (non-voting) Provost, Dean of the Graduate School. Ex officio members
shall not be present at the meeting when final votes are taken.
Selection
Chairs of tenure and promotion committees in the degree-granting colleges/schools
and for University Libraries are chosen according to procedures established in their
respective college/school/University Libraries, or unit. They are elected to two-year
staggered terms. Faculty-at-large are selected according to standard procedures for
naming members to faculty senate committees, except that they shall be from different
Faculty Senate divisions, and shall be full-time, tenured faculty members with the
rank of associate professor or higher. Faculty-at-large serve three-year terms. Ex
officio and faculty at-large members may not serve while a candidate for promotion
or incentive review, or while on sabbatical leave. Replacement appointments shall
be made as needed, following standard procedures.
Charge
Implement University-wide policies and procedures for awarding tenure and promotion.
Specify the format for documentation in support of Tenure and Promotion Review, with
a view to developing comparable standards throughout the University while recognizing
essential college/school/University Libraries differences.
Formulate transmittal, reporting, and appeals procedures for awarding tenure and promotion.
Ensure that there are University-wide procedures for notifying the relevant administrators
and those faculty members for whom tenure decisions must be made before reappointment.
