College Promotion Committees. Each College Promotion Committee shall consist of not fewer than five nor more than nine Associate and/or full Professors. The Xxxx of the College shall determine the size of the committee within these guidelines. The faculty members of each College shall elect the members of the committee. The Chairperson of the committee shall be elected by the members of the committee and shall vote.
College Promotion Committees. A. All faculty serving on a college promotion committee shall hold, at a minimum, the rank being sought by the candidate(s), as such, if any candidate is applying for promotion to professor, all members of the college promotion committee must hold the rank of professor. Should a department not have any full professor available the senior tenured member of the department, not applying for promotion, shall represent the department on the college promotion committee.
B. The application materials of the candidate will be evaluated by the College Promotion Committee from their respective college, which shall be assembled by the date indicated in Section 8.
C. The membership of the College of Arts and Sciences Promotion Committee shall include the Xxxx and one (1) elected representative from each of the departments within the College.
D. The membership of the College of Professional Studies Promotion Committee shall include the Xxxx and two (2) elected representatives from each of the departments within the College.
E. The Xxxx will act as chair and convene the College Promotion Committee. The Xxxx is not a voting member of the committee. A majority vote is required to recommend a candidate for promotion.
F. The College Promotion Committees and subsequent reviewers will review all documents stated in Section 3 above, the report of the Screening Committee, and the results and comments of the departmental recommendation vote. During the review process, the committees may be allowed to interview a candidate. If one (1) candidate is interviewed, all other candidates must be provided an opportunity to be interviewed. The College Promotion Committee shall only consider information contained within the candidate‟s promotion application binder, the results of the departmental vote (including comments), the summary of the assessment from the Screening Committee, and any pertinent information within the faculty member‟s personnel file (if candidates are interviewed, information gained during the interview process may be considered).
G. The College Promotion Committees shall vote by secret ballot with written comments providing justification for their vote. All comments shall be typed verbatim by the xxxx‟s secretary. Applicants denied promotion by majority vote may appeal no later than the date indicated in Section 8. A majority vote is required to recommend or deny a candidate for promotion.
H. The College Promotion Committees shall submit the results of the vote (includ...
College Promotion Committees. RESPONSIBILITIES. The CPC shall consider all promotion recommendations received from departments and present its recommendations, along with supporting data, to the xxxx no later than January 18. The names of faculty members who are not recommended shall be presented to the xxxx along with supporting data. To allow affected faculty to appeal to the CPC, the CPC chairperson shall provide written notification to each affected faculty member of the CPC's positive or negative recommendation prior to the January 18 deadline for transmittal to the xxxx. This notice shall include complete copies of all recommendation letters and appended materials, positive or negative, that the CPC proposes to send forward to the xxxx so that the candidate has the opportunity to review and respond to all recommendation documents before they are sent forward. This notice shall, in the case of a negative recommendation, advise the affected faculty member of the areas in which his/her professional performance was found to be insufficient for promotion. The CPC may review and recommend administrators for academic promotion. Any CPC member may, without prejudice, decline the opportunity to participate in the promotion review of an administrator.
