Common use of Credited Service Toward Tenure Clause in Contracts

Credited Service Toward Tenure. (a) Because an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor are eligible for tenure after the third year of tenure-earning service at UNF, no credit toward tenure from service at another institution of higher education is awarded. However, faculty members may use accomplishments at another institution, particularly in the area of research/scholarship/creative activity, in support of their candidacy for tenure at UNF. (b) If a faculty member is initially appointed to the rank of Instructor or to another non-tenure-earning rank and is subsequently appointed to a tenure-earning position, all or a portion of the prior service in such non-tenure-earning position may be counted toward tenure provided that the University President or designee agrees in writing to credit such service. (c) If a faculty member is on compensated or uncompensated leave (except annual leave) during any part of a semester, the entire semester shall not be credited as time accrued toward tenure, except by mutual written agreement of the faculty member and the University Administration. In deciding whether to credit such leave, the University Administration shall consider the duration of the leave, the relevance of the faculty member’s activities while on such leave to the tenure and/or promotion criteria, the relevance of the faculty member’s activities while on such leave to the faculty member’s professional development and field of employment, and other appropriate factors. (d) Time spent on a joint appointment or approved personnel exchange program for the benefit of the University, or a special assignment that benefits the University, shall be counted toward tenure eligibility unless there is a written agreement to the contrary between the faculty member and the University Administration. (e) Upon written request, in exceptional circumstances the President or designee may extend the tenure-earning period.

Credited Service Toward Tenure. (a) Because an Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, and Professor are eligible for tenure after the third year of tenure-earning service at UNF, no credit toward tenure from service at another institution of higher education is awarded. However, faculty members may use accomplishments at another institution, particularly in the area of research/scholarship/creative activity, in support of their candidacy for tenure at UNF. (b) If a faculty member is initially appointed to the rank of Instructor or to another non-non- tenure-earning rank and is subsequently appointed to a tenure-earning position, all or a portion of the prior service in such non-tenure-earning position may be counted toward tenure provided that the University President or designee agrees in writing to credit such service. (c) If a faculty member is on compensated or uncompensated leave (except annual leave) during any part of a semester, the entire semester shall not be credited as time accrued toward tenure, except by mutual written agreement of the faculty member and the University Administration. In deciding whether to credit such leave, the University Administration shall consider the duration of the leave, the relevance of the faculty member’s activities while on such leave to the tenure and/or promotion criteria, the relevance of the faculty member’s activities while on such leave to the faculty member’s professional development and field of employment, and other appropriate factors. (d) Time spent on a joint appointment or approved personnel exchange program for the benefit of the University, or a special assignment that benefits the University, shall be counted toward tenure eligibility unless there is a written agreement to the contrary between the faculty member and the University Administration. (e) Upon written request, in exceptional circumstances the President or designee may extend the tenure-earning period.