Delay of Tenure Review. Prior to May 1 of the final year of probationary service, at the request of the faculty member and with the approval of the departmental chair or school director and the appropriate xxxx, the Xxxxxxx and Vice President of Academic Affairs may grant an extension of the tenure clock for a maximum of one year. If during the pre-tenure period a faculty member becomes pregnant or a parent through birth, adoptive placement, or adoption of a child prior to May 1st of the final year of the probationary period, that faculty member, upon notification to the Xxxxxxx and Vice President of Academic Affairs, shall be granted a one-year delay of the tenure review. Notification must occur within 90 days of the need. Faculty members retain the right to opt out of this interruption policy. Under unexpected and exceptional circumstances prior to the expected tenure review, and at the request of the faculty member and the appropriate xxxx, the Xxxxxxx and Vice President of Academic Affairs of the university may grant an extension of the tenure clock for a maximum of one year. Normally no more than two extensions of the tenure clock may be granted to a faculty member for any reason. Nothing in this provision shall be construed to guarantee reappointment of an untenured faculty member.
