Department Chair. Upon receipt of the department committee recommendations the chair or administrator of equal function shall attach his/her written assessments and recommendations and shall forward both sets of recommendations and assessments to the xxxx/director of the School/College. The chair shall inform the department committee of his/her recommendations. The chair, after consultation with the department committee, may also initiate recommendations for the granting of tenure which, along with supporting documents and written assessments, shall be forwarded to the xxxx; the committee may also forward its assessments and supporting documents to the xxxx. The chair shall notify the faculty member of the department committee’s recommendation and the chair’s own recommendation prior to forwarding them to the xxxx. The chair shall notify a faculty member when the department committee has recommended him/her for tenure or when the chair initiates a recommendation for tenure. In cases where tenure is not recommended, the committee and/or chair may forward a statement explaining the decision to the xxxx. If no recommendation for tenure is being sent to the xxxx of the School/College and it is the faculty member’s fourth (4th), fifth (5th), or sixth (6th) year of service at Xxxxx State University, the faculty member shall be so notified in writing by the chair. In a department with fewer than three (3) tenured faculty members, not including the chair, the chair or administrator of equal function shall possess the authority and functions of the department committee. In such units the chair shall consult with the tenured faculty members prior to arriving at a positive or negative decision. The chair shall notify both the candidate and the tenured faculty members of his/her recommendation.
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