Departmental Consultation Clause Samples

Departmental Consultation. Committees a) The Department Head shall consult formally at meetings convened for that purpose with eligible members of the Department in order to ascertain their views and to obtain their recommendation concerning appointment, reappointment, tenure and promotion. b) Faculty members eligible to be consulted are: i) In the case of initial appointments, those of a rank equal to or higher than the rank at which the appointment is to be made. ii) In the case of reappointments and promotions, those higher in rank than the candidate, except that in the case of reappointment of a Professor those holding the rank of Professor are eligible to be consulted. iii) In the tenure cases, those who are tenured and of equal or higher rank. c) Consultation shall be achieved through standing committees. These committees shall be composed of all the eligible members of the Department, or of eligible members elected by the eligible members of the Department. Members of faculty from outside the Department may be added to the standing committee when the number of eligible members (not including the Head) is less than three (3). These additional members shall be chosen by the eligible members of the Department and approved by the ▇▇▇▇.

Departmental Consultation. Committees a) The Department Head shall consult formally at meetings convened for that purpose with eligible members of the Department in order to ascertain their views and to obtain their recommendation concerning appointment, reappointment, tenure and promotion. b) Faculty members eligible to be consulted are: i) In the case of initial appointments, all tenured and tenure-track members of the department. ii) In the case of reappointments and promotions, those higher in rank than the candidate, except that in the case of reappointment of a Professor those holding the rank of Professor are eligible to be consulted. iii) In the tenure cases, those who are tenured and of equal or higher rank. For the duration of this Collective Agreement, Articles 5.04(b)(ii) and 5.04(b)(iii) do not apply as per Letter of Understanding 1 on pages 86 and 87. c) Consultation shall be achieved through standing committees. These committees shall be composed of all the eligible members of the Department, or of eligible members elected by the eligible members of the Department. Members of faculty from outside the Department may be added to the standing committee when the number of eligible members (not including the Head) is less than three (3). These additional members shall be chosen by the eligible members of the Department and approved by the ▇▇▇▇.

Departmental Consultation. Letters of Reference

Departmental Consultation. Committees

Departmental Consultation. Letters of Reference a) Letters of appraisal from external referees on the quality and significance of the scholarly (including professional, and/or creative) achievements of the candidate shall be obtained when consideration is being given to: i) initial appointment at, or promotion to, the rank of Associate Professor or Professor; ii) tenure; or iii) reappointment when the departmental standing committee considers that it, or the Head considers that they, may recommend denial of reappointment, and a deficiency in scholarly work is a reason.

Departmental Consultation. Before the end of the fall semester the portfolio shall be reviewed and discussed by the school/departmental ARTP committee which will prepare a written statement regarding the faculty member’s teaching performance and research agenda. This statement shall be forwarded to the Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee to be used during the consultation with the faculty member and will be included in the faculty member’s portfolio. During this consultation the Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee and the candidate shall review the peer observations and summaries of student evaluations as well as the faculty member’s plans for research. The Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee and the faculty member shall also review the summary statement from the departmental ARTP committee. During the consultation the Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee may make recommendations for improvement if necessary and may direct the faculty member to various services for teaching improvement or arrange for a departmental mentor. The Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee will prepare a short written summary of the consultation which will be included in the faculty member’s portfolio. After the inclusion of the summary statement in the portfolio the faculty member will review the portfolio and initial and date all items indicating that he/she has seen and read them. The faculty member may, if he/she chooses, provide a written response to the Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee statements for inclusion in the portfolio. In the spring semester after the student evaluations and faculty (peer) observations are completed the Department Chair or Chair of the ARTP committee and the faculty member shall review the observations and summaries of student evaluations as well as the faculty member’s progress in his/her research plan.