Eligibility for Tenure. As stipulated by law RCW 28B.50.851, tenure shall be granted only to full-time academic employee appointments. The Board of Trustees, acting as the appointing authority, shall provide for the award of academic employee tenure upon one (1) of the following conditions:
1. A probationary period not to exceed successful completion of nine (9) consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence; or
2. Upon formal recommendation of the review committee and with the written consent of the candidate, the appointing authority may extend its probationary period for one (1), two (2), or three (3) quarters, excluding summer quarter, beyond the maximum probationary period established herein. No such extension shall be made, however, unless the review committee’s recommendation is based on its belief that the candidate needs additional time to complete satisfactorily a written plan of action already in progress and in the committee’s further belief that the candidate will complete the plan satisfactorily. At the conclusion of any such extension, the appointing authority may award tenure unless the candidate has, in the judgment of the committee, failed to complete the professional improvement plan satisfactorily; or
3. Any academic employee employed full-time in a temporary academic employee appointment, and subsequently full-time in a probationary appointment, both of whose terms total nine (9) consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence; provided that tenure may be awarded at any time as may be determined by the appointing authority after it has given reasonable consideration to the recommendations of the Appointment Review Committee.
Eligibility for Tenure. Tenure shall be granted only to full-time faculty appointments. The Board may award faculty tenure following a probationary faculty appointment, provided that tenure may be awarded at any time as may be determined by the appointing authority after it has given reasonable consideration to the recommendations of the tenure review committee.
Eligibility for Tenure. Tenure shall only be granted to probationary Faculty Members at the rank of Assistant Professor or above.
Eligibility for Tenure. As stipulated by law RCW 28B.50.850 through RCW 28B.50.869, tenure shall be granted only to full-time academic employee appointments. The Board of Trustees, acting as the appointing authority, shall provide for the award of academic employee tenure upon one (1) of the following conditions:
1. A probationary period not to exceed successful completion of nine (9) consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence;
Eligibility for Tenure. 7.7.1.1 The total period of full-time service at WWU prior to the acquisition of tenure shall not exceed seven (7) years of probationary service except in cases below. Faculty shall be evaluated for tenure not later than the sixth Fall Quarter of service (or as amended by extensions described below). An unsuccessful application before the sixth Fall Quarter does not change the probationary period.
7.7.1.1.1 Scholarly leaves of absence of one (1) year or less, except for work on an advanced degree, count as part of the probationary period, unless the individual and the President or the President’s designee agree in writing to an exception to this provision at the time the leave is granted.
7.7.1.1.2 The total period of full-time service at WWU prior to the acquisition of tenure may be extended under the following circumstances:
i. Maternity leave with or without pay automatically receives the extension. This extension is also available, upon application to the President or the President’s designee, to those who would otherwise be eligible but who choose not to take a leave of absence.
ii. Faculty who take compassionate leave or military leave or who have significant circumstances that can be shown to have severely disrupted the faculty member’s ability to fulfill departmental standards for tenure can request this type of extension which must be approved by the President or the President’s designee.
7.7.1.2 Faculty may apply for tenure and promotion prior to the sixth year of their probationary period if they have established a record of accomplishment that meets departmental standards for teaching, scholarship, and service, based upon their annual probationary reviews.
7.7.1.3 When a candidate applies for tenure and/or promotion, all relevant experience will be considered. All candidates must demonstrate a record of accomplishment at the University.
Eligibility for Tenure. Tenure with Promotion, and Promotion: Faculty members with consistently outstanding performance in all appropriate areas, as defined in the Department and College Promotion Guidelines, since the last promotion or initial appointment are eligible to apply for early promotion before the completion of the years of service stated below with the exceptions described herein. The burden of demonstrating the outstanding nature of the performance shall rest with the applicant. For the purposes of this Article, a terminal degree is defined in Appendix A.
A. An individual hired before August 2017 who chooses to apply for Promotion and Tenure separately may apply for promotion to the rank of Associate Professor if they have • Earned tenure before the application for promotion or have a tenure application review in progress. • Completed a minimum of four (4) consecutive years of service at YSU at the rank of Assistant Professor before the year of application for promotion.
B. For promotion to the rank of Professor, an individual shall have: • Tenure • Completed a minimum of six (6) consecutive years of service at YSU at the rank of Associate Professor before the year of application for promotion.
C. For promotion to Senior Lecturer: Lecturers who are in their fifth consecutive year of full-time teaching are eligible to apply for promotion to Senior Lecturer. The evaluation of the candidate for promotion to Senior Lecturer will be based upon the department’s expectations for promotion as outlined in the department Governance Document and the College’s Guidelines for Promotion. The process and procedures for the review of applicants for promotion will follow those outlined in Articles 10.9, 10.10, 10.11, and 10.12.
Eligibility for Tenure. As stipulated by law, tenure shall be granted only to full-time tenure track, probationary academic employees, subject to the Board of Trustees approval. The Board of Trustees, acting as the granting authority, shall provide for the award of academic employee tenure upon completion of one (1) of the following conditions:
10.03.01 A probationary period not to exceed nine (9) consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence.
10.03.02 An extended probationary period of up to three (3) additional, consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence. The extended probationary period shall require: 10.03.02.01 the written consent of the probationary faculty,
Eligibility for Tenure. Unless exceptional circumstances relating to the criteria for granting tenure prevail in a particular case, the normal time in the rank of Assistant Professor to be eligible for being granted tenure is five years in rank. Time in rank alone shall not be a criterion for the granting of tenure.
Eligibility for Tenure. (a) A faculty member holding a probationary appointment shall be considered for tenure during her/his fifth year of service in a tenure-track position, but may be considered after fewer than four entire years of service as follows:
(i) Any faculty member holding the rank of associate or full professor, or who held a tenured appointment at another institution immediately prior to her/his present appointment, shall become eligible to apply for tenure after one year of service.
(ii) Any faculty member holding the rank of assistant professor or lecturer shall become eligible to apply for tenure after three years of service.
(iii) Notwithstanding the above, any faculty member having two years or more of full-time university teaching experience elsewhere shall become eligible to apply for tenure after two years of full-time teaching, or its equivalent, at Algoma University.
(b) In the above, full-time teaching shall not include periods of leave under Articles 18:02, 18:04 and 18:05, but will include service as Divisional Chair under Article 6:05 (c).
(c) A new appointment may be made with tenure in accordance with Article 11:02.
(d) Unless otherwise outlined in a Librarian Faculty Member’s appointment letter, references to teaching responsibilities in Articles 15-16 do not apply to Librarian Faculty Members presenting for review.
Eligibility for Tenure. As stipulated by law, tenure shall be granted only to full-time tenure track, probationary academic employees, subject to the Board of Trustees approval. The Board of Trustees, acting as the granting authority, shall provide for the award of academic employee tenure upon completion of one (1) of the following conditions:
10.03.01 A probationary period not to exceed nine (9) consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence.
10.03.02 An extended probationary period of up to three (3) additional, consecutive regular college quarters, excluding summer quarters and approved leaves of absence. The extended probationary period shall require:
10.03.02.01 the written consent of the probationary faculty,
10.03.02.02 formal recommendation to the granting authority by the Tenure Review Committee, and
10.03.02.03 formal approval by the granting authority. No such extension shall be made, unless the Tenure Review Committee’s recommendation is based on its belief that, with additional time, the probationary faculty will satisfactorily complete a written plan of action in progress. At the conclusion of any such extension, the granting authority will determine whether or not to award tenure. At the discretion of the Board of Trustees, tenure may be awarded at any time before the nine (9) quarters have expired. Under these circumstances the decision will be rendered by the granting authority after it has given reasonable consideration to the independent recommendations of both the College President and the Tenure Review Committee.
