Common use of Granting of Tenure Clause in Contracts

Granting of Tenure. (a) By the end of six years of continuous full-time, or equivalent part-time service in a tenure-earning position in the University, a Faculty employee shall be nominated for tenure or given notice that further employment will not be offered, in the affected position with reason(s) why the employee was not nominated for tenure. (b) Upon nomination by the President, and approval by the BOT, tenure shall be granted. The effective date of tenure shall be acted upon with careful consideration being given to the qualifications of the faculty employee, including evaluation by colleagues and the immediate supervisor. In making judgments pertaining to the decision to award tenure, evaluation of research and other creative activities by qualified scholars in pertinent disciplines both within and outside the University should be sought. When one of the duties of the faculty employee being nominated is teaching, the quality of the faculty employee’s teaching shall be gauged by the standards outlined in this regulation, the BOT/UFF Collective Bargaining Agreement, as well as Regulation 10.119 which governs faculty evaluation and the approved criteria of the appropriate academic department/unit. (c) With sufficient justification, an employee may be nominated by the President, and approved by the BOT for tenure at the time of initial appointment or prior to the fifth year of tenure earning service. The President or President’s designee shall consider the recommendation of the department or equivalent unit prior to making his/her tenure nomination.

Granting of Tenure. (a) By the end of six years of continuous full-time, or equivalent part-time service in a tenure-earning position in the University, a Faculty employee shall be nominated for tenure or given notice that further employment will not be offered, in the affected position with reason(s) why the employee was not nominated for tenure. (b) Upon nomination by the President, recommendation by the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee, and approval by the BOR BOT, tenure shall be granted. The effective date of tenure shall be the date of approval by the BOR BOT. Each nomination for tenure shall be acted upon with careful consideration being given to the qualifications of the faculty employee, including evaluation by colleagues and the immediate supervisor. In making judgments pertaining to the decision to award tenure, evaluation of research and other creative activities by qualified scholars in pertinent disciplines both within and outside the University should be sought. When one of the duties of the faculty employee being nominated is teaching, the quality of the faculty employee’s teaching shall be gauged by the standards outlined in this rule regulation, the BOTBORBOT/UFF Collective Bargaining Agreement, as well as Rule 6C3-10.130, F.A.C., Regulation 10.119 which governs faculty evaluation and the approved criteria of the appropriate academic department/unit. (c) With sufficient justification, an employee may be nominated by the President, recommended by the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee and approved by the BOR BOT for tenure at the time of initial appointment or prior to the fifth year of tenure earning service. The President or President’s designee shall consider the recommendation of the department or equivalent unit prior to making his/her tenure nomination.

Granting of Tenure. (a) By the end of six years of continuous full-time, or equivalent part-time service in a tenure-earning position in the University, a Faculty employee shall be nominated for tenure or given notice that further employment will not be offered, in the affected position with reason(s) why the employee was not nominated for tenure. (b) Upon nomination by the President, recommendation by the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee, and approval by the BOTBOR, tenure shall be granted. The effective date of tenure shall be the date of approval by the BOR. Each nomination for tenure shall be acted upon with careful consideration being given to the qualifications of the faculty employee, including evaluation by colleagues and the immediate supervisor. In making judgments pertaining to the decision to award tenure, evaluation of research and other creative activities by qualified scholars in pertinent disciplines both within and outside the University should be sought. When one of the duties of the faculty employee being nominated is teaching, the quality of the faculty employee’s teaching shall be gauged by the standards outlined in this regulationrule, the BOTBOR/UFF Collective Bargaining Agreement, as well as Regulation 10.119 Rule 6C3-10.130, F.A.C., which governs faculty evaluation and the approved criteria of the appropriate academic department/unit. (c) With sufficient justification, an employee may be nominated by the President, recommended by the Chancellor or Chancellor’s designee and approved by the BOT BOR for tenure at the time of initial appointment or prior to the fifth year of tenure earning service. The President or President’s designee shall consider the recommendation of the department or equivalent unit prior to making his/her tenure nomination.