Common use of Process for Promotion Clause in Contracts

Process for Promotion. Promotion considerations would be initiated by an individual faculty member who regards herself/himself as eligible for promotion to the next rank. A letter of intent should be addressed and submitted to the Xxxxxxx and the Unit Manager with a copy to the Academic Supervisor no later than March 15th of the year prior to submitting the portfolio. If there is material to be reviewed that will require external review, those documents should be submitted to the Office of the Xxxxxxx by April 15th, along with a list of possible reviewers. Applications for promotion should be accompanied by appropriate documentation. The documentation should be submitted to the Academic Supervisor. In addition to the general standards described in this Agreement, the specific standards for each faculty rank outlined in this Agreement apply to promotions. The Academic Supervisor submits his evaluation to the Unit Manager, who is responsible for making the evaluation and portfolio available to the Unit RPT Committee. The Academic Unit RPT Committee will provide a recommendation to the Unit Manager, with a copy to the applicant. The Unit Manager will provide an independent evaluation. The Unit RPT recommendation, the Unit Manager’s recommendation and the Academic Supervisor’s recommendation will be appended to the faculty member’s portfolio and forwarded to the Xxxxxxx and the UPT Committee. Copies will be provided to the candidate, who will be given an opportunity to respond in writing. The UPT Committee will examine all evaluation materials and make a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx. The Xxxxxxx will make a recommendation to the President. Final action on promotions will be taken by the President, informed by advice from the Xxxxxxx and with due consideration to the recommendation received.

Process for Promotion. ‌ Promotion considerations would be initiated by an individual faculty member who regards herself/himself as eligible for promotion to the next rank. A letter of intent should be addressed and submitted to the Xxxxxxx and the Unit Manager with a copy to the Academic Supervisor no later than March 15th of the year prior to submitting the portfolio. If there is material to be reviewed that will require external review, those documents should be submitted to the Office of the Xxxxxxx by April 15th, along with a list of possible reviewers. Applications for promotion should be accompanied by appropriate documentation. The documentation should be submitted to the Academic Supervisor. In addition to the general standards described in this Agreement, the specific standards for each faculty rank outlined in this Agreement apply to promotions. The Academic Supervisor submits his evaluation to the Unit Manager, who is responsible for making the evaluation and portfolio available to the Unit RPT Committee. The Academic Unit RPT Committee will provide a recommendation to the Unit Manager, with a copy to the applicant. The Unit Manager will provide an independent evaluation. The Unit RPT recommendation, the Unit Manager’s recommendation and the Academic Supervisor’s recommendation will be appended to the faculty member’s portfolio and forwarded to the Xxxxxxx and the UPT Committee. Copies will be provided to the candidate, who will be given an opportunity to respond in writing. The UPT Committee will examine all evaluation materials and make a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx. The Xxxxxxx will make a recommendation to the President. Final action on promotions will be taken by the President, informed by advice from the Xxxxxxx and with due consideration to the recommendation received. 3.9.5.1 Promotion of Administrators with Faculty Rank When an administrator who currently holds faculty rank is to be considered for promotion to a higher rank, his/her academic and scholastic credentials shall be prepared in the same format required of all teaching faculty. These credentials shall be submitted to the established unit Retention, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) review committee. If members of the RPT Committee believe they may have a conflict of interest in reviewing a specific candidate, they may recuse themselves, in which case the Unit shall elect replacement member(s). If the RPT Committee is not fully staffed because of recusals, and replacements cannot be found within the Unit to serve on the committee, the Xxxxxxx may appoint qualified replacement members from other Units to serve on the committee for this purpose, with the approval of the Unit. The currently required procedures and standards for review of teaching faculty being considered for academic promotion shall be followed at all levels of review, except in the case of where the applicant is the Unit Manager. In this instance, there will be no Unit Manager review included.