Common use of Professional Assessment Committee (PAC) Clause in Contracts

Professional Assessment Committee (PAC). Each academic department shall have a Professional Assessment Committee (PAC) consisting of the tenured members of the departmental faculty. Any PAC member who is a candidate for promotion shall be excluded from committee deliberation on his or her candidacy. The Department Head shall not be a member of the Professional Assessment Committee. However, after the Professional Assessment Committee has made its report, either the Department Head or the Professional Assessment Committee shall have the right to call a meeting of the Department Head and the Professional Assessment Committee to discuss the report.