Common use of Recommending Faculty for Tenure Clause in Contracts

Recommending Faculty for Tenure. The Department/School Promotion and Tenure Committee will review the dossier and make a recommendation. This recommendation will be recorded in the place provided on the dossier cover sheet. The Department/School Promotions and Tenure Committee will prepare, for inclusion in the dossier of each candidate, a statement supporting their recommendation. The tenure dossier shall be reviewed by the Department Chairperson or School Director, who will recommend or not recommend the candidate for tenure, in writing and provide justification for any recommendation that is made. All dossiers containing the Chairperson's or Director’s and departmental/school recommendation will be sent forward to the Xxxx of the relevant College or Library Services. The Xxxx will review the dossier and will recommend or not recommend the faculty member for tenure. The recommendation will be in writing and will include a justification of the decision made. Reasons must be given to support both a positive and negative recommendation. The Xxxxxxx and Vice President for Academic Affairs will receive tenure recommendations from all College Deans, Department/School Committees, including those from the Division of Library Services. The Xxxxxxx and Vice President for Academic Affairs will consider all candidates for tenure, and after the dossiers have been reviewed, the Xxxxxxx and Vice President for Academic Affairs shall recommend or not recommend each candidate and provide a written rationale for that decision. Upon completion of this task, the dossiers will be forwarded to the President. The President will review the recommendations of the Xxxxxxx and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Any recommendations forwarded to the President shall become part of the candidate's official personnel file. All actions by the respective Promotions and Tenure Committee, Department Chairperson or School Director, Xxxx, and/or the Xxxxxxx and Vice President for Academic Affairs shall be communicated to the candidate prior to the next level of consideration. (Upon completion of the tenure process, the President will communicate his/her decision to the faculty member.)