Common use of Second Re-employment for Persons Employed Pursuant to Schedule 38b Clause in Contracts

Second Re-employment for Persons Employed Pursuant to Schedule 38b. (1). Oakland shall review a faculty member during his or her second non-tenured term as assistant professor subject to a 38b. (1) schedule to determine whether the faculty member will be re-employed for a final non-tenured term and considered eligible for employment in a tenured position. The review shall consist of the following steps: (a) On or before December 1 of the year proceeding the final year of an employment term, Oakland shall notify the faculty member and his or her academic unit that the faculty member is being reviewed with respect to future employment at Oakland. (b) Following receipt of such notice the faculty member and/or his or her academic unit shall gather such information regarding the faculty member's professional qualifications as either of them deems appropriate, including, but not limited to, the faculty member's curriculum vitae and letters of recommendation. The academic unit shall conduct a review of the candidate in accordance with its approved Review Statement and forward the assembled information along with its recommendation to the appropriate CAP on or before February 1. In academic units headed by a chairperson, in the event that the chairperson disagrees with the recommendation of the academic unit, he or she may include a dissenting letter; however, such a letter is independent from the recommendation of the academic unit. The CAP shall conduct a review of the candidate in accordance with its approved procedures and shall forward the assembled information along with its recommendation regarding re- employment to the appropriate xxxx (or official designated by Oakland) on or before March 15. (c) Oakland shall then review the candidate according to the approved Review Statement, considering the information and recommendation submitted by the academic unit, and, if separate, the recommendation by the departmental chairperson, and CAP. Oakland may seek further advice by forwarding the assembled information and recommendation to FRPC and soliciting FRPC’s recommendation. Prior to rendering a decision contrary to the CAP recommendation, Oakland shall solicit the recommendation of FRPC. Oakland shall then make its re-employment decision and will notify the faculty member, the academic unit, the department chairperson, if any, and the Association of its decision at least one year prior to the expiration of the faculty member’s employment period. (d) FPRC solicitations shall be made prior to April 1. FPRC shall conduct a review of all candidates submitted to it by Oakland in accordance with established procedures and shall forward the assembled information along with its recommendation to Oakland within thirty days of the solicitation.