Common use of Tenure and Promotion Clause in Contracts

Tenure and Promotion. Faculty Committees (TPFs) (a) Each Faculty will have a Tenure and Promotion – Faculty Committee (TPF). Each Committee will be composed of six members: the Associate Xxxx of the Faculty or a Xxxx or Associate Xxxx from another Faculty, who will be Chair, and five tenured or tenure-track Members, a majority of whom must be tenured. Aside from the Chair, the TPF members will be elected by the tenured and tenure-track Members from within the same Faculty. (b) Membership on a TPF is limited to tenured Members and tenure-track Members with at least three years’ service at Nipissing on the July 1 in which their term on the Committee begins. A majority of TPF members must have tenure. On a TPF, the role of the Chair is to ensure that the Standards and the procedures in this Article are followed. All Members have voting rights, but the Chair will vote only in case of a tie. (c) For the Faculty of Arts and Science’s TPF, no more than two Members may be from any department/school. For the Faculty of Education’s TPF, the Members will be elected from the entire Faculty. (d) For the Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies, every effort will be made to have Members elected from across the schools/departments within the Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies. However, if this is not possible, then Members may be appointed by the Xxxxxxx, with the agreement of the President of the Association. (e) If any new Faculties are created, each new Faculty will have its own TPF where practicable. If this is not practicable, the Xxxxxxx will, in consultation with the Association, determine an appropriate site for review within an existing TPF. (f) A TPF will have two alternates, usually those who finish sixth and seventh in the election for a TPF. If a vacancy occurs, the alternate who finished sixth usually will be appointed to the TPF first. (g) A non-voting NUFA Observer will be appointed by the President of the Association to sit on each TPF. The Observer may not participate in any manner in the deliberations of the Committee but will have the right to communicate his/her observations to the Chair between meetings or, if deemed necessary, to request a recess in the proceedings of a given meeting for the purpose of communicating with the Chair of the Committee. (h) Quorum for a TPF is five members, a majority of whom must be tenured. The Chair of the Committee must be in attendance; he/she is counted towards the quorum. (i) The President of the Association will be informed by the Xxxxxxx’x Office of the membership of the TPFs and any subsequent membership changes that may be necessary.

Tenure and Promotion. Faculty Committees (TPFs)TPFs)‌ (a) Each Faculty will have a Tenure and Promotion – Faculty Committee (TPF). Each Committee committee will be composed of six members: the Associate Xxxx of the Faculty or a Xxxx or Associate Xxxx from another Faculty, who will be Chair, and five tenured or tenure-track Members, a majority of whom must be tenured. Aside from the Chair, the TPF members will be elected by the tenured and tenure-track Members from within the same Faculty. (b) Membership on a TPF is limited to tenured Members and tenure-track Members with at least three years’ service at Nipissing on the July 1 in which their term on the Committee committee begins. A majority of TPF members must have tenure. On a TPF, the role of the Chair is to ensure that the Standards and the procedures in this Article are followed. All Members have voting rights, but the Chair will vote only in case of a tie. (c) For the Faculty of Arts and Science’s TPF, no more than two Members may be from any department/school. For the Faculty of Education’s TPF, the Members will be elected from the entire Faculty. (d) For the Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies, every effort will be made to have Members elected from across the schools/departments within the Faculty of Applied and Professional Studies. However, if this is not possible, then Members may be appointed by the XxxxxxxVice-President, Academic and Research, with the agreement of the President of the Association. (e) If any new Faculties are created, each new Faculty will have its own TPF where practicable. If this is not practicable, the Xxxxxxx Vice-President, Academic and Research will, in consultation with the Association, determine an appropriate site for review within an existing TPF. (f) A TPF will have two alternates, usually those who finish sixth and seventh in the election for a TPF. If a vacancy occurs, the alternate who finished sixth usually will be appointed to the TPF first. (g) A non-voting NUFA Observer will be appointed by the President of the Association to sit on each the TPF. The Observer may not participate in any manner in the deliberations of the Committee but will have the right to communicate his/her observations to the Chair between meetings or, if deemed necessary, to request a recess in the proceedings of a given meeting for the purpose of communicating with the Chair of the Committee. (h) Quorum for a TPF is five members, a majority of whom must be tenured. The Chair of the Committee must be in attendance; he/she is counted towards the quorum. (i) The President of the Association will be informed by the Xxxxxxx’x VPAR’s Office of the membership of the TPFs and any subsequent membership changes that may be necessary.