Common use of Tenure Dossier Clause in Contracts

Tenure Dossier. (1) The candidate shall be responsible for ensuring that all pertinent information is included in the tenure dossier and for ensuring that the dossier is complete. (2) The only documents that may be considered in making a tenure recommendation are those contained or referenced in the tenure dossier. Documents shall not be placed in protective sheets inside the dossier. (3) Beginning Fall 2017, a candidate for tenure shall submit his/her dossier (“packet”) to the UNF adopted electronic system. The tenure dossier shall consist of evidence which supports his/her candidacy. The candidate shall ensure that the dossier includes all of the following materials in the order specified: a. A signed statement by the candidate attesting to the accuracy of the information included in the dossier b. A copy of the guidelines that clarify the application of University tenure criteria pursuant to Article 9 c. The candidate’s current curriculum vitae d. A copy of the candidate’s annual assignments, including the department chair’s indication of the proportions of the candidate’s assignments that have been devoted to teaching, scholarship, and service e. A copy of the candidate’s annual evaluations f. A summary and discussion by the candidate of significant teaching and curriculum efforts, including but not limited to a summary of evaluations of his/her teaching by students and academic colleagues through University-sanctioned methods such as survey instruments, questionnaires, and in-class visitations, observations, and interviews g. A summary and discussion by the candidate of his/her research/scholarship/creative activity, publication record, and agenda for continuing research/scholarship/creative activity h. A summary and discussion by the candidate of his/her professionally related service activities i. All letters received from departmental faculty, which are submitted by the deadline. These letters are intended to focus solely on the candidate’s teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, or service. Only the portions of the letters that focus on the candidate’s teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, or service shall be considered in the tenure recommendations and decision. j. If desired by the candidate, no more than seven (7) other letters of recommendation, which may include letters of support from community partners or those who can attest to the faculty member’s instructional activities, research and/or service engagement and impact on local, regional, national, and or global communities. k. At least two (2) external letters of evaluation regarding the candidate’s scholarship/research/creative activity, along with the curriculum vitae of the evaluators, as prescribed in Section 19.5(d) (2). l. Copies of the department chair’s annual tenure appraisals m. A section for the insertion of the assessments and recommendations by the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, the department chair, the xxxx, the University Promotion and Tenure Committee, and the Xxxxxxx and Vice President of Academic Affairs. (4) Alterations to the Tenure Dossier. a. Once the dossier has been compiled by the candidate and submitted to the department chair, no material shall be removed from the tenure dossier. However, the chair, xxxx, or xxxxxxx shall remove materials proven to be contrary to fact or in violation of this Agreement. This section shall not authorize the removal of materials from the tenure dossier when there is a dispute concerning a matter of judgment or opinion rather than fact. Any changes to the dossier shall be recorded in the Activity Log and the log will be made available to the candidate during the process. b. Once the dossier has been compiled by the candidate and submitted to the department chair, the candidate may not introduce new information into the dossier but may update information already in the dossier c. No materials shall be added to the tenure dossier after this point without the candidate’s consent, except: 1. The written assessments and recommendations of faculty committees and administrators who are charged with making recommendations regarding the candidate’s tenure application, and the candidate’s response to these, if any;

Tenure Dossier. (1) The candidate shall be responsible for ensuring that all pertinent information is included in the tenure dossier and for ensuring that the dossier is complete. (2) The only documents that may be considered in making a tenure recommendation are those contained or referenced in the tenure dossier. Documents shall not be placed in protective sheets inside the dossier. (3) Beginning Fall 2017, a candidate for tenure shall submit his/her dossier (“packet”) to the UNF adopted electronic system. The tenure dossier shall consist of a 1.5-inch summary binder plus any other evidence which supports the candidate chooses to present to support his/her candidacy. The candidate shall ensure that the dossier 1.5-inch summary binder includes all of the following materials in the order specified: a. A a cover/title page b. a table of contents listing each document in the tenure dossier c. the University’s tenure procedures checklist d. a signed statement by the candidate attesting to the accuracy of the information included in the dossier b. A e. a copy of the guidelines that clarify departmental bylaws containing interpretations/clarifications of the application of University tenure criteria pursuant to Article 9criteria c. The f. the candidate’s current curriculum vitae d. A g. a copy of the candidate’s annual assignments, including the department chair’s indication of the proportions of the candidate’s assignments that have been devoted to teaching, scholarship, and service e. A h. a copy of the candidate’s annual evaluations f. A i. a summary and discussion by the candidate of significant teaching and curriculum efforts, including but not limited to a summary of evaluations of his/her teaching by students and academic colleagues through University-sanctioned methods such as survey instruments, questionnaires, and in-class visitations, observations, and interviews g. A j. a summary and discussion by the candidate of his/her research/scholarship/creative activity, publication record, and agenda for continuing research/scholarship/creative activity h. A k. a summary and discussion by the candidate of his/her professionally related service activities i. All l. all letters received from departmental faculty, which are submitted by the deadline. These letters are intended to focus solely on the candidate’s teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, or service. Only the portions of the letters that focus on the candidate’s teaching, research/scholarship/creative activity, or service shall be considered in the tenure recommendations and decision. j. If desired by the candidate, m. no fewer than two (2) nor more than seven (7) other letters of recommendation, which may include letters of support from community partners or those who can attest to the faculty member’s instructional activities, research and/or service engagement and impact on local, regional, national, and or global communities. k. At n. at least two (2) external letters of evaluation regarding the candidate’s scholarship/research/creative activity, along with the curriculum vitae of the evaluators, as prescribed in Section 19.5(d) (219.5(d)(2). l. Copies o. copies of the department chair’s annual tenure appraisals m. A p. a section for the insertion of the assessments and recommendations by of the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee, the department chair, the xxxx, the University Promotion and Tenure Committee, and the Xxxxxxx and Vice President of Academic Affairs q. a listing of documents added to the dossier by authorized individuals as per this Article after commencement of consideration of the dossier. The listing shall be added to the table of contents by the individual who requested the additional document(s), referencing the date, and the reasons why such document(s) were included. (4) Alterations to the Tenure Dossier. a. Once the dossier has been compiled by the candidate and submitted to the department chair, no material shall be removed from the tenure dossier. However, the chair, xxxx, or xxxxxxx shall remove materials proven to be contrary to fact or factor in violation of this Agreement. This section shall not authorize the removal of materials from the tenure dossier when there is a dispute concerning a matter of judgment or opinion rather than fact. Any changes to the dossier shall be recorded in the Activity Log and the log will be made available to the candidate during the process. b. Once the dossier has been compiled by the candidate and submitted to the department chair, the candidate may not introduce new information into the dossier but may update information already in the dossier. c. No materials shall be added to the tenure dossier after this point without the candidate’s consent, except: 1. The the written assessments and recommendations of faculty committees and administrators who are charged with making recommendations regarding the candidate’s tenure application, and the candidate’s response to these, if any; 2. clarification, documentation or validation of assertions made by the candidate in the dossier, when requested in writing by reviewing faculty committees and administrators; 3. information as specified in Section 19.8(e)(3) above, which may have been inadvertently omitted; and 4. timely submitted letters from department faculty as provided in Section 19.8(e)(3)