Common use of Tenure for Associate Professors Clause in Contracts

Tenure for Associate Professors. A faculty member who is initially hired as an Associate Professor shall be reviewed for tenure during the third year of full-time, probationary service. In this case, the tenure award shall become effective at the beginning of the fourth year of full-time service. If the faculty member becomes a parent through birth or adoption at any point during the probationary period, the automatic extension described in Article 8, Section 5. A. 3. above, applies. If tenure is not awarded after three years of full-time service, then a fourth year Non-Tenure Track non-renewable contract shall be offered. The college xxxx, at her/his discretion, may choose to recognize the fourth year as a final probationary period after which the faculty member shall be re-evaluated through one more annual evaluation process on teaching/librarianship, scholarship, and service. If tenure is not then awarded as a result of the evaluation process, there is no obligation for the University to offer an additional contract for the fifth year.

Tenure for Associate Professors. A faculty member who is initially hired as an Associate Professor shall be reviewed for tenure during the third year of full-time, probationary service. In this case, the tenure award shall become effective at the beginning of the fourth year of full-time service. If the faculty member becomes a parent through birth or adoption at any point during the probationary period, the automatic extension described in Article 8, Section 5. A. 3. above, applies. If tenure is not awarded after three years of full-time service, then a fourth year Nonnon-Tenure Track tenure track non-renewable contract shall be offered. The college xxxxCollege Xxxx, at her/his discretion, may choose to recognize the fourth year as a final probationary period after which the faculty member shall be re-evaluated through one more annual evaluation process on teaching/librarianship, scholarship, and service. If tenure is not then awarded as a result of the evaluation process, there is no obligation for the University to offer an additional contract for the fifth year.

Tenure for Associate Professors. A faculty member who is initially hired as an Associate Professor shall be reviewed for tenure during the third year of full-full time, probationary service. In this case, the tenure award shall become effective at the beginning of the fourth year of full-full time service. If the faculty member becomes a parent through birth or adoption at any point during the probationary period, the automatic extension described in Article 8, Section 5. A. 3. above, applies. If tenure is not awarded after three years of full-full time service, then a fourth year Nonnon-Tenure Track tenure track non-renewable contract shall be offered. The college xxxxCollege Xxxx, at her/his discretion, may choose to recognize the fourth year as a final probationary period after which the faculty member shall be re-evaluated through one more annual evaluation process on teaching/librarianship, scholarship, and service. If tenure is not then awarded as a result of the evaluation process, there is no obligation for the University to offer an additional contract for the fifth year.