Common use of Tenure Hearings Clause in Contracts

Tenure Hearings. The Chair of the Departmental/Program Tenure Committee shall inform the candidate when their tenure hearing has been initiated, and they shall be afforded at least four (4) weeks to submit such supporting evidence as they see fit. The Committee shall follow a fair and reasonable plan to secure the views of faculty and students, and the department/program Chair shall include a report on this plan when the Committee's recommendation is forwarded to the Xxxx. The Committee may secure the views of qualified assessors from outside the department/program or the University. If the department/program chooses not to do so, the candidate may nevertheless require that the views of qualified assessors be sought. Also, COAP may similarly require the views of qualified assessors, as part of its request for reconsideration of a tenure recommendation under III.6.4.5 (below). In any event, if this is undertaken, the candidate shall be notified and given the opportunity to select one (1) of the assessors whose views are being sought. The views of such assessors shall be confined to the candidate's scholarship or scholarly promise. If the Departmental/Program Tenure Committee has serious reservations about the qualification of the candidate for tenure, it shall so inform the candidate, and set out in writing the reasons for its reservations. The candidate shall have the right to request reconsideration by the Departmental/Program Tenure Committee before it makes its recommendation to the department/program Chair. The candidate shall also be informed of the recommendation which the department/program Chair intends to forward to the Xxxx. In the event of a negative recommendation, the member shall receive full information on the procedures followed.

Tenure Hearings. The Chair of the Departmental/Program Tenure Committee shall inform the candidate when their tenure hearing has been initiated, and they shall be afforded at least four (4) weeks to submit such supporting evidence as they see fit. The Committee shall follow a fair and reasonable plan to secure the views of faculty and students, and the department/program Chair shall include a report on this plan when the Committee's recommendation is forwarded to the Xxxx. The Committee may secure the views of qualified assessors from outside the department/program or the University. If the department/program chooses not to do so, the candidate may nevertheless require that the views of qualified assessors be sought. Also, COAP may similarly require the views of qualified assessors, as part of its request for reconsideration of a tenure recommendation under III.6.4.5 (below). In any event, if this is undertaken, the candidate shall be notified and given the opportunity to select one one (1) of the assessors whose views are being sought. The views of such assessors shall be confined to the candidate's scholarship or scholarly promise. If the Departmental/Program Tenure Committee has serious reservations about the qualification of the candidate for tenure, it shall so inform the candidate, and set out in writing the reasons for its reservations. The candidate shall have the right to request reconsideration by the Departmental/Program Tenure Committee before it makes its recommendation to the department/program Chair. The candidate shall also be informed of the recommendation which the department/program Chair intends to forward to the Xxxx. In the event of a negative recommendation, the member shall receive full information on the procedures followed.