Common use of Tenure Procedures Clause in Contracts

Tenure Procedures. A. The candidate for tenure should read and be familiar with all steps of the tenure procedure with special attention given to Section 4, Tenure File Format, Section 2, Tenure Pathway, and the schedules of this section. a. All timelines are important, but can be waived by mutual consent or for documented family or medical emergency. Recommendations from reviewers will be hand-delivered to the faculty member and placed in the faculty member’s mailbox at the department or college, whichever is appropriate. If the faculty member is not on campus, and a recommendation or notice is due under this process, the faculty member has the responsibility to inform the chair of the department if and how to get the information to the faculty member. B. The faculty member submits his or her application for tenure in the form of tenure file (see Section 4, Tenure File Format below) to the Department Chair. i. The timelines for tenure file submission are given in Section 2, Tenure Pathway (above.) ii. The Chair forwards the candidate's file to the department tenure committee. X. Xxxxxx candidates should note that at each level of review (see Section 2, Tenure Pathway, above) a pattern is followed as described herein. The pattern is essentially as follows: i. A review of the candidate’s file by the reviewer of committee; ii. Though initial recommendations are addressed to the next level of review, copies are sent only to candidate and previous reviewers and chairs of previous reviewing committees; iii. Appeal if desired by tenure candidate; iv. Rebuttal and/or informal hearing on the candidate’s appeal; v. Recommendation by the reviewer placed into the file; vi. Response by candidate to the reviewer’s recommendation placed in file; and vii. Forwarding of the file to next level of review. ` D. At each level of the tenure pathway (see Section 2, above) the designated reviewer or committee will review the file and formulate initial recommendations regarding the candidate’s tenure. i. If a committee is reviewing the application for tenure, the committee will conduct a vote regarding the candidate’s tenure recommendation and the numeric result of that vote (i.e. 8-0) will be reported in all recommendations made by any committee considering a tenure candidacy. ii. The candidate may request an appeal hearing of the initial recommendation within 2 days of the date of the initial recommendation from the reviewer. iii. The initial recommendation is addressed to the next level of review, but is distributed only to the candidate and each level of review or committee that precedes the current review or committee level. E. Within 3 days of the date candidate’s appeal hearing request, the applicant will receive a hearing by the reviewer or committee. If the candidate does not appeal the initial recommendation during this time period, the initial recommendation will be reissued as the reviewer’s recommendation on the candidate’s application. X. Following the appeal hearing, the reviewer or committee shall once again consider the file, the information received at the hearing and vote upon the tenure request. The reviewer or committee will formulate and issue the reviewer or committee’s recommendation. G. If the review is by committee and the committee’s vote is not unanimous, a dissenting opinion may be written and included as part of the committee’s recommendation. X. The reviewer or committee will place both the initial recommendation and the final recommendation in the candidate’s file and forward the file to the next reviewer or committee in the tenure pathway. I. The candidate shall have three days from the date of the final review to respond to the final recommendation. Response should be sent to the next level of review with copies sent to all prior reviewers and the candidate’s response should be included in the candidate’s tenure file. X. If the final recommendation, in the third or higher year of a candidate’s tenure track consideration, is negative, the candidate will be removed from the tenure track. The candidate will then be issued a terminal contract for the next academic term. The candidate’s employment with the University will end with the conclusion of the terminal contract, unless dismissed for cause before the conclusion of the terminal contract term.

Tenure Procedures. A. The candidate for tenure should read and be familiar with all steps of the tenure procedure with special attention given to Section 4, Tenure File Format, Section 2, Tenure Pathway, and the schedules of this section. a. All timelines are important, but can be waived by mutual consent or for documented family or medical emergency. Recommendations from reviewers will be hand-timely delivered to the faculty member and placed in the faculty member’s mailbox at the department or college, whichever is appropriate. If the faculty member is not on campus, and a recommendation or notice is due under this process, the faculty member has the responsibility to inform the chair of the department if and how to get the information to the faculty member. B. The faculty member submits his or her application for tenure in the form of tenure file (see Section 4, Tenure File Format below) to the Department Chair. i. The timelines for tenure file submission are given in Section 2, Tenure Pathway (above.) ii. The Chair forwards the candidate's file to the department tenure committee. X. Xxxxxx candidates should note that at each level of review (see Section 2, Tenure Pathway, above) a pattern is followed as described herein. The pattern is essentially as follows: i. A review of the candidate’s file by the reviewer of committee; ii. Though initial recommendations are addressed to the next level of review, copies are sent only to candidate and previous reviewers and chairs of previous reviewing committees; iii. Appeal if desired by tenure candidate; iv. Rebuttal and/or informal hearing on the candidate’s appeal; v. Recommendation by the reviewer placed into the file; vi. Response by candidate to the reviewer’s recommendation placed in file; and vii. Forwarding of the file to next level of review. ` D. At each level of the tenure pathway (see Section 2, above) the designated reviewer or committee will review the file and formulate initial recommendations regarding the candidate’s tenure. The reviewer or committee members will sign the final recommendations. i. If a committee is reviewing the application for tenure, the committee will conduct a vote regarding the candidate’s tenure recommendation and the numeric result of that vote (i.e. 8-0) will be reported in all recommendations made by any committee considering a tenure candidacy. ii. The candidate may request an appeal hearing of the initial recommendation within 2 days of the date of the initial recommendation from the reviewer. iii. The initial recommendation is addressed to the next level of review, but is distributed only to the candidate and each level of review or committee that precedes the current review or committee level. E. Within 3 days of the date candidate’s appeal hearing request, the applicant will receive a hearing by the reviewer or committee. If the candidate does not appeal the initial recommendation during this time period, the initial recommendation will be reissued as the reviewer’s recommendation on the candidate’s application. X. Following the appeal hearing, the reviewer or committee shall once again consider the file, the information received at the hearing and vote upon the tenure request. The reviewer or committee will formulate and issue the reviewer or committee’s recommendation. The reviewer or committee members will sign the final recommendations. G. If the review is by committee and the committee’s vote is not unanimous, a dissenting opinion may be written and included as part of the committee’s recommendation. X. The reviewer or committee will place both the initial recommendation and the final recommendation in the candidate’s file and forward the file to the next reviewer or committee in the tenure pathway. I. The candidate shall have three days from the date of the final review to respond to the final recommendation. Response should be sent to the next level of review with copies sent to all prior reviewers and the candidate’s response should be included in the candidate’s tenure file. X. If the final recommendation, in the third or higher year of a candidate’s tenure track consideration, is negative, the candidate will be removed from the tenure track. The candidate will then be issued a terminal contract for the next academic term. The candidate’s employment with the University will end with the conclusion of the terminal contract, unless dismissed for cause before the conclusion of the terminal contract term. A tenure-track faculty member who affirmatively chooses to not submit a tenure file for review, or chooses to remove a tenure file from the review process will, for procedural purposes, be deemed and treated as having received a negative final recommendation.

Tenure Procedures. A. The candidate for tenure should read and be familiar with all steps of the tenure procedure with special attention given to Section 4, Tenure File Format, Section 2, Tenure Pathway, and the schedules of this section. a. All timelines are important, but can be waived by mutual consent or for documented family or medical emergency. Recommendations from reviewers will be hand-timely delivered to the faculty member and placed in the faculty member’s mailbox at the department or college, whichever is appropriate. If the faculty member is not on campus, and a recommendation or notice is due under this process, the faculty member has the responsibility to inform the chair of the department if and how to get the information to the faculty member. B. The faculty member submits his or her application for tenure in the form of tenure file (see Section 4, Tenure File Format below) to the Department Chair. i. The timelines for tenure file submission are given in Section 2, Tenure Pathway (above.) ii. The Chair forwards the candidate's file to the department tenure committee. X. Xxxxxx C. Tenure candidates should note that at each level of review (see Section 2, Tenure Pathway, above) a pattern is followed as described herein. The pattern is essentially as follows: i. A review of the candidate’s file by the reviewer of committee; ii. Though initial recommendations are addressed to the next level of review, copies are sent only to candidate and previous reviewers and chairs of previous reviewing committees; iii. Appeal if desired by tenure candidate; iv. Rebuttal and/or informal hearing on the candidate’s appeal; v. Recommendation by the reviewer placed into the file; vi. Response by candidate to the reviewer’s recommendation placed in file; and vii. Forwarding of the file to next level of review. ` D. At each level of the tenure pathway (see Section 2, above) the designated reviewer or committee will review the file and formulate initial recommendations regarding the candidate’s tenure. The reviewer or committee members will sign the final recommendations. i. If a committee is reviewing the application for tenure, the committee will conduct a vote regarding the candidate’s tenure recommendation and the numeric result of that vote (i.e. 8-0) will be reported in all recommendations made by any committee considering a tenure candidacy. ii. The candidate may request an appeal hearing of the initial recommendation within 2 days of the date of the initial recommendation from the reviewer. iii. The initial recommendation is addressed to the next level of review, but is distributed only to the candidate and each level of review or committee that precedes the current review or committee level. E. Within 3 days of the date candidate’s appeal hearing request, the applicant will receive a hearing by the reviewer or committee. If the candidate does not appeal the initial recommendation during this time period, the initial recommendation will be reissued as the reviewer’s recommendation on the candidate’s application. X. F. Following the appeal hearing, the reviewer or committee shall once again consider the file, the information received at the hearing and vote upon the tenure request. The reviewer or committee will formulate and issue the reviewer or committee’s recommendation. The reviewer or committee members will sign the final recommendations. G. If the review is by committee and the committee’s vote is not unanimous, a dissenting opinion may be written and included as part of the committee’s recommendation. X. H. The reviewer or committee will place both the initial recommendation and the final recommendation in the candidate’s file and forward the file to the next reviewer or committee in the tenure pathway. I. The candidate shall have three days from the date of the final review to respond to the final recommendation. Response should be sent to the next level of review with copies sent to all prior reviewers and the candidate’s response should be included in the candidate’s tenure file. X. J. If the final recommendation, in the third or higher year of a candidate’s tenure track consideration, is negative, the candidate will be removed from the tenure track. The candidate will then be issued a terminal contract for the next academic term. The candidate’s employment with the University will end with the conclusion of the terminal contract, unless dismissed for cause before the conclusion of the terminal contract term. A tenure-track faculty member who affirmatively chooses to not submit a tenure file for review, or chooses to remove a tenure file from the review process will, for procedural purposes, be deemed and treated as having received a negative final recommendation.