Common use of Timing of the Third Year Review Clause in Contracts

Timing of the Third Year Review. a) A Faculty Member holding a tenure-stream appointment at the rank of Assistant Professor shall have a third year review. Faculty Members with such an appointment shall be informed by the Xxxx of the review by April 1 of the second year of their tenure-stream appointment. Although termed the third year review, the gathering of documentation and preparation for the review shall be well underway by the end of the second year of the Faculty Member’s appointment. b) A third year review for Faculty Members in tenure-stream positions shall begin on June 1 of the second year of their appointment. c) Any Faculty Member who has taken maternity, adoption or parental leave, or a period of reduced responsibility following the birth or adoption of a child, may elect to have the third year review postponed for a period of one (1) year for each such birth or adoption. At the discretion of the Xxxxxxx, a tenure-stream Faculty Member may also have the third year review postponed on condition of exceptional personal or professional circumstances.