committees must meet and vote according to the deadlines in Section 4.07.C.3. Collegial review committees’ and deans’ recommendations are forwarded to the University Collegial Review Committee. This committee’s votes are forwarded to the Provost whose recommendations are submitted to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees for final decision. 3. At each level of review candidates are informed in writing within 5 working days of recommendations and vote counts. 4. Dossier submission deadlines At the beginning of each academic year, the Provost distributes a collegial review calendar. Timely notice of a decision not to reappoint depends on candidate’s unbroken length of service at Western Carolina University in the same class of appointment. (See Section 4.07A.3 for more on probationary periods.) Therefore, deadlines for submission of a tenure and promotion dossiers vary according to the date of initial appointment. Important dates relating to the probationary period for tenure purposes will be included in the hiring contract. The deadline for the submission of the tenure and/or promotion dossier is the 1st working day of October. * The term "working days" as used in these policies means any day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on the undergraduate Academic Calendar that classes are scheduled to be in session during the faculty member's contracted employment term, not including summer sessions. C. Other Tenure and Promotion Considerations If faculty apply for promotion or tenure prior to their last year of probation and 1. receive a negative review at any level, the dossier will not be forwarded to the next level, except when a faculty member requests that it continue through the process. Such requests shall be made in writing to the committee chair or administrator at the negative review level and must be submitted no later than 5 working days after receipt of notification. 2. Faculty will be notified of their eligibility to apply for promotion and/or tenure on or before May 1st of the academic year prior to the year of eligibility. 3. Review deadlines The Provost publishes a review schedule for promotion and tenure by the end of spring semester for the next academic year. Once the process begins, a date specified by the Provost’s Office, all levels of review must complete their work no later than the times indicated in the decision deadlines column as shown in the
committees must meet and vote according to the deadlines in Section 4.07.C.3. Collegial review committees’ and deans’ recommendations are forwarded to the University Collegial Review Committee. This committee’s votes are forwarded to the Provost whose recommendations are submitted to the Chancellor and the Board of Trustees for final decision. 3. At each level of review candidates are informed in writing within 5 working days of recommendations and vote counts. 4. Dossier submission deadlines At the beginning of each academic year, the Provost distributes a collegial review calendar. Timely notice of a decision not to reappoint depends on candidate’s unbroken length of service at Western Carolina University in the same class of appointment. (See Section 4.07A.3 for more on probationary periods.) Therefore, deadlines for submission of a tenure and promotion dossiers vary according to the date of initial appointment. Important dates relating to the probationary period for tenure purposes will be included in the hiring contract. The deadline for the submission of the tenure and/or promotion dossier is the 1st working day of October. * The term "working days" as used in these policies means any day (excluding Saturdays and Sundays) on the undergraduate Academic Calendar that classes are scheduled to be in session during the faculty member's contracted employment term, not including summer sessions. C. Other Tenure and Promotion Considerations 1. If faculty apply for promotion or tenure prior to their last year of probation and receive a negative review at any level, the dossier will not be forwarded to the next level, except when a faculty member requests that it continue through the process. Such requests shall be made in writing to the committee chair or administrator at the negative review level and must be submitted no later than 5 working days after receipt of notification. 2. Faculty will be notified of their eligibility to apply for promotion and/or tenure on or before May 1st of the academic year prior to the year of eligibility. 3. Review deadlines The Provost publishes a review schedule for promotion and tenure by the end of spring semester for the next academic year. Once the process begins, a date specified by the Provost’s Office, all levels of review must complete their work no later than the times indicated in the decision deadlines column as shown in the