A faculty member who is elected to the URTPC may not serve simultaneously on a Program Personnel Committee (PPC) for a faculty member undergoing review during a given cycle. A faculty member who has served a full two-year term on the URTPC may choose to exempt him/herself from the next two annual election cycles. In order to be exempted from the election, the faculty member must notify Faculty Affairs before the election is scheduled. If a faculty member does not notify Faculty Affairs in advance of the election, the faculty member’s name shall be placed on the ballot and, if elected, shall serve for an additional two-year term. If there is only one eligible representative in the categories in 2a-f (above), that individual may opt out, and the position in question reverts to an At-Large position for that two-year term. If a URTPC member has personal interests that are incompatible with his/her professional duties or believes that he/she cannot provide an unbiased recommendation regarding a candidate, he/she shall contact Faculty Affairs with a request to be recused from committee deliberations on that candidate. The administrator in charge of Faculty Affairs shall decide whether to approve the request. If recusal is approved, the remaining URTPC members shall deliberate and make the recommendation. The URTPC member who was recused from deliberations shall not sign the recommendation, but may participate in review of other candidates. The election process for the URTPC shall be facilitated by Faculty Affairs. During the first month of each academic year, all tenured and probationary faculty shall vote from the list of eligible faculty in the representation categories listed above. E. PROGRAM PERSONNEL COMMITTEES (SEE ALSO SECTION T BELOW, RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROGRAM PERSONNEL COMMITTEE) The Program Personnel Committee (PPC) shall be constituted as follows, in compliance with Article 15 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA):
A faculty member who is elected to the URTPC may not serve simultaneously on a Program Personnel Committee (PPC) for a faculty member undergoing review during a given cycle. A faculty member who has served a full two-year term on the URTPC may choose to exempt him/herself from the next two annual election cycles. In order to be exempted from the election, the faculty member must notify Faculty Affairs before the election is scheduled. If a faculty member does not notify Faculty Affairs in advance of the election, the faculty member’s name shall be placed on the ballot and, if elected, shall serve for an additional two-year term. If there is only one eligible representative in the categories in 2a-f (above), that individual may opt out, and the position in question reverts to an At-Large position for that two-year term. If a URTPC member has personal interests that are incompatible with his/her professional duties or believes that he/she cannot provide an unbiased recommendation regarding a candidate, he/she shall contact Faculty Affairs with a request to be recused from committee deliberations on that candidate. The administrator in charge of Faculty Affairs shall decide whether to approve the request. If recusal is approved, the remaining URTPC members shall deliberate and make the recommendation. The URTPC member who was recused from deliberations shall not sign the recommendation, but may participate in review of other candidates. The election process for the URTPC shall be facilitated by Faculty Affairs. During the first month of each academic year, all tenured and probationary faculty shall vote from the list of eligible faculty in the representation categories listed above. E. PROGRAM PERSONNEL COMMITTEES (SEE ALSO SECTION T BELOW, RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE PROGRAM PERSONNEL COMMITTEE) The Program Personnel Committee (PPC) shall be constituted as follows, in compliance with Article 15 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA):
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