draft report and vote on the application for promotion to associate professor candidate’s or for tenure. The draft report may be revised by the Committee before approval by a majority. Faculty members who have not reviewed the portfolio shall not vote on that candidate’s promotion or tenure. candidate’s The decision on promotion or tenure may be recorded in a secret ballot. The Committee Chair will immediately count the votes and communicate the results to the Committee. If the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee votes against recommending promotion or tenure, the report should include, at a minimum, the specific criteria the Committee believes the candidate has not met. If there are minority views with respect to the fitness for promotion or tenure, these must be reflected in the report, candidate’s either by acknowledgement in the main report that summarizes those minority views or, at the option of the minority, by a dissenting minority opinion that is attached to the main report. No separate statement of views, by either faculty in the majority or in the minority, may be submitted separate from the committee report. The report must include the vote tally and be signed by the Committee Chair. When the report has been approved by the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee, one copy is sent to the candidate and another copy is placed in the portfolio. candidate’s The departmental Promotion and Tenure deliberations shall be confidential. Committee’s (The Dean may attend the departmental Promotion and Tenure meeting as an observer but may not participate in the discussion or vote.) November 1 to November 30 Access to the Blackboard site is not available to the candidate or the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee. December 1 to January 15 Recommendation on Candidate for Tenure. By January 15, the Dean shall Dean’s write a report and recommendation on the candidate for tenure and shall provide a copy to the candidate. The Dean shall forward to the Executive Vice President and Provost the following: the portfolio, the report and recommendation, the candidate’s Dean’s Promotion and Tenure report and recommendation, and the vote of the Committee’s tenured faculty in the Department. January 16 to February 28 Promotion and Tenure Recommendation and University’s Committee’s President’s Decision on Candidate for Tenure. Access to the Blackboard site is not available to the candidate, departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, and the Dean. Members of the Tenure and Promotion Committee have access to the University’s candidate’s
draft report and vote on the candidate’s application for promotion to associate professor or for tenure. The draft report may be revised by the Committee before approval by a majority. Faculty members who have not reviewed the candidate’s portfolio shall not vote on that candidate’s promotion or tenure. The decision on promotion or tenure may be recorded in a secret ballot. The Committee Chair will immediately count the votes and communicate the results to the Committee. If the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee votes against recommending promotion or tenure, the report should include, at a minimum, the specific criteria the Committee believes the candidate has not met. If there are minority views with respect to the candidate’s fitness for promotion or tenure, these must be reflected in the report, either by acknowledgement in the main report that summarizes those minority views or, at the option of the minority, by a dissenting minority opinion that is attached to the main report. No separate statement of views, by either faculty in the majority or in the minority, may be submitted separate from the committee report. The report must include the vote tally and be signed by the Committee Chair. When the report has been approved by the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee, one copy is sent to the candidate and another copy is placed in the candidate’s portfolio. The departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee’s deliberations shall be confidential. (The Dean may attend the departmental Promotion and Tenure meeting as an observer but may not participate in the discussion or vote.) November 1 to November 30 Access to the Blackboard site is not available to the candidate or the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee. December 1 to January 15 Dean’s Recommendation on Candidate for Tenure. By January 15, the Dean shall write a report and recommendation on the candidate for tenure and shall provide a copy to the candidate. The Dean shall forward to the Executive Vice President and Provost the following: the candidate’s portfolio, the Dean’s report and recommendation, the Promotion and Tenure Committee’s report and recommendation, and the vote of the tenured faculty in the Department. January 16 to February 28 University’s Promotion and Tenure Committee’s Recommendation and President’s Decision on Candidate for Tenure. Access to the Blackboard site is not available to the candidate, departmental Tenure and Promotion Committee, and the Dean. Members of the University’s Tenure and Promotion Committee have access to the candidate’s
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