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Text-only version of the reappointment process

Reappointment Process

End of Year One: Formative Review

Each entity gives feedback to candidates

  • Department PRC
  • Dean

Feedback to all new faculty members.

End of Year Two: Summative Review

Each entity recommends one of 2 actions: reappoint to 4th year or not reappoint

  • Department PRC
  • Dean
  • Provost
  • President

BOT acts on President’s recommendation. 

All faculty may apply to 4th year.

Option: Exit after year three

End of Year Three: Summative Review

Each entity recommends one of 3 actions: reappoint to 5th and 6th years, reappoint to 5th year, or not reappoint

  • Department PRC
  • Dean
  • Provost
  • President

BOT acts on President’s recommendation. 

Options: 

  1. Exit after year 4
  2. Recommend to 5th and 6th years
  3. Recommend to 5th year and Full Review in Year 4

End of Year Four: Formative Review

Each entity gives feedback to candidates

  • Department PRC
  • Dean

End of Year Four: Summative Review

Each entity recommends one of 2 actions: reappoint to 6th year or not reappoint

  • Department PRC
  • Dean
  • Provost
  • President

Options:

  1. Recommend to the 6th year
  2. Exit after year 5

End of Year Five: Summative Review

Each entity recommends one of 3 actions: reappoint to 7th year not reappoint

  • Department PRC
  • Dean
  • CPTC, if “No” by Dept. and/or Dean
  • Provost
  • President

BOT acts on President’s recommendation. 

Tenure decision for all recommended to 6th year

Option: Exit after year 6

Reappointment to 7th Year (Tenure)

If candidate is Assistant Professor/Librarian III, promotion to Associate Professor/Librarian II is granted with tenure (if promotion has not been achieved earlier)

 

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