Common use of Associate Professor to Professor Clause in Contracts

Associate Professor to Professor. Five (5) years in rank at the institution; tenure; high level of performance in the areas of responsibilities commensurate with promotion to the rank of professor. All references to years in rank herein are to full-time academic year appointments or to their equivalents. Faculty unit members become eligible to apply for promotion during the year in which their length of service will meet the stated requirements. Faculty unit members serving in library positions on tenure or tenure track appointments who, on or before August 30, 2012, elect to retain professorial rank, will accrue years of service under the standard rules. Faculty unit members whose appointment is split between professorial and librarian ranks will accrue years of service in proportion to the percent of their appointment assigned to professorial duties. The Board may, at its discretion and upon the recommendation of the administration of the institution, reduce the number of years of service required for eligibility for promotion; provided that prior service credit may not be requested in conjunction with an application for promotion. The grant of prior service credit for purposes of promotion will not thereby reduce the tenure track service requirements stated in § 14.2.