Common use of Department Review Clause in Contracts

Department Review. Designated department faculty members shall have the right and responsibility to make recommendations, with supporting data, concerning the award or denial of tenure to their colleagues, according to the Department Policy Statement and in accordance with the established criteria and contractual timetable. Only tenured department faculty members shall be eligible to participate in the review of candidates for tenure, and in the development and rendering of the department tenure recommendations. DTCs shall contain at least a majority of traditionally ranked faculty. When departments are unable to constitute a DTC with at least a majority of traditionally ranked tenured faculty, or have fewer than three tenured members to serve on the DTC, traditionally ranked tenured faculty from other units shall be appointed to the DTC so that there is a majority of traditionally ranked tenured faculty on the DTC. These additional faculty shall be determined by the mutual consent of the department chair and the traditionally ranked faculty of the department. If a department has fewer than three (3) tenured members to serve on its DTC, a tenure review committee with no fewer than five (5) tenured faculty shall be formed by appointing tenured faculty from other units to the DTC. These faculty shall be determined by the mutual consent of the department chair and the tenured faculty in the department.

Department Review. Designated department faculty members shall have the right and responsibility to make recommendations, with supporting data, concerning the award or denial of tenure to their colleagues, according to the Department Policy Statement and in accordance with the established criteria and contractual timetable. Only tenured department faculty members shall be eligible to participate in the review of candidates for tenure, and in the development and rendering of the department tenure recommendations. DTCs shall contain at least a majority of traditionally traditionally-ranked faculty. When departments are unable to constitute a DTC with at least a majority of traditionally traditionally- ranked tenured faculty, or have fewer than three tenured members to serve on the DTC, traditionally ranked traditionally-ranked, tenured faculty from other units shall be appointed to the DTC so that there is a majority of traditionally ranked traditionally-ranked, tenured faculty on the DTC. These additional faculty shall be determined by the mutual consent of the department chair and the traditionally traditionally-ranked faculty of the department. If a department has fewer than three (3) tenured members to serve on its DTC, a tenure review committee with no fewer than five (5) tenured faculty shall be formed by appointing tenured faculty from other units to the DTC. These faculty shall be determined by the mutual consent of the department chair and the tenured faculty in the department.