Common use of Faculty/Unit Recommendation Clause in Contracts

Faculty/Unit Recommendation. By 15 September each Faculty/Unit with applicants for tenure shall strike a Faculty/Unit Tenure Committee composed of five (5) tenured Members elected by and from the Members. In the case of applicants who are members of a Unit consisting of fewer than five (5) tenured Members, the ▇▇▇▇/Director, after consultation with the applicant, shall designate additional Member(s) whose discipline area is as closely related to the applicant’s as possible, such that the total complement of five (5) members is met. Applicants will be permitted two (2) vetoes in this selection process. The Faculty/Unit Tenure Committee shall, by 15 October, select one (1) of its members to chair the Committee. The applicant shall meet with the Faculty/Unit Tenure Committee by 7 November, but not until after the Committee has received the Department’s recommendation. Decisions on recommendations will be reached by simple majority. The Chair will vote. The Committee shall send its recommendation to the Chair of the University Tenure Committee by 15 November, with copies to the applicant, the Department, and the ▇▇▇▇/Director. The Committee’s recommendations shall include written reasons and signature lines for all Committee members. Recommendations shall be signed by each member of the Committee who supports the recommendation and rationale. Abstentions or dissenting viewpoints, including those who agree with the recommendation but do not agree with the supporting rationale, shall be supported by written reasons. The reasons must be substantive and clearly related to qualifications by rank and criteria for tenure and be sufficiently specific to enable the applicant to know the basis for the recommendation.