Process for Promotion a. The Promotions Committee is appointed by the Academic Vice President/Xxxx and shall include (when possible) two (2) full-time faculty members from the candidate’s Department, one of whom the Academic Vice President/Xxxx will appoint to serve as Promotions Committee Chair. All other faculty serving on the Promotions Committee will be considered a Promotions Committee Member. The Promotions Committee shall also include at least two (2) faculty members from other divisions within the College (i.e., Liberal Arts, Design and/or Fine Arts at the undergraduate or graduate level). When a Department does not have two
Process for Promotion. Promotion considerations would be initiated by an individual faculty member who regards herself/himself as eligible for promotion to the next rank. A letter of intent should be addressed and submitted to the Xxxxxxx and the Unit Manager with a copy to the Academic Supervisor no later than March 15th of the year prior to submitting the portfolio. If there is material to be reviewed that will require external review, those documents should be submitted to the Office of the Xxxxxxx by April 15th, along with a list of possible reviewers. Applications for promotion should be accompanied by appropriate documentation. The documentation should be submitted to the Academic Supervisor. In addition to the general standards described in this Agreement, the specific standards for each faculty rank outlined in this Agreement apply to promotions. The Academic Supervisor submits his evaluation to the Unit Manager, who is responsible for making the evaluation and portfolio available to the Unit RPT Committee. The Academic Unit RPT Committee will provide a recommendation to the Unit Manager, with a copy to the applicant. The Unit Manager will provide an independent evaluation. The Unit RPT recommendation, the Unit Manager’s recommendation and the Academic Supervisor’s recommendation will be appended to the faculty member’s portfolio and forwarded to the Xxxxxxx and the UPT Committee. Copies will be provided to the candidate, who will be given an opportunity to respond in writing. The UPT Committee will examine all evaluation materials and make a recommendation to the Xxxxxxx. The Xxxxxxx will make a recommendation to the President. Final action on promotions will be taken by the President, informed by advice from the Xxxxxxx and with due consideration to the recommendation received.
Process for Promotion
