terms are staggered so that one member is elected in the spring of each year. Only tenured members of the full-time teaching faculty with the rank of professor are eligible to serve on this committee. At any one time, no more than two members of the committee may be from the same school, and no department may have more than one person serving on the committee. Duties: The duties of the committee are: a. To identify qualified candidates for promotion and tenure; b. To evaluate these candidates according to the University's established criteria for excellence; c. To bring recommendations for faculty advancement and tenure to the VPAA; d. To make recommendations for revision of policies and procedures for faculty promotion and tenure. Procedures: a. New members for a current academic year are elected by the faculty in the previous spring. b. Each spring, the office of the VPAA reminds the faculty of the requirement to make use of student evaluation forms in their courses each semester since these will become an important part of the committee's data. c. Early in October, the committee draws up an initial list of candidates, reviews this list with the VPAA, and then formulates the final list of candidates for consideration. d. In proceeding with its deliberations, the committee then has available to it the resources listed under Section III Faculty Evaluations. e. All candidates may request individual interviews with the committee. f. During the spring semester, the committee brings a written report on each candidate to the President of the University and the VPAA, making its recommendations and indicating the main considerations guiding its decision. g. These summary reports are retained in a cumulative Advancement and Tenure file for each candidate. In this file the committee at its discretion may also retain other documents which it has used. The candidate may, on request, examine the committee's summary report. h. The President of the University makes final recommendations to the Board of Trustees which has authority to grant promotion and tenure. The Faculty Hearing Committee* Membership: Three members of the full-time teaching faculty, (one of whom shall be from the rank of professor, one from the rank of associate professor, and one from the ranks of assistant professor or instructor) elected annually by a majority vote of the faculty. Duties: This committee shall consider any charges brought against a faculty member which are transmitted to it by the VPAA. In addition, the committee shall receive appeals from faculty members under the provisions of the harassment policy (faculty) and make its recommendations to the President of the University. Vacancies or disqualification of members of the committee shall also be filled by a majority vote of the faculty from persons of the same rank as the member who has been disqualified. *Please see the section on Termination of Employment for a full description of this committee’s responsibilities.
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