TENURE AND PROMOTION (2009-10)

COLLEGE	NAME	BOX	EXT.
University libraries	Cathy Moore-Jansen      cathy.moore-jansen@wichita.edu	68	5080
Business	Jeffrey Bryant      jeffrey.bryant@wichita.edu	87	3806
Education	Jean Patterson      jean.patterson@wichita.edu	142	6392
Engineering	Janet Twomey      janet.twomey@wichita.edu	35	5908
Fine Arts	Annette Lezotte     annette.lezotte@wichita.edu	67	7710
Health Professions	Julie Scherz      julie.scherz@wichita.edu	75	5344
L A S	Susan Huxman      susan.huxman@wichita.edu	31	6062
At Large Members
appt.ends (12)	Rhonda Lewis-Moss      rhonda.lewis@wichita.edu	34	3695
"     "     (10)	Frederick Hemans       frederick.hemans@wichita.edu	67	3555
Student Representative	Seth Rongkawit      sarongkawit@wichita.edu.	56	686-2055

a. Composition: 12:

7 Chairs of the Tenure and Promotion Committees of the degree-granting college/school and for University Libraries
2 Faculty-at-large
1 Student (non-voting)
2 Ex-officio: (non-voting) Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research, Dean of the Graduate School.  Ex-officio members shall not be present at the meeting when final votes are taken.

Selection:
Chairs of tenure and promotion committees in the degree-granting colleges/schools and for University Libraries are chosen according to procedures established in their respective college/school/University Libraries, or unit.  They are elected to two-year staggered terms.  Faculty-at-large are selected according to standard procedures for naming members to faculty senate committees, except that they shall be from different Faculty Senate divisions, and shall be full-time, tenured faculty members with the rank of associate professor or higher.  Faculty-at-large serve three-year terms.  Ex-officio and faculty at-large members may not serve while a candidate for promotion or incentive review, or while on sabbatical leave.  Replacement appointments shall be made as needed, following standard procedures.

Charge:
1.  Implement University-wide policies and procedures for awarding tenure and promotion.  
2.  Coordinate the Tenure and Promotion Calendar.
3.  Specify the format for documentation in support of Tenure and Promotion Review, with a view to developing comparable standards throughout the University while recognizing essential college/school/University Libraries differences.
4.  Formulate transmittal, reporting, and appeals procedures for awarding tenure and promotion.
5.  Ensure that there are University-wide procedures for notifying the relevant administrators and those faculty members for whom tenure decisions must be made before reappointment.6.  Review tenure and promotion cases in accordance with the University Tenure, Promotion, and Appeals Procedure.
7.  Review every three years the college/school/University Libraries guidelines for tenure and promotion. 8.  Report to the full Faculty Senate for review issues of concern in tenure policies and tenure and promotion guidelines.
 

Revision Date:
October 13, 2009