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Faculty Tenure and Promotion
Policies, Procedures and Standards
Faculty 101
Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee3 December 2009
15 members on the committee, one from each academic department (including the library) or school
Committee Membership
(http://macs.citadel.edu/chenm/ftpc/documentations.htm)
FTPC Policies, Procedures and Standards General Order #4, Interim Modification Memo to Candidates Memo to Deans and Department Heads Departments/Schools – Standards and Procedures Questions/Answers – Info. Meeting CV Outline (a sample) Faculty Tenure & Promotion Info For Faculty
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Documentations on the FTPC Website)
Apply for tenure and promotion (t&p) in the fall semester of the 6th year of employment.
If you have a two-year credit, then apply t&p in the fall of the 4th year of employment.
The FTPC informational meeting will be held annually in October.
When to Apply ?
Follow the procedures and standards of the dept/school and GO4GO4 page 14 (B2) (P19 (D1)): The candidate initiates consideration for tenure (promotion) by preparing and submitting to the dept head or rep. …
Talk to dept-head/dean (in summer/beginning of fall) before preparing the application package.
Seek advice from the departmental/school representative on the FTPC.
How to Apply ?
Narrative Summary – sample outline
Outline:
•Teaching Philosophy and Professional Vision
•Summary of Teaching and Evidence of Effective Teaching •Summary of Scholarship Activities
•Summary of Service
•Future Research and Professional Development Plan
Should be organized by teaching, scholarship, and service
Should be orderly and (easily) accessible Should clearly describe types of publications
E.g., peer-reviewed article; peer-reviewed conference paper; peer-reviewed book chapter, etc.
Should include supporting materials for all documents or should that be “all documentation”? The supporting materials for a previous action at The
Citadel should not be included What about from a prior employment?
Should be packaged in a manageable container
Dossier - FTPC
CandidateSchool/Department
T&P Committee Academic Dean
FTPCProvost
dossier+ comm.recomm.
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October - December
January
January
February
March
Associate Provost
January
What is the Review Process?
Time Table
Oct - Dec
Reviews in Dept/School
January Applications are forwarded to Associate Provost’s Office Candidate emails CV, narrative summary to [email protected]
February
Interviews with Candidates andDept heads (or representatives)
March Second interviews if necessary FTPC recommendations to Provost
April Final announcement
Department T&P committees complete work All materials go to Academic Deans
▪ Ballots: votes and written justifications▪ Summary and recommendation▪ The candidates’ dossiers
Each academic dean develops his/her own recommendation and communicates with candidate, and add his/her recommendation in candidate’s application package as it is passed on to the FTPC (-interim modification to GO#4)
October-December: Dept/School Review
About a week before the spring semester starts
Academic deans will have transferred materialsto Associate Provost Bebensee’s office.
Candidates should check materials to ensure completeness. Candidates will have sent by emailed to [email protected] (i) CV (ii) Narrative summary
January: Applications are forwarded
Interviews with candidates and department
heads (or dept representative)
Thursdays between 11 and 1 Fridays between 2:30 and 5:30
February: Interviews
Dept head (or representative) and candidate meet with the FTPC separately
10 minutes maximumDepartment head (or representative) presents qualifications of candidates for tenure/promotion and then answers questions from the FTPC.
10 minutes maximumCandidate gives a brief presentation on his/her qualifications, introduces new or supplementary information and then answers questions from the FTPC.
Committee Recommendations Ballots tallied Candidates notified of results Copies of all ballots sent to candidates
Second Interviews
Candidates may request second review (5 day rule in G.O. #4)
Second reviews will take place
March: FTPC Recommendations to Provost
All FTPC members vote except the representative of the department from which the candidate has come forward
Affirmative recommendation requires minimum 2/3 approval
All votes justified in writing
FTPC Voting
FTPC makes recommendation to Provost
All materials go forward
In case of second review If positive, only materials from second
review go forward If negative, all materials—from first and
second reviews—go forward
FTPC Recommendations
Provost discusses the report of FTPC with the appropriate academic dean(s)
Provost takes over process
Tenure decisions made by President
Promotion decisions made by Provost
Final Recommendations
FTPC makes recommendation to Provost
All materials go forward In case of second review
If positive, only materials from second review go forward
If negative, all materials—from first and second reviews—go forward
(GO#4 page 17)
Second Review
Appeals will go to the Appeal Committee
FTPC is not involved in appeals
Q & A