ABAC 2.7.2.13 Promotion and Tenure (Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs)

The College Promotion and Tenure committee will provide recommendation to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs regarding tenure and/or promotion and provide reasons for such decisions. This committee will consist of seven tenured faculty, preferably at the professor rank. One faculty member will be selected from each school with the selection process the responsibility of the respective dean. Three at-large members will be selected by consensus of the PVPAA and the deans to assure representation across instructional sites. Faculty members who are eligible for a promotion or tenure decision will be ineligible to serve on this committee for that year. The school deans are ineligible to serve on this committee. Deans shall report the name of the school representative to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs by September 1 of each academic year. The at-large members will then be selected before September 15. Schools must replace during the year any member who cannot complete the year of service.

 The Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs will call the first meeting to charge the committee. At this meeting, the committee shall elect a chair, who shall have the right to vote.

 After selecting a chair, the first order of business of the committee will be to set meetings on a schedule that will allow it to make timely recommendations regarding all promotion and tenure decisions at the College for that academic year. The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall conduct its business in accordance with The Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion and Tenure.