Promotion Policy

The present system of promotion and tenure is a parallel structure allowing for faculty proposal, evaluation and appeal, as well as administrative evaluation at the several levels of organization of the University. While this system is somewhat cumbersome, it does insure that no case is treated capriciously. There is no single element that controls enough of the variance to sway the decision one way or the other.

The promotion steps appear on the next chart. Appeals may be made at each step. Procedures are discussed in detail below.

Individual

(Prepares dossier)

Department:

  1. Committee on Promotion & Tenure
  2. Chairperson

College:

  1. Committee on Promotion & Tenure
  2. Dean

University Senate Committee on Promotion & Tenure
Provost
President
Board of Trustees


March 23, 1995