Faculty Tenure and Promotion Policies, Procedures and Standards Faculty 101 Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee 3 December 2009

15 members on the committee, one from each academic department (including the library) or school Committee Membership

( ations.htm) ations.htm  FTPC Policies, Procedures and StandardsPolicies, Procedures and Standards  General Order #4, Interim Modification General Order #4Interim Modification  Memo to Candidates Memo to Candidates  Memo to Deans and Department Heads Memo to Deans and Department Heads  Departments/Schools – Standards and Procedures  Questions/Answers – Info. Meeting Questions/Answers  CV Outline (a sample) CV Outline  Faculty Tenure & Promotion Info For Faculty 101 Faculty Tenure & Promotion Info For Faculty 101 Documentations on the FTPC Website )

 Apply for tenure and promotion (t&p) in the fall semester of the 6 th year of employment.  If you have a two-year credit, then apply t&p in the fall of the 4 th 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 GO4 GO4 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

Candidate School/Department T&P Committee Academic Dean FTPC Provost dossier + comm. recomm. + dean’s recomm. + FTPC recomm. October - December January February March Associate Provost January What is the Review Process?

Time Table Oct - DecReviews in Dept/School JanuaryApplications are forwarded to Associate Provost’s Office Candidate s CV, narrative summary to FebruaryInterviews with Candidates and Dept heads (or representatives) March  Second interviews if necessary  FTPC recommendations to Provost AprilFinal 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 materials to Associate Provost Bebensee’s office.  Candidates should check materials to ensure completeness.  Candidates will have sent by ed to (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 maximum Department head (or representative) presents qualifications of candidates for tenure/promotion and then answers questions from the FTPC. 10 minutes maximum Candidate 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

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