Life after New 7.12: Documenting Faculty Choice

1. Life after New 7.12: Documenting Faculty Choice Arlene Carney, Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs

2. P & T Terms • Regents Policy on Faculty Tenure – called the Tenure Code as a short hand • Section numbers refer to sections of this policy. • Section 7.11 – the University-wide General Criteria for Tenure • Section 7.12 – the unit criteria for tenure in a department, division, or college • Section 9.2 – the University-wide Criteria for promotion to professor • Did not exist before the 2007 Faculty Tenure policy

3. Changes in Promotion and Tenure • Faculty Tenure policy was revised in 2007. • Previous version was dated 2001. • A new Procedures for Reviewing Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion: Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty was implemented in 2007.

4. Changes in Promotion and Tenure • The Provost called for revisions of each unit’s 7.12 Statement because both the FacultyTenure policy and the Procedures document had been revised substantially.

5. Interpretation 6 of Faculty Tenure • If a 7.12 Statement is changed, faculty (assistant and associate professors) may choose either the old or the new 7.12 statement. • They must make the choice within one year of administrative approval by the Provost. • The new Procedures for Reviewing Candidates for Tenure and/or Promotion: Tenure-Track or Tenured Faculty (2007) requires the Provost to obtain a written agreement from faculty documenting their choice.

6. Interpretation 6 of Faculty Tenure • If faculty do not make a choice between the old and new 7.12 statements within one year of administrative approval of the new 7.12 statement, then the default is the new 7.12 statement.

7. Memoranda of Understanding • The documents are to be generated by the Provost’s office, not by the candidate’s department or college. • These documents are to be signed by the candidate, the unit head, the dean or chancellor, and the provost.

8. Memoranda of Understanding • Complicated by the date of hire of the faculty member or the date of his or her promotion to the rank of associate professor. • We must get agreements for every assistant and associate professor, both tenure-track and tenured. • Choice of 7.12 statement will also affect which 7.12 is used for annual review of probationary faculty.

9. Presentation Overview • The date “June 8, 2007” refers to the date when the new Faculty Tenure policy was accepted by the Board of Regents. • The next slides show whether an MOU is required and what should be in the MOU for both untenured faculty and for tenured associate professors.

10. Decision Tree for MOU: Untenured Faculty* Hired afterJune 8, 2007 with new 7.12 in place______________________________________ Hired after June 8, 2007? Use Tenure Policy 2007 No MOU required New, Approved 7.12 at hire**? Use New, Approved 7.12 *Untenured faculty refers to all ranks from assistant through full professor . **When payroll starts in regular, salaried position at rank.

11. Decision Tree for MOU: Untenured Faculty* Hired after June 8, 2007 with old 7.12 in place___________________________________________ Hired after June 8, 2007? Use Tenure Policy 2007 (7.11) Old 7.12 at hire? Faculty has the choice of old or new 7.12.** Chooses new 7.12 [7.11 (2007)] Chooses old 7.12 [7.11 (2007)] **If no MOU signed within one year of approved 7.12, default is new 7.12. *Untenured faculty refers to all ranks from assistant through full professor .

12. Decision Tree for MOU: Untenured Faculty* Hired before June 8, 2007 ___________________________________________ New 2007 Hired before June 8, 2007? Choose Tenure Policy Old 2001 Old 7.12 at hire? Faculty has the choice of old or new 7.12.** Chooses new 7.12 (new 7.11) Chooses old 7.12 (old 7.11) **If no MOU signed within one year of approved 7.12, default is new 7.12. *Untenured faculty refers to all ranks from assistant through full professor .

13. Application of Choice____________________________ • For untenured assistant or associate professors who choose the old version of Faculty Tenure (2001) and the old unit 7.12 Statement for the tenure and/or promotion decision, the choice only applies to the initial tenure and/or promotion decision. • For subsequent promotion to professor, the faculty member must be evaluated with the 2007 FacultyTenure policy and the new 7.12 Statement.

14. Decision Tree for MOU: Tenured Associate Professor Hired or Promoted after June 8, 2007 with new 7.12 in place_______________________________________ At rank or hired after June 8, 2007?* Use 2007 Tenure Policy (includes 9.2) No MOU required New 7.12 at hire or promotion to rank? Faculty must use the new 7.12. *Promoted at end of 2007 or in 2008

15. Decision Tree for MOU: Tenured Associate Professor Hired or Promoted after June 8, 2007with Old 7.12 in place___________________________________________ Hired or at rank after June 8, 2007? Use 2007 Tenure Policy (Includes 9.2) Chooses new 7.12 (new 9.2) Old 7.12 at promotion to rank? Faculty has the choice of old or new 7.12.* Chooses old 7.12 (new 9.2) *If no MOU signed within one year of approved 7.12, default is new 7.12.

16. Decision Tree for MOU: Tenured Associate Professor Hired or Promoted before June 8, 2007________________________________________________ Old 2001 At rank before June 8, 2007? Choose Tenure Policy New 2007 Chooses new 7.12 (new 9.2) Faculty has the choice of old or new 7.12.* Old 7.12 at promotion to rank? Chooses old 7.12 (no Section 9.2) *If no MOU signed within one year of approved 7.12, default is new 7.12.

17. Contact Information____________________________ • Arlene CarneyVice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairscarne005@umn.edu612-626-9545 • Karen Zentner BacigAssociate to the Vice Provostkbacig@umn.edu612-626-9545