Reappointment, Promotion & Continuous Appointment (Tenure)

1. Reappointment, Promotion & Continuous Appointment (Tenure) Process and Issues

2. Governance Dictates • Board of Regents By-Laws • AAUP Collective Bargaining Agreement • UNO Guidelines • College/Department/School Guidelines

3. BOR By-Laws • Sec 3.3.1(b) Academic Year • Sec 4.4.2 Specific Term Appointments • Sec 4.4.3 Continuous Appointment • Sec 4.5 Standards for Promotion, Continuous Appointment, and Salary Adjustment • Sec 4.6 Evaluation of Faculty Performance: Procedure

4. Collective Bargaining Agreement • Article 1 Definition of Terms • Academic Year • Sec 3.1.3 Workloads • Sec. 3.3.1.2.a Appointments for a Specific Term • Sec 3.3.1.3 Continuous Appointments • Sec 3.5 Reappointment, Promotion and Granting of Continuous Appointment

5. UNO Guidelines • http://www.unomaha.edu/academicaffairs/rptguidelines.pdf

6. College Guidelines • Each college establishes guidelines specific to the college/departments/ programs. • Example: • College of Education guidelines apply to each academic department/school in the college. http://coe.unomaha.edu/facstaff/rptguidelines.php

7. Decision Levels • Reappointment (6 years) • Tenure-track faculty progressing toward a tenure decision. • An annual, cumulative examination of applicant’s progress • Tenure (7th year) • Major milestone determining whether applicant has met the standards, productivity/performance measures for granting of continuous appointment. • Promotion • Advancement in rank based on sustained, outstanding efforts in teaching, research/creative activity, and service since appointment in current rank.

8. Application/Review Process • Faculty notified of deadlines in August • Deadlines are set by Senior VC for Academic & Student Affairs based on timeline for approval by BOR at its May meeting) • Application submission dates vary from late September to mid October depending on type of request. • Four layers of review at the college level • Department/School committee (peer) review (20 days) • Chair/Director review (20 days) • College committee (peer) review (35 days) • Dean review (25 days) • Note: +3 days between each level for applicant to review comments/recommendations, sign acknowledgement sheet, and add materials if desired. • Reviews begin late in fall semester and carry over to early spring semester. All recommendations due to Senior VC by end of February. • Reappointment is made two years in advance. Applications submitted in Fall 2007 are for the 2009-2010 academic year. • Movement to use of myMAPP for submitting RP&T applications.

9. Issues/Considerations • Appointment time frames (academic-year v. all-year) • Schedule for submitting applications • Schedule for review of applications • Faculty responsibilities/obligations • Committee member/committee chair • Faculty applicant (review of comments) • Selecting committee members (dept & college) • Defining academic terms and contract periods • Summer now defined as a separate contract with separate compensation. • Assigned time (workload) SEPARATE DISCUSSION • Time frame for reappointments • Revising UNO, college, and department guidelines