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Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee 14 October 2010. Information for Candidates and Academic Deans/Department Heads. This year’s committee. Important documents. Available on the FTPC website Faculty/Committees/FTPC Policies, Procedures and Standards
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Faculty Tenure and Promotion Committee 14 October 2010 Information for Candidates and Academic Deans/Department Heads
Important documents • Available on the FTPC website • Faculty/Committees/FTPC Policies, Procedures and Standards (http://macs.citadel.edu/chenm/ftpc/documentations.htm) • General Order #4, Interim Modification • Memo to Candidates • Memo to Deans and Department Heads • Departments/Schools – Standards and Procedures • CV Outline
The Review Process + comm. recomm. dossier Candidate School/Department T&P Committee Academic Dean January October - December + dean’s recomm. January 5 + FTPC recomm. February January 12 Provost Associate Provost FTPC March 18
October-December • Department T&P committees complete work • All materials go to Academic Deans • Ballots: votes and written justifications (anonymous, and typed) • 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)
January • By 5 January • Academic deans will have transferred materials to Associate Provost Bebensee’s office. Candidates should check materials to ensure completeness. • Candidates will have sent by email to citadelftpc@citadel.edu: • CV • Narrative summary
February • Interviews with candidates and department heads (or dept representative) • Thursdays between 11 and 1(Feb 3, 10, 17, 24) • Fridays between 2:30 and 5:30(Feb 4, 11, 18, 25) • Schedule subject to change • Please let Chair of FTPC know any unavailable dates
Interview format • Meeting for each candidate - • Committee convenes • Department head (or dept representative) – (maximum) 10 minutes • Candidate – (maximum) 10 minutes • FTPC – 10 minutes • Candidate and/or department head (or dept representative) may be called back in for clarification or additional information • Meeting ends (dept head (or dept rep) and candidate will meet with FTPC separately)
Interview format – Dept Heads (or Dept Rep) Department heads (or dept representatives) may present qualifications of candidates for tenure/promotion – (no more than 5 minutes). Supplementary or new information should be introduced at this point. Department heads (or dept representatives) respond to questions from committee.
Interview format – Candidates • Candidates may present their qualifications for tenure/promotion – (no more than 5 minutes). • Handouts, Power Point presentations are NOT necessary. • Supplementary or new materials should be introduced at this point. • Candidates respond to questions from committee .
March (tentative) • March 7th • Ballots tallied • Candidates notified of results • Copies of all ballots sent to candidates • No later than March 14th • Candidates may request second review (5 day rule in G.O. #4) • March 15-17 • Second reviews will take place
FTPC Voting • 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 Recommendations • FTPC makes recommendation to Provost • All materials go forward to Provost • 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 (G.O. 4 page 17)
Final 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
Appeals • FTPC is not involved in appeals • Appeals Committee already in place • G.O. 4 describes grounds for appeals (p. 24)
Dossiers • 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 documents • The supporting materials for the previous action at The Citadel should not be included • Should be packaged in a manageable container
Dossiers, continued… • There is a sample CV template on the FTPC website. • Consider putting as much material as possible on a CD, rather than hard copy.
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