Bi-Decanal Appointment, Promotion and Tenure

Selection of the Sub-Committee members will be decided by the Dean or Dean’s designee from each decanal units.

Promotions of the Faculty are initiated by the appropriate Department Chair from either or both of the respective decanal units. Proposed promotions are then referred to the appropriate Sub-Committee for review and appropriate action.

The Appropriate Sub-Committee will engage in deliberations related to faculty proposed for promotion. Following said deliberations, a vote of the Sub-Committee will be conducted. Results of the vote will be reported using the following four categories: in favor, opposed, abstained and recused / conflict of interest. The aforementioned actions of the Sub-committee will be complied by the Chair of the Sub-Committee and transmitted to the Dean for further consideration.

Members of the Appointment and Promotions Sub-Committees must recuse themselves from deliberations and voting if they have a conflict of interest with any individual being considered for promotion. Conflicts of interest include, but are not limited to, a close personal relationship, a close professional relationship, a financial/personal property relationship or an employer/employee relationship.

The Committee shall consist of two (2) separate and independently functioning Sub-committees.

1. The Sub-Committee for Appointment and Promotion to All Bi-Decanal Unqualified Ranks shall consist of four (4) members from each the two (2) Decanal Units in question within the University, for a total of eight (8) Members. Members must hold a rank equal to or higher than the rank proposed for the candidate. A quorum will be constituted by six (6) voting members. Ideally, the Members should be drawn from each of the School’s Committee for Appointment and Promotion to Unqualified Ranks. Selection of the members will be decided by the Dean or Dean’s designee for each School. One member from the Committee will be selected by the Department Chairs of the respective Schools to present the case. The Chair of this Committee will be a voting member selected by the Department Chairs of the respective Schools.
2. The Sub-Committee for Appointment and Promotion to All Bi-Decanal Qualified Ranks (Clinical and Research Ranks) shall consist of three (3) members from each of the two (2) Decanal Units in question within the University, for a total of six (6) Members. Members must hold a rank equal to or higher than the rank proposed for the candidate. A quorum will be constituted by four (4) voting members. Ideally, the members should be drawn from each of the School’s Committee for Appointment and Promotion to Qualified Ranks. Selection of the members will be decided by the Dean or Dean’s designee for each School. One member from the Committee will be selected by the Department Chairs of the respective Schools to present the case. The Chair of this Committee will be a voting member selected by the Department Chairs of the respective Schools.

The committee is deactivated.