Memorandum
To: Applicants for Tenure
From: University-wide Tenure Committee
Date:
RE: Guidelines for Tenure Application
Attached are a set of guidelines for
tenure application. The APSCUF contract has additional details regarding Tenure
in Article 15 located on pages 29-32 of the July 1, 2003 to June 30, 2007
APSCUF Agreement book. (the new 2007
The tenure committee has attempted to follow promotion guidelines since some of you may have applied for promotion before seeking tenure. Hence, a promotion document can provide the foundation for a tenure application, and/or your tenure application can provide the foundation for a promotion application. However, please make sure that you address Tenure specifically in your tenure packet.
The narrative is limited to 15 pages. It is expected that most individuals applying for tenure will be able to summarize their 4 ˝ probationary years in fewer than 15 pages.
The University-wide Tenure Committee appreciates your efforts in putting the document together and trusts the attached guidelines will prove helpful.
Procedural Information
For tenure application you need TWO complete documents housed in separate 8 ˝ by 11 inch binders no more than 3 inches thick. There is no need for additional copies of the narrative. There is currently no formal application page. The one page required is the form (included with this information) giving the University-wide Tenure Committee permission to look at your personnel file. If you are unwilling to allow such access, simply do not sign the form (but you must still include it). You may wish to make a third copy of your tenure application materials for personal future use.
One copy of your application with
supporting documents must be submitted to your Department Tenure Committee Chairperson or designee and one
copy of your application with supporting documents to the President’s Office by
It is the responsibility of the tenure candidate to deliver these documents personally or to make sure that they are delivered by a designee. Since this is an important document we recommend that you obtain a receipt when you deliver the document to the President’s Office.
Departmental Responsibilities
It is the responsibility of the Department Chair and the Department Tenure
Committee Chair to send their written recommendations to President Brown and to
also see that a copy of each recommendation is placed in the tenure application
binder held by the Department Tenure Committee by
The
Department Tenure Committee will then deliver the complete application by 4:00
PM on February 15, 2008 to Dr. Sue Norton, Professional Studies Department, 325
Butterfield Hall.
After February 15, 2008
The University-wide Tenure Committee may at its discretion request that the applicant and/or others appear before the committee.
In cases where the University-Wide Tenure Committee is considering a negative recommendation for tenure, the committee will notify the applicant, and the applicant may request a hearing before the committee and may ask up to four professionally associated individuals to speak on his/her behalf. The applicant may not be represented by an attorney at this hearing. All hearings will be done in a timely fashion to meet contractual deadlines.
When the University-wide Tenure Committee has completed deliberations the applicants’ binders will be delivered to President Brown’s Office (no later than April 1) along with the recommendations. Notification by the President to the applicants will be made by May 31.
If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me.
Dr. Sue Norton, chair
University-wide Tenure Committee
325 Butterfield Hall
(814) 732-2260 (office)
Please note that for mid-year hires the dates are as follow: Tenure packet due to department committee and President’s office by May 1. Recommendations completed by committee and chair and packet due to University-wide Tenure Committee by October 1. Recommendations from UWTC to President by November 1. Presidential notification by December 31.
cc: Department Tenure Committee Chairpersons
Department Chairpersons