Promotion Committee—Composition of and Voting Procedures

 

 

Composition:  The Promotions Committee be comprised of faculty and a librarian elected from the following schools/divisions: 

 

School of Culture and Society                                 3 

School of Science                                                    2 

School of Education                                                2

School of the Arts and Communication                   1

School of Business                                                 1

School of Engineering                                             1

School of Nursing, Health & Exercise Science         1

Library                                                                    1

Total                                                                      12

No two members from schools with multiple representation can be from the same department. 

 

Voting Procedures:  Candidates receiving 8 out of 12 votes are recommended for promotion. 

Candidates receiving 7 positive votes can be recalled once by a committee member.  After a full discussion, a recall vote is held for these candidates, and those receiving 8 or more votes are recommended for promotion.

Should there be less than 12 voting members of the College Promotions Committee at any time, the promotion process will continue and:

                A.     A number equaling 66% of the actual committee membership will be sufficient for a recommendation for promotion; and

                B.     A number equaling 66% minus one of the actual committee membership will be sufficient for a candidate to be recalled once.   

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Recommended by the Committee on Faculty Affairs:  September, 2003

Agreed to in Memorandum of Agreement #60:  September, 2003

Amended September, 2008 to reflect current names of schools