5.05.04 - College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Promotion and Continuing Appointment Committee

The College promotion and continuing committee will function only for this purpose. Members are not to review dossiers of new hires and are not members of the department promotion and continuing appointment committee. In the event a unit submits a negative 3rd year recommendation, this committee will review the case.

The College shall have a promotion and continuing committee composed of members appointed by the Dean; the Dean will designate the Chair and Vice Chair. Each member shall hold the rank of associate (three or fewer) or full rank and shall have been awarded continuing status. The members shall serve staggered terms of three years and the membership should reflect the ethnic and gender composition of the College.

The College committee will develop a set of operating rules prior to reviewing any dossiers.

Procedures followed in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences are:

• The College Committee shall consider P&C dossiers after they have been evaluated by the combined Department/School/County Extension unit committees. The administrative unit in which the P&C candidate is employed must provide the College P&C Committee with the criteria upon which faculty in their academic area are to be evaluated. These criteria along with the College criteria shall form the basis of evaluation by the College P&C Committee. The P&C dossiers are sent to the Dean's Office. Upon completion of their work, the College Committee, through the chairperson, submits recommendations to the Dean. The College P&C Committee's report to the Dean should include an assessment of the candidate's scholarly and academic achievements in comparison with other faculty members in the College of similar rank, research/teaching time allocations, and appointment status. Substantial departures from accepted norms must be justified by the committee. After receiving the College Committee's recommendations, the Dean may solicit the recommendations of the Associate Deans. The Associate Deans' evaluations should be in the form of a memorandum to the Dean. The purpose of such evaluations is to provide the Dean with additional insight and information, and will not become a part of the formal record. The Dean forwards the P&C dossiers to the Provost. Each P&C dossier contains the materials received from the department, school, County Extension unit and the College Committee's recommendation, and the Dean's recommendation. Time requirements for submission of materials to the Provost shall be consistent with University guidelines. The Dean's letter to the Provost should reflect the significance which the College administration places on the candidate's performance and future potential as a faculty member and any additional information not previously presented by the College or unit reviews.
• The Dean notifies candidates of his/her recommendation to the Provost (UHAP, Section 4.17).