FACULTY EMPLOYMENT
EVALUATION
Evaluation and Award of Tenure (United Academics Faculty)
To be eligible for consideration for award of tenure, a faculty member must hold a tenure-track appointment at the rank of instructor, assistant professor, associate professor, or professor. A faculty member may request to be evaluated for award of tenure during any year of service but must be reviewed for tenure as follows:
1. All non-tenured faculty appointed at the rank of instructor or assistant professor must be reviewed for tenure no later than the seventh consecutive year of service.
2. Non-tenured faculty undergoing review for promotion to associate professor must also be reviewed for tenure. Promotion to associate professor cannot be made without prior or simultaneous award of tenure.
3. Faculty appointed initially at the rank of associate professor without tenure must be reviewed for tenure no later than the fourth consecutive year of service.
4. Faculty appointed initially at the rank of professor without tenure must be reviewed for tenure no later than the second consecutive year of service.
NOTE: Years of service are defined in BOR Policy 04.04.045(D)(3)(a)(b)
If tenure is not awarded, a faculty member shall be offered a terminal appointment for one additional year of service. It is recommended that faculty consider establishing at least a three-year record of performance at UAS as a successful application for tenure must be based on an exceptional and substantive record of service at the appropriate level (instructor, assistant, associate, or professor).
If a faculty member chooses to stand for tenure prior to the mandatory year of review as defined in items 1-4 above, the faculty member may withdraw without penalty at any step in the process prior to review by the Chancellor. The deadline for withdrawal is prior to the Chancellor’s decision.
08/07
