Reports to:
President
Charge:
Considers appeals of negative recommendations on:
a) tenure, promotion, or reappointment of tenure-track faculty, and negative recommendations on promotion of tenured faculty on the grounds provided in Board of Trustees Policy 6.4, and
b) promotion for instructional-track faculty on the grounds of failure of a recommending party or parties to follow the promotion process provided in Appendix L of the Faculty Handbook, and/or the Faculty Staffing Policy.
In case of any question in the interpretation of the Board's Tenure and Promotion
Policy (Board Policy 6.4), or in the Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment Procedures
(Appendix I or L of the Faculty Handbook), or in the solution of any tenure problem
arising from a situation not specifically covered in that policy or in these procedures,
the matter shall be referred to this committee.
With regard to Dismissal for Cause, upon the written request of the faculty member
concerned, or of the University President, the committee shall conduct a hearing of
the case and make suitable recommendations as defined in Board of Trustees Policy
6.4, Academic Tenure and Promotion, in the case of tenure-track faculty or Appendix
L of the Faculty Handbook in the case of instructional-track faculty.
Membership:
Two tenured faculty appointed by the President; three tenured faculty elected by the tenured and tenure-track faculty.
Members and Term Expiration Dates:
- Sarah Bell (Senate), Department of Humanities, 12/31/2026
- Bo Chen (President), Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, 12/31/2025
- Shiyue Fang (Senate), Department of Chemistry, 12/31/2025
- Jingfeng Jiang (Senate), Department of Biomedical Engineering, 12/31/2025
- Chelsea Schelly, (President), Department of Social Sciences, 12/31/2026