Academic Affairs and Faculty Handbook at NKU - Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Guidelines
Explore the detailed processes of reappointment, promotion, and tenure in academic affairs at NKU, along with the core values and faculty handbook guidelines. Understand the nuanced aspects of initial appointments, probationary terms, and tenure evaluations for faculty members.
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REAPPOINTMENT, PROMOTION AND TENURE AUGUST 25, 2017 SUE OTT ROWLANDS, PROVOST AND EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT FOR ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
CORE VALUES OF NKU Excellence Integrity Inclusiveness Innovation Collegiality
RESULTS OF 2016-2017 RPT: Total reviewed = 101 Reappointment = 68 reviewed, all reappointed Tenure & Promotion to Associate = 11 reviewed, all approved Tenure without promotion (Chase) = 1 reviewed and approved Promotion to Professor = 22 reviewed with 3 not promoted
FACULTY HANDBOOK Reminder: The Faculty Handbook (2017) has language around RPT that focuses on the process. Section 3: Evaluation for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure Section 4: Reappointment Section 5: Promotion Section 6: Tenure Section 7: Appointment, Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure for Librarians Departmental and College RPT guidelines, which have all been approved, provide guidance on expectations for reappointment, promotion and tenure.
FACULTY HANDBOOK The 2016 Faculty Handbook changed to eliminate first-year review of probationary faculty The Faculty Handbook (2017) will have new language surrounding initial appointments and reappointments of Assistant Professors, requiring RPT review only in years 2, 4, and 6 For 2017-2018, review will still take place annually in years 2-6
2.2. Initial Appointment - Probationary Ordinarily an initial appointment will be for two years for all ranks. If a person is appointed to the faculty during an academic year, the term of his/her contract will end at the end of the following academic year.
2.3.2 Assistant Professor Reappointments of an assistant professor will be for two- year terms, provided, however, that the total time in probationary appointments, including university- recognized credit for prior service, does not exceed seven years. If an assistant professor does not receive tenure before the end of the sixth year of probationary appointments, including university-recognized credit for prior service, the contract for the seventh year shall be a one-year terminal contract (see Section 2.5, Probationary Contracts).
2.5. Probationary Contracts Faculty who have probationary contracts do not have tenure. Reappointment to a probationary contract is conditioned upon successful performance and recommendation for reappointment as specified at Sections 3, Evaluation; 4, Reappointment; 5, Promotion; 6, Tenure, and 7, Appointment, Promotion and Tenure for Librarians. A person may not hold a probationary appointment for more than seven years, including university-recognized credit for prior service. If a person does not receive tenure before the end of the sixth year of probationary contracts, including university- recognized credit for prior service, the contract for the seventh year shall be a one-year terminal contract.
RPT PROCESS REMINDERS
The Letters Letters should reflect the majority view and, if relevant, the minority view. If the minority member(s) wish, a minority letter can be included All committee members should sign the majority letter The committee vote should be recorded as unanimous or non-unanimous Letters addressed to next level of review and copied to candidate and all previous reviewers Letters should be substantial, providing thorough assessment of teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and service Conditions to be removed language no longer in use Use of mandatory and non-mandatory language as opposed to early tenure
Joint Appointments MOU signed at the time of the appointment should clarify the process for the faculty member Home department s RPT/Professor committee should add a member from the second department No second chair letter required but could be requested by candidate as a letter of support All other parts of the process proceed as usual
Other Reminders Cover pages will be provided for each candidate. These should be completed and included with hard copy recommendation letter(s). Cover letters will be delivered on Monday. Beginning with the 2015-2016 academic year, no RPT reviews for first year tenure-track faculty RPT reviews will be conducted for all tenure-track faculty during the probationary years beginning with the second year of appointment. The only exception is in the case of an approved extension of the probationary period (a stop-the-clock year).
