Appendix III – Post-Tenure Review Timelines

For all post-tenure review designations: 

ActionDeadline
Notification of faculty member of post-tenure review – case’s initial consideration date 3 months prior to the review committee’s meeting on the case (or April 1 of prior academic year if the case is scheduled to be heard in the first month of the academic year) 
Review Committee recommendation to Executive Committee 10 working days after the date of the commencement of the review 
Executive Committee vote 10 working days after receiving Review Committee recommendation 

For designations by the executive committee of “Meets Expectations:” 

ActionDeadline
Executive Committee informs the faculty member of the decision 5 working days after the Executive Committee vote 
Faculty response to report 10 working days after receipt of report for designation 
Executive Committee transmittal of report to dean, provost, and chancellor 5 working days after the faculty response to the executive committee deadline 
Dean’s written feedback to Executive Committee on sufficiency 5 working days after receiving report from the Executive Committee 
Executive Committee response to Dean regarding sufficiency 10 working days after receiving Dean’s feedback 
Dean request for divisional committee advice 5 working days after Executive Committee response to Dean’s feedback on sufficiency 
Divisional Committee advice to dean 20 working days after committee’s receipt of the request 
Dean decision 10 working days after receiving advice from divisional committee 

Note:  If the dean accepts the Executive Committee designation of “Meets Expectations”, the review process ends at that point, and the report is placed in the department files. 

For designations by the executive committee of “Does Not Meet Expectations:”

ActionDeadline
Delivery of written summary to faculty member 5 working days after executive committee vote 
Faculty response to report 10 working days after receipt of report for designation 
Executive Committee transmittal of report to dean 5 working days after the faculty response to the executive committee deadline 
Dean request for divisional committee advice 5 working days after receiving report 
Divisional Committee advice to dean 20 working days after committee’s receipt of the request 
Dean decision 10 working days after receiving advice from divisional committee 
Faculty response to dean decision 10 working days after notification 
Dean submission of report to chancellor, provost, and faculty member 5 working days after the end of the faculty response to the dean deadline 
Chancellor notification of faculty member of “Does Not Meet Expectations” designation 20 working days prior to end of academic year 
Creation of remediation plan 20 working days after the chancellor has informed the faculty member of the decision. 

Consideration of Remediation Actions: 

ActionDeadline
Faculty submission of documentation of completed remediation 4 weeks prior to the end of the remediation plan period 
Executive Committee determination of whether the remediation plan is satisfied / transmission of materials to dean(s) 10 working days after the receipt of documentation from faculty member  
Dean transmission of decision to faculty member, provost, and chancellor 10 working days after receipt of executive committee decision 
Faculty member response to chancellor 5 working days after receiving dean decision