1. Probationary Faculty Appointment
- A probationary appointment means an appointment preceding the granting of tenure. It is made by the Board of Regents upon the affirmative recommendation of the Executive Committee of the appropriate academic department, or its functional equivalent, the Dean of the college, and the Chancellor.
- Although probationary appointments are ordinarily made at the rank of Instructor or Assistant Professor, in exceptional cases persons from outside this University may be granted probationary appointments at the rank of Associate Professor or Professor.
2. Tenure Faculty Appointment
Tenure Faculty appointment means an appointment for an unlimited period granted to a ranked Faculty member by the Board of Regents upon the affirmative recommendation of the appropriate Executive Committee or an ad hoc review committee (ref. 5.181 – 5.186), the Dean of the college, and the Chancellor. Tenure appointment may be granted to any ranked Faculty member who holds a half-time appointment or more. The proportion of time provided for in the appointment may not be diminished or increased without the mutual consent of the Faculty member and the University unless the Faculty member is dismissed for just cause pursuant to 36.13(5), Wis. Stats., or is terminated or laid off pursuant to 36.21, Wis. Stats. Tenure includes rights and privileges appropriate to the rank subject to the provisions of 4.04.
3. Joint Probationary or Joint Tenure Faculty Appointment
A “joint probationary Faculty appointment” or “joint tenure Faculty appointment” occurs when two or more departments and/or colleges share a continuing obligation or commitment to a Faculty member. The appointment must be at the same rank in each department.
Joint probationary or tenure Faculty appointments require the written agreement by all participating departments and/or college. In cases of an initial Faculty appointment (see 5.02) this agreement shall be included in the initial letter of offer. Copies are to be filed with each department Chair and the college Dean (or Division head).
The written agreement shall specify:
- the percentage of the appointment in each department or college.
- one department as the principal sponsor or tenure home of the Faculty member. The Faculty member shall have an appointment in sponsoring or “tenure home” department.
- whether the percentages of appointments are to be or may be changed/reviewed at some future time.
- that in the event a request to change the percentage of a joint appointment is made, it shall only be granted by the mutual
- agreement among the appropriate Executive Committees and Joint Guidance Committee, Dean(s), and the individual concerned.
- the start date of the joint appointment.
- whether the appointment is on an annual or academic year basis.
- the percentage of the Faculty member’s salary that is budgeted in each participating department and college.
- the department(s) that is(are) responsible for conducting annual reviews of the Faculty member, as well as future merit salary considerations.
- for tenured or existing UWM Faculty, the Faculty member’s Divisional affiliation.
- for incoming or initial Faculty, the Divisional affiliations that are available to the Faculty member.
- for probationary appointments, there must be a specification of probationary prior service and the duration of initial appointment.
If the joint appointment involves more than one chancellor-headed unit of the UW System, the appropriate vice chancellor must be informed at the beginning of negotiations. [See UW System Administrative Policy 1275: Recruitment Policies.]
4. Affiliate Faculty Appointment
An affiliate appointment is one that allows a Faculty member to be associated with a department without a continuing obligation, commitment, tenure, governance rights or a continuing commitment by the department, or college. Affiliations may be granted, by the Executive Committee, only to probationary and tenured Faculty and only for fixed terms. With the approval of the Executive Committee, affiliate appointments may be extended beyond one term.
5. Limited Administrative Appointment
A limited administrative appointment is to a specific administrative position and is at the pleasure of the appointing authority (e.g. Dean, Provost, and Chancellor). A person who has a Faculty appointment does not lose it by appointment to an administrative position, but administrative officers do not have tenure in their administrative positions.