President Tasks

1. Review case contents 

a) President will navigate to each of the sections in the case, as seen below. Enter the section by clicking on the drop down menu. 

b) Enter each folder in each section to view contents of the folder.

c) Click on the file name to view each file OR click Download folder to download and view the contents of each folder. Do not edit.

2. Write evaluation and recommendation letter based on the contents of the tenure file and evaluative standards described in OM 5.3.

The President will evaluate the candidate's tenure file. The President will decide either to grant or to deny tenure. The President's decision must be based upon the contents of the tenure file and the evaluative standards contained in the faculty policies as well as the needs of the University. 

If the president decides to grant tenure, the Board of Trustees shall be informed of this decision.

Regardless of the decision reached, the President (or designee) must prepare a letter explaining the tenure decision, and this letter must be added to the tenure file. The tenure file will then be closed, and subsequent access to it will require presidential permission. 

3. Upload letter

In Executive Reviewers section:

a) Double click to open Tenure or Promotion Committee uploads folder. 

b) Click Edit.

c) Drag and drop files and Save Changes.

When complete, the letter is added to the file. 

As soon as practicable after informing the Board of Trustees, the president shall communicate in writing the final tenure decision to the candidate, the department chair or preparer, the dean, the academic vice president, and the University Tenure Committee. 

1. 1. The communication to the candidate shall indicate that the candidate will be given, upon request, an interview with the President to discuss the tenure decision. The communication to each candidate denied tenure shall also indicate that the candidate may, upon request, receive a written explanation of the decision. The faculty member's request for this written explanation must be submitted within 30 days of notification of the tenure decision.

   2. The communication to the preparer, chair, dean, academic vice president, and University Tenure Committee shall indicate that all copies of confidential evaluative materials, specifically, copies of any internal or external reviews, must be destroyed or submitted to the President [see 5.4.A.2]. 

Upon receipt of a faculty member's request for a written explanation, the President shall prepare an account of the reasons for the decision to deny tenure. This written explanation shall be conveyed to the faculty member denied tenure within 45 days of the date on which the explanation was requested. 

If the decision is to grant tenure, the grant of tenure becomes effective upon receipt of the President's letter communicating the decision. 

If the decision is to deny tenure, the faculty member shall be offered a terminal contract for the following academic year.