Rank, Promotion, and Reappointment Committee
COMMITTEE CHARGE
The purposes of this committee are to review and vote on requests for rank, promotion, and reappointment; and such other business as determined to require the attention of the committee. The findings regarding rank, promotion, and reappointment culminate in recommendations to the Provost.
MEETING SCHEDULE
The Rank, Promotion, and Reappointment Committee will meet on the predetermined dates for committee meetings prescribed by Appendix A of the Faculty Bylaws. These typically fall on the first Friday of the month during the months that the Senate or the Faculty as a whole does not meet. Other meetings will be scheduled as necessary to conduct business.
RESPONSIBILITIY OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS
Committee members review, discuss, and vote on requests for rank, promotion, and reappointment.
Committee members must notify the committee chair if unable to attend scheduled meetings.
RESPONSIBILITY OF COMMITTEE CHAIR
a) Schedule and convene all meetings.
b) Establish agenda.
c) Moderate committee discussions.
d) Communicate committee’s recommendations to the Provost.
e) Serve as liaison between the committee and the Faculty Chair.
f) Assign recorder to take and distribute committee minutes.
g) Forward approved minutes to the Clerk of the Senate.
h) File an annual report with the Clerk of the Senate by May 15th for presentation at the June faculty meeting.
CONDUCT OF MEETINGS
At the first meeting of the standing annual calendar year (as in Appendix A in the Faculty Bylaws) the committee will elect the committee chair.
Agenda items will be collected by the chair from all interested parties and distributed to committee members one week prior to meeting.
Meetings will be conducted by presenting each agenda item for discussion and proposed action.
Decisions are determined by majority vote.
Members who are not able to attend may submit their recommendation/vote electronically to the chair, who then communicates it to the committee.
Minutes will be recorded by an assigned individual and distributed to committee members for approval within two weeks of the meeting.
Approved minutes will be forwarded to the Clerk of the Senate.
Meetings may take place in person, via teleconference, or online conferencing.
DISPOSITION OF BUSINESS
The disposition of each of the agenda items must be noted in the minutes.
Decisions concerning rank, promotion, and reappointment are presented to the Provost by the Chairof the committee.