September 6, 2005

Resolution stipulating that the committee membership must include at least 9 tenured faculty members, not 7 as currently stated.

Current Handbook Language

Promotion & Tenure ( President): The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall consist of the Provost as chair and nine to eleven faculty members, at least seven of which will be tenured faculty. The faculty members will be from the tenure-track faculty, the clinical faculty, or the research faculty. Non tenure-track clinical faculty members and non tenure-track research faculty members will not vote on tenure.

Revision

Promotion & Tenure (President): The Promotion and Tenure Committee shall consist of the Provost as chair and eleven faculty members, at least nine of which will be tenured faculty. The faculty members will be from the tenure-track faculty, the clinical faculty, or the research faculty. Non tenure-track clinical faculty members and non tenure-track research faculty members will not vote on tenure.

Justification: The change would ensure that there are always nine tenured faculty members to deliberate on tenure decisions.