NUMBER:   ACAF 1.09

SECTION:  Academic Affairs	



SUBJECT:  Award of Tenure and/or Senior Faculty at Time of

          Appointment                              



LAST REVISION: June 23, 1998



DATE:     	February 1,1995

	                

Policy for:	 Columbia and Regional Campuses

Procedure for:	 Columbia and Regional Campuses

Authorized by:   Jerome D. Odom

Issued by:       Provost's Office



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 I.	Policy

The University does not award tenure at the time of appointment, or 

appoint new faculty members at the rank of professor, unless such an 

appointment can be demonstrated to be in the University's interest.  





II.	Procedure

A.	Permission to use award of tenure, and/or appointment at the rank 

of professor in employment negotiations with potential faculty members 

must be secured in advance from the President’s Office through appropriate 

channels.



1.  The Tenure and Promotion Committee appropriate to the unit shall vote 

on the award of tenure and/or appointment at the rank of professor by 

secret ballot.  The Committee shall use the unit’s current criteria for 

tenure and faculty rank promotion consideration in determining their 

recommendation.  The tally of votes and any written comments from Committee 

members, as well as the candidate's credentials, are forwarded through 

channels as part of the dean's recommendation to the provost.



2.  The provost will review the recommendation of the dean and the 

accompanying materials and will attach his/her recommendation to the 

president.



B.	The president will review the recommendations and materials 

contained in the candidate's file and determine whether a positive 

recommendation to the Board of Trustees is justified.  The president 

will notify the dean and the provost of the decision.



C.	The Board of Trustees, acting upon the President's recommendation, 

approves all awards of tenure.  Appointments at rank of professor shall be 

reported to the Board of Trustees.  





III.  Reason for Latest Revision



The purpose of the latest revision is to streamline the review process 

once the request has left the academic unit.

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