NEW POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR APPOINTMENT AND PROMOTION.
In 2006 and early 2007, a task force and several committees worked extensively to review the current processes for appointment and promotion, and revise them where necessary. Below is the final version of the new procedures, including criteria expected for each faculty level. Committee Chairs, V-C Cheryl Scheid (after additional input they received from faculty, the Fac. Senate Executive Committee on 2/1/07, and Chancellor Owen) also worked on this revision. The revision was approved on Feb 13, 2007, by the full Faculty Senate. It was then to go the the Chancellor's Cabinet.
Below the A&P document (entitled "Feb7Afternoon AP...") is a link to a companion file ("R'd 11.29...grid.xls") that has an Excel spreadsheet that could be used by faculty, chairs, and P&P committtees to make the numerical calculations for each faculty member being considered for promotion.
Legal Matter - Misrepresentation of Academic Credentials
The following three documents were sent from UT Vice-President Bob Levy to Chancellor Owen, who in turn requested that this information be "percolated". Misrepresentation of one's academic credentials, e.g. on such documents as job applications, CVs, or resumes is a Class A misdemeanor under State of Tennessee law.
Survey of Faculty Evaluations
The Faculty Affairs Committee initiated a faculty survey during the summer of 2005 to determine whether annual faculty evaluations were performed uniformly across colleges and departments. Below is the Powerpoint presentation given by Dr. Pfeffer at the September 13, 2005 Faculty Senate meeting.
Facts About Your Faculty Senate
Promotion and Tenure Process
The following link is to a pdf document containing information about promotion and tenure.
Honorary Degree Nominations
For the first time, this year UTHSC can award an honorary degree. This will occur at the May, 2007 graduation. The deadline for submission has been extended to Sept. 20, 2006. The two links below are to the Call for Nominations and the Procedures you will need to use to nominate someone. There also is a link to the UTHSC implementation of the policy for selecting and granting honorary degrees.
