Purpose
Ensure a fair, consistent, and rigorous evaluation process for faculty seeking promotion (e.g., from assistant to associate professor) or tenure. Plays a critical role in maintaining academic standards, recognizing faculty excellence, and safeguarding institutional integrity.
Membership
Five tenured faculty members with a minimum of one faculty at the rank of full Professor, a minimum of two faculty in the Special Title Series, and a minimum of two faculty in the Regular Title Series.
Functions
- Recommends that all internal and external candidates applying for tenure track positions at rank of Associate Professor and higher will be reviewed by APT prior to offer of appointment.
- Internal faculty who are considering changing title series or appointment to another position will be reviewed by APT for appointment or reappointment.
- Develop and review criteria for annual review process for each title series and rank. Faculty will be evaluated under criteria in effect at their initial appointment or last promotion or tenure decision according to university regulations. These actions are completed following consultation with appropriate college faculty.
- Reviews applicants for promotion and tenure. Prepares a summary with recommendations to the Dean. These actions are completed following consultation with appropriate unit faculty for the applicant’s appointment, promotion and/or tenure, in accordance with the University Administrative Regulations.
- In cases where performance rating is contested between the applicant and the Associate Dean, APT reviews the performance evaluation documents and makes recommendations to the Dean.
- Reviews sabbatical requests and makes recommendations to the Dean in accordance with College of Nursing guidelines and University Administrative Regulations
