UNLV Faculty SenateUNLV Faculty SenateTenure & Promotion ForumTenure & Promotion Forum

Office of theOffice of the

Executive Vice PresidentExecutive Vice President

and Provostand Provost

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Concept of TenureConcept of TenureWhat it isWhat it is::

Guarantee of Academic Guarantee of Academic FreedomFreedom

Financial SecurityFinancial Security Reward for Faculty Reward for Faculty

Committed to ExcellenceCommitted to Excellence Increased Increased

Responsibilities for Responsibilities for Mentoring, Continued Mentoring, Continued Commitment to Commitment to Excellence in Academics Excellence in Academics and Shared Governanceand Shared Governance

What it is NOTWhat it is NOT:: Academic Hazing Academic Hazing

(Fear Factor)(Fear Factor) License to Do License to Do

Whatever You PleaseWhatever You Please Protection for “Dead Protection for “Dead

Wood” FacultyWood” Faculty An EntitlementAn Entitlement

General Points General Points Related to TenureRelated to Tenure

Starts with Hiring Process; With Starts with Hiring Process; With Excellent Hires, Everybody is Excellent Hires, Everybody is Potentially ‘Tenurable’ & ‘Promotable’Potentially ‘Tenurable’ & ‘Promotable’

At UNLV - No Quotas/BarriersAt UNLV - No Quotas/BarriersOne of Most Important Faculty One of Most Important Faculty

Governance ResponsibilitiesGovernance ResponsibilitiesProcess of Increasing QualityProcess of Increasing QualityLinked Decisions Tenure & PromotionLinked Decisions Tenure & Promotion

Role of ProvostRole of Provost

Fiduciary Responsibility – Is Fiduciary Responsibility – Is Investment Justified? Investment Justified?

Ensures That Ensures That Comparable RigorComparable Rigor Has Has Been Maintained throughout the Been Maintained throughout the Process Process (Duty that is Shared with the (Duty that is Shared with the Faculty Senate Tenure & Promotion Faculty Senate Tenure & Promotion Committee)Committee)

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures General Guidelines for Tenure and General Guidelines for Tenure and

Promotion - AAUP “RED BOOK”Promotion - AAUP “RED BOOK”While Providing a Sense of T&P Process While Providing a Sense of T&P Process

as Practiced at UNLV, it Has as Practiced at UNLV, it Has NONO Legal Legal Status in NevadaStatus in Nevada

Unfortunately, No Single Document:Unfortunately, No Single Document: NSHE Code for TenureNSHE Code for Tenure UNLV By-Laws for PromotionUNLV By-Laws for Promotion UNLV Senate By-Laws for Grievance UNLV Senate By-Laws for Grievance

(Appeals)(Appeals)

Timing of TenureTiming of TenureNSHE Code – No More than 7 NSHE Code – No More than 7

Years, BUT 1 Year Terminal Years, BUT 1 Year Terminal Contract if Denied, so Year 6 is Contract if Denied, so Year 6 is Generally Decision YearGenerally Decision Year

A Minimum of 3-4 Years Probation; A Minimum of 3-4 Years Probation; Generally, No more than 1-2 Years Generally, No more than 1-2 Years (Max. 3) Towards Tenure Upon Hire(Max. 3) Towards Tenure Upon Hire

NSHE Code Says May Apply Any NSHE Code Says May Apply Any Year; Early Tenure Year; Early Tenure VERY RAREVERY RARE

Timing of PromotionTiming of Promotion(Full Professor)(Full Professor)

UNLV By-Laws: An associate UNLV By-Laws: An associate professor is normally expected to professor is normally expected to be in rank for five years prior to be in rank for five years prior to applying for promotion to full applying for promotion to full professorprofessor

In exceptional circumstances, an In exceptional circumstances, an application may be considered application may be considered earlierearlier

Evaluation for TenureEvaluation for TenureCategories: Teaching, Research & Categories: Teaching, Research &

ServiceServiceEvaluation System: “Excellent”, Evaluation System: “Excellent”,

“Commendable”, “Satisfactory” “Commendable”, “Satisfactory” and “Unsatisfactory”and “Unsatisfactory”

Need “Excellent” in Teaching Need “Excellent” in Teaching and/or Research, and/or Research, ANDAND at Least at Least “Satisfactory” in Other “Satisfactory” in Other AS WELL AS WELL ASAS in Service in Service

Evaluation for PromotionEvaluation for Promotion Essential Criteria for Associate Essential Criteria for Associate Professors and Full ProfessorsProfessors and Full Professors

Possess Terminal DegreePossess Terminal Degree Demonstrated Effectiveness as Demonstrated Effectiveness as

TeacherTeacher ContinuingContinuing Satisfactory Productivity Satisfactory Productivity

in Creative or Research Activityin Creative or Research Activity

Evaluation for PromotionEvaluation for PromotionAdditional CriteriaAdditional Criteria

Associate ProfessorAssociate Professor Demonstrated Demonstrated

Success as a Success as a Counselor of Counselor of StudentsStudents

Continued Evidence Continued Evidence of Participation in of Participation in Professional or Professional or Academic Academic OrganizationsOrganizations

Full ProfessorFull Professor Demonstrated Demonstrated

Success as a Success as a WISEWISE Counselor of Counselor of StudentsStudents

Evidence of Evidence of LeadershipLeadership in in Professional or Professional or Academic Academic OrganizationsOrganizations

Evaluation for PromotionEvaluation for PromotionAdditional Criteria (Continued)Additional Criteria (Continued)

Associate ProfessorAssociate Professor Record of Record of

Contributions to Contributions to University University CommunityCommunity

CollegialityCollegiality Other Other

Accomplishments Accomplishments of Relevanceof Relevance

Full ProfessorFull Professor SignificantSignificant Record Record

of Contributions to of Contributions to University University Community Community

ContinuedContinued CollegialityCollegiality

Other Other Significant Significant Accomplishments Accomplishments of Relevanceof Relevance

Concept of CollegialityConcept of Collegiality• ““the demonstrated ability to work productively with the demonstrated ability to work productively with

colleagues, staff and students”colleagues, staff and students” (UNLV By-laws)(UNLV By-laws)

• ““ability to work with the faculty and students of the ability to work with the faculty and students of the member institution in the best interests of the member institution in the best interests of the University of Nevada and the people that it serves, University of Nevada and the people that it serves, and to the extent that the job performance of the and to the extent that the job performance of the academic faculty member’s administrative unit may academic faculty member’s administrative unit may not be otherwise affected” not be otherwise affected” (NSHE Code)(NSHE Code)

Concept of CollegialityConcept of Collegiality(Continued)(Continued)

• IS NOTIS NOT Congeniality Congeniality• IS NOTIS NOT Incompatible with Academic Freedom Incompatible with Academic Freedom• Non-collegial Behavior is Hostile, Destructive, Non-collegial Behavior is Hostile, Destructive,

Abusive, Disruptive, and Unproductive for Abusive, Disruptive, and Unproductive for OthersOthers

• Non-collegial Behavior Generally Must be Non-collegial Behavior Generally Must be Repeated* (and Warned Against) to be Repeated* (and Warned Against) to be Considered in T&P Decisions Considered in T&P Decisions

Tenure & Promotion ProcessTenure & Promotion ProcessGeneralGeneral

• Candidate Prepares T&P Package after 5Candidate Prepares T&P Package after 5thth Academic Year; Pre-tenure Review ½-way Academic Year; Pre-tenure Review ½-way through (generally, 3through (generally, 3rdrd year) year)

• Departmental and College By-laws Outline Departmental and College By-laws Outline Guidelines for the Process, BUT Not Guidelines for the Process, BUT Not Binding on Subsequent Administrative Binding on Subsequent Administrative LevelsLevels

• Faculty Input is KeyFaculty Input is Key at Each Level that at Each Level that Reviews T&P Records, but Administrators Reviews T&P Records, but Administrators Make RecommendationsMake Recommendations

Tenure & Promotion ProcessTenure & Promotion Process(Continued)(Continued)

• T&P Package to Department Personnel T&P Package to Department Personnel Committee, Faculty, then Chair Committee, Faculty, then Chair (Recommendation & Letter to Candidate)(Recommendation & Letter to Candidate)

• College Personnel Committee, then Dean College Personnel Committee, then Dean (Recommendation & Letter to Candidate)(Recommendation & Letter to Candidate)

• Faculty Senate Tenure & Promotion Faculty Senate Tenure & Promotion Committee, then Provost Committee, then Provost (Recommendation & Letter to Candidate)(Recommendation & Letter to Candidate)

• President Makes DecisionPresident Makes Decision

Process If Tenure DeniedProcess If Tenure Denied• After Provost’s Letter – 15 days to Request After Provost’s Letter – 15 days to Request

Reasons; Administrator has 15 days to RespondReasons; Administrator has 15 days to Respond• May Ask for Reconsideration (New Evidence May Ask for Reconsideration (New Evidence

Responding to Reasons)Responding to Reasons)• Reconsideration Goes through Administrative Reconsideration Goes through Administrative

ChainChain• President has Final DecisionPresident has Final Decision

Process If Tenure DeniedProcess If Tenure Denied(Continued)(Continued)

• UNLV By-Laws Allows Appeal to UNLV By-Laws Allows Appeal to Grievance CommitteeGrievance Committee

• Faculty Senate By-Laws Detail Faculty Senate By-Laws Detail Process – Elected Committee Process – Elected Committee Conducts HearingsConducts Hearings

• Recommendation to Provost, Who Recommendation to Provost, Who Makes Recommendation to PresidentMakes Recommendation to President

• President Makes Final Decision President Makes Final Decision

Documentation of ProductivityDocumentation of Productivity

• Discipline-Specific Weight of EvidenceDiscipline-Specific Weight of Evidence• Teaching – Classroom, Mentoring, Teaching – Classroom, Mentoring,

Advising; Measures/DocumentationAdvising; Measures/Documentation• Research/Creative Activity – Also Research/Creative Activity – Also

Needs Documentation; Discipline-Needs Documentation; Discipline-Specific Criteria; Focused Scholarship Specific Criteria; Focused Scholarship with Impact on Discipline.with Impact on Discipline.

Integrated Integrated Teaching/Research/ServiceTeaching/Research/Service

• Boyer’s Concept of Scholarship:Boyer’s Concept of Scholarship: Scholarship of DiscoveryScholarship of Discovery Scholarship of IntegrationScholarship of Integration Scholarship of ApplicationScholarship of Application Teaching ScholarshipTeaching Scholarship

• ASU – Integrated ModelASU – Integrated Model

ASU Integrated ModelASU Integrated Model

A B C

D

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FG

Shared Discovery

Knowledge Transmission

Knowledge Generation

Knowledge Application

Community Documentation

Service Learning

Fully Integrated Activities

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Summary – Qualifications for Summary – Qualifications for Tenure/PromotionTenure/Promotion

• Terminal DegreeTerminal Degree• Pay Attention to All Aspects of Pay Attention to All Aspects of

Teaching; Serve/Advise StudentsTeaching; Serve/Advise Students• Continuously Involved in ScholarshipContinuously Involved in Scholarship• Excel in Teaching or Research; Excel in Teaching or Research;

Provide Satisfactory Service; Provide Satisfactory Service; Document AllDocument All

• Demonstrate Ability to Work with Demonstrate Ability to Work with Colleagues, Staff and StudentsColleagues, Staff and Students

P&T Award Success RatesP&T Award Success Rates