POLICY 4.7.2 - Career Faculty Contract

The offer of a career faculty contract must be recommended to the Provost by the dean of the school/division and by the Faculty Evaluation Committee. The provost then recommends to the president. Those candidates approved by the president are presented to the Board of Trustees for confirmation.

If a faculty member is not approved for a career faculty contract, they will be advised whether an annual contract can be offered, and, if so, on what basis. See Section 4.11.3 on non-reappointment.

(See also Section 4.10.3 , 4.10.4  and 4.10.5 )

If there are negative evaluations at the end of the first year of the three-year contract, these evaluations are discussed with the faculty member and the faculty member is issued a “second year of a three-year contract” as an indication that problems must be addressed.

If there continue to be negative evaluations at the end of the second year of the three-year contract, these continuing negative evaluations are discussed with the faculty member and the faculty member is issued a “third year of a three-year contract,” which is considered terminal.

If, on the other hand, at the end of the “first year (or second year) of a three-year contract” period the faculty member has no negative evaluations of significance, the faculty member is issued a new “first year of a three-year contract.”

Revision Dates: (Revisions to Section 4.7.2 approved by the Faculty Senate May 8, 2002 and by the
President’s Executive Council May 16, 2002; May 2022)