Post-Tenure Review (adopted October 4, 1996)
Post-tenure review is intended to be a positive force to encourage faculty to continue their intellectual growth. We encourage the university to provide the material resources that would make relevant opportunities available to faculty.
Faculty undergoing post-tenure review have already met the requirements for tenure and for promotion to a senior rank. The Department expects that the faculty will continue to work successfully at the levels required for their tenure and promotion:
For both Associate Professors and Full Professors, there should be evidence of a mature level of teaching and the versatility to contribute to all levels of the department's instructional program. It is desirable for the evidence to include summaries of student evaluations or other assessments of a significant sample of courses taught.
The Associate Professors should be well on their way to becoming established scholars in the discipline; the Full Professors should be established scholars who are leaders in the scholarly discipline. Publication entailing independent refereed reviews is of first importance in establishing scholarly record. Other forms of peer review outside the university are also important.
Both Associate Professor and Full professors should contribute service to the professional and lay communities as appropriate.
The Department acknowledges that, at different points in their careers, senior faculty may choose to emphasize different aspects of their work. We encourage faculty members to make productive contributions in their chosen areas.