Report to the Faculty Senate April 14, 2009 Bryan L. Spangelo, Chair

UNLV Bylaws CHAPTER I - Organization of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Section 4. Faculty Organization 4.5 Faculty Senate Authorized. The faculty of UNLV has representation in a Faculty Senate, which shall be governed by its own internal bylaws. 4.6 Faculty Senate Committees Authorized. Authority has been delegated by the President to the Faculty Senate to appoint members to the following standing committees and for these committees to function pursuant to their charges. The Senate shall create at least the following standing committees Tenure and Promotion Committee (B/R 12/04)

UNLV Bylaws Administrative Channels for Tenure Recommendations. The recommendation for tenure shall move through proper faculty and administrative channels from department or school to college to the Executive Vice President and Provost to the president; the Executive Vice President and Provost shall provide the Tenure and Promotion Committee with the tenure recommendations. The Faculty Senate Tenure and Promotion Committee shall consult with the Executive Vice President and Provost to ensure comparable rigor of criteria and procedures for recommendations across units. Faculty members not recommended for tenure may request reasons for denial, request reconsideration, and file a grievance with the Faculty Senate Grievance Committee. (See Nevada System of Higher Education Code, Chapter 5, Sections and 5.2.4, and UNLV Bylaws, Chapter I, Section ) (B/R 12/04) Tenure Standards and Procedures. Each department or school and college shall establish standards and procedures, including a reconsideration procedure, for tenure recommendations. Only persons who hold tenure at UNLV may vote on the application of a candidate for tenure. (B/R 12/04)

Faculty Senate Bylaws UNLV Faculty Senate Bylaws (August 2008) Section 6.0 Article 6: Functions of Standing Committees 6.17The Tenure and Promotion Committee shall perform the following functions Consult with the Executive Vice President and Provost to ensure comparable rigor of criteria and procedures in promotion and tenure recommendations across units. The recommendation for promotion or tenure shall move through proper faculty and administrative channels from department or school to college to the Executive Vice President and Provost, prior to being presented to the committee. Faculty members not recommended for promotion or tenure may proceed by way of the Grievance Committee.

Faculty Senate Bylaws Section 5.0 Article 5: Committees 5.1Unless changed in a manner consistent with the Senate Bylaws or Constitution of the Faculty Senate, the following committees, composed of the following membership, shall be maintained: Tenure and Promotion 1Tenured academic faculty from each degree granting college and school 1Tenured alternate academic faculty from each degree granting college and school 1 Tenured librarian 1Tenured alternate librarian 1Vice Chair of the Senate (ex ‑ officio, non ‑ voting) 1Immediate Past Chair of the Senate (ex-officio, non-voting) a) An alternate committee member shall be elected from each unit to serve in the event the committee member is on leave or in cases of conflict of interest. Alternates shall attend in place of the principal member only when the principal member is on leave or in case of conflict of interest. b)The Immediate Past Chair of the Senate shall serve as the chair of the Tenure and Promotion committee for one year.

Schedule of Meetings November & December total meetings approximately 22 hours 49 total Tenure and/or Promotion cases 19 Tenure and Promotion 29 Promotion only 1 Tenure only Strong recommendation for Friday meetings

Committee Template Meeting Date & Time: Faculty Senate Tenure and Promotion Committee (FSTPC) College or School: Department: Applicant: Application for Tenure: Promotion: Teaching: Research: Service: Overall: PROVOST RECOMMENDATION: Vote:

Statistics Overall consistency 78% consistent vote across department, college, dean, and Tenure & Promotion Committee 85% consistent vote for tenure 72% consistent vote for promotion

Statistics Overall consistency 78% consistent vote across department, college, dean, and Tenure & Promotion Committee 85% consistent vote for tenure 72% consistent vote for promotion What about the Provost? 49 total cases Provost followed 47 of 49 recommendations from Tenure & Promotion Committee

Recommendations Distribute a campus-wide letter-template for outside letters of reference requests Remind department chairs that “outside” referee letters must not be from another UNLV department Remind chairs that outside letters should be solicited from comparable institutions Mandate that outside letters are included in all tenure and promotion cases from all colleges and schools

Recommendations Encourage additional measures of teaching and research evaluations Standards and criteria for promotion must be defined for Faculty-In-Residence positions by the respective colleges and schools Remind deans and chairs to not “burden” tenure-track faculty with excessive service tasks Remind administrators and college committees to use language properly descriptive of their recommendations and/or their votes

Reminder! Faculty Senate Tenure & Promotion Committee Spring Forum Thursday, April 16, 2009, 12:30-2:00 Student Union 219