1. Report of the Personnel Committee on Promotion and Tenure Procedures
NYCCT College Council General Meeting
December 15, 2015

2. Personnel Committee Fall 2015 Members
Lubie Alatriste
Arianne Masuda
Nadia Benkali
Maria Pagano, Secretary
Renata Budny
Margaret Rafferty
Peter Catapano, Chair
Sean Scanlan
Soyeon Cho
Lieselle Trinidad
Morris Hounion
Roman Kerzerashvilli
Evans Lespinasse

3. Report of the Personnel Committee on Promotion and Tenure Procedures
Rationale : Over the past year faculty and administrators have voiced their dissatisfaction with the current tenure and promotion process. Faculty concerns were expressed as well in the results of the latest COACHE survey. Therefore, the Personnel Committee decided this Fall to study promotion and tenure at other CUNY senior colleges in the hopes of revising our current procedures:

4. Report of the Personnel Committee on Promotion and Tenure Procedures
Conclusion: The NYCCT Governance Plan should be changed to reflect the growth of the college and our statues as a senior college. The Promotion and Tenure procedures have not been significantly revised in over a decade. We also conclude that the Committee should revise the current Guidelines for Faculty and PARSE to reflect any changing procedures and to provide clear guidance on college standards for promotion candidates and committees.

5. Current NYCCT Promotion Procedure
President
College P & B
Associate
Ad-hoc Committee
Department Peers Associate Committee
Full Professor
Ad-hoc
Committee
Department Peers Full Committee

6. Current NYCCT Promotion Procedure
DEPARTMENT LEVEL
SCHOOL LEVEL
COLLEGE LEVEL
APPEALS
Department Peers Committee:
1. Two committees of Associate and Full, respectively.
2. Chair has all eligible candidate observed in Fall and invited candidates to be interviewed by Peers Committee
3. Chair convenes the Peer committees.
No role
Ad-hoc Committee:
1. President appoints 2 committees of 5 or
6 members for Associate and Full respectively.
2. Two members for each must be
members of College P&B. Must be chaired by member of P& B.
3. Forward reports to the President prior to
presentation at College P&B.
4. Candidate will be considered recommended by 5-1 or 4-1 vote. .
Appeals may be made to the Personnel Appeals Committee
Peer Committees:
1. Elect a representative to be interviewed by the
Ad-hoc Committee
2. Draft a written report prepared and voted on by Peer Committee
3. Members sign report, and may append comments.
4. Chair holds conference with conference to discuss peer report. Chair drafts a meeting memo signed by Chair and candidate. Candidate also receives unsigned copy of the report.
College-Wide P&B:
1. Ad-hoc report and vote present to
College P&B in Spring
2. President in consultation with Provost and Academic Deans makes final recommendation
3. Recommendation provided to College
P&B at the first meeting in Sept.

7. Report of the Personnel Committee on Promotion and Tenure Procedures
Goals
Provide for increased Faculty Participation
Reduce the Workload of the Vetting Committee
Allow each School to provide more guidance on the vetting of candidates
Keep as much continuity with the present procedures as possible

8. Proposed NYCCT Promotion Procedure
DEPARTMENT LEVEL
SCHOOL LEVEL
COLLEGE LEVEL
APPEALS
Department Peers Committee:
1. Two committees of Associate and Full, respectively.
2. Chair has all eligible candidate observed in Fall and invited candidates to be interviewed by Peers Committee
3. Chair convenes the Peer committees.
School Promotion and Tenure Committee
Each School of the College will have one committee
Each committee will consist of one tenured Associate or Full Professor (not the Chair or Dept. Member of A.C.) from each Department in the School.
Selection by vote for 3 year terms in conjunction with Department triennial elections
Dean will convene and meet with the Committee but will not participate in the voting process.
Associate and Full will vote on all promotion candidate. Full Professor will vote on candidate to full rank.
College-Wide P&B:
1. School report and vote presented to
College P&B in Spring
2. P&B is chaired by President or
Recommendations of the College P&B and School P&T will be forward to the President for consideration.
Appeals may be made to the Personnel Appeals Committee
Peer Committees:
1. Elect a representative to be interviewed by the
Ad-hoc Committee
2. Draft a written report prepared and voted on by Peer Committee
3. Members sign report, and may append comments.
4. Chair holds conference with conference to discuss peer report. Chair drafts a meeting memo signed by Chair and candidate. Candidate also receives unsigned copy of the report.

9. Proposed NYCCT Promotion Procedure
President
College P & B
Liberal Arts and Sciences Promotion and Tenure Committee
Department Peers Full Committee
Department Peers Associate Committee
School of Professional Studies Promotion and Tenure Committee
School of Technology and Design
Promotion and Tenure Committee

10. Report of the Personnel Committee on Promotion and Tenure Procedures
Where to we go from here?
Personnel Committee and the Legislative Committee will be working together to draft a resolution with changes to the NYYCT Governance Plan, Part III.
Solicit opinions on the plan as the draft takes final form
Begin the amendment process as outlined in the NYYCT Governance Plan, Part VI.
In the Spring, the Personnel Committee will begin studying our current Faculty Guidelines and PARSE form and recommend any necessary revisions.