Review, Decision, and Recommendation Timeline for
2008-2009
Note: the
following timeline is excerpted from pp. 43-45 of the Rules Governing Faculty
Appointments under UWS 3, Wisconsin Administrative Code, as approved by the
Board of Regents on April 2, 2004.
|
First Class Day of the Second Week of Classes (September 8th) |
Second-year,
fourth-year, and sixth-year faculty members and third-year and fifth-year faculty members with
one-year contracts and faculty
members seeking promotion, including promotion to Professor: portfolios
for reappointment, tenure, and/or promotion reviews due in department office. |
|
|
|
|
First
Friday in October |
Third-year and fifth-year
faculty members who received two-year
contract in previous review:
Portfolios for consultation due in department office. |
|
|
|
|
First Friday in November
(November 7th) |
Departments
forward all reappointment portfolios and Reports of Decisions to the
constituency dean(s). If a faculty member requested a reconsideration, then upon completion of the reconsideration, based on a positive decision, department forwards the portfolio to the constituency dean. In this case, the Reconsideration Report of Decision shall replace the original Report of Decision in the portfolio. |
|
|
|
|
December 1st |
The
constituency dean shall place a Report of Recommended Action in the portfolio
and forward copies to the faculty members and the department. Second-year, third-year, and fifth-year
faculty reviews: Constituency dean
forwards portfolios to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs. Rebuttals: Faculty members wishing to file a rebuttal
to a Report of Decision or Report of Recommended Action shall deliver
rebuttal documents to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
within three (3) working days after December 1st. Fourth-year, sixth-year, and promotions
faculty reviews: Constituency dean
forwards portfolios to the Constituency Standards Committee (CSC). Rebuttals: Faculty members wishing to file a rebuttal
to a Report of Decision or Report of Recommended Action shall deliver
rebuttal documents to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
within five (5) working days after December 1st. |
|
|
|
|
December 1st
+ six (6) working days |
Second-year faculty reviews: Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
places a Report of Recommended Action in the portfolio and sends copies of
the report to the faculty member, the department, and the dean. Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs forwards portfolios to the Chancellor. |
|
|
|
|
December 15th |
Second-year faculty reviews: Chancellor notifies faculty member of
reappointment decisions (UWS 3.09, (1), (a)) and date of the next
reappointment review and decision. |
|
|
|
|
Second Friday in January (January 9, 2009) |
The CSC shall have completed preparation of
Reports of Recommended Action for the reviewed faculty members. The CSC shall place the Committee’s report
of recommended action in each reviewed faculty member’s portfolio. The CSC shall deliver a copy of the Report
of recommended Action to the faculty member and the department. When all reports of decision(s), reports
of recommended action, and rebuttals are present in the portfolios, the chair
of the CSC shall forward them to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for
Academic Affairs. Rebuttals: Faculty members wishing to
file a rebuttal to a Report of Decision or Report of Recommended Action shall
deliver rebuttal documents to the Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic
Affairs within five (5) working days after the second Friday in January. |
|
|
|
|
Third Friday in January (January 16, 2009) |
First-year faculty consultations: Faculty hired August 24, 2008, shall submit their portfolios to the department. Department chairs must schedule a consultation and give notice of review for these faculty. |
|
|
|
|
First Friday in February (February
6, 2009) |
Third-year, fourth-year,
fifth-year, sixth-year, and promotions
faculty reviews: The Provost &
Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs shall prepare a Report of Recommended
Action, place a copy of the report in the portfolio, and send a copy of the
report to the faculty member and the faculty member’s department, CSC, and
dean. The Provost & Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
forwards portfolios including all reports of decisions, recommended actions,
and rebuttals to the Chancellor for decision. |
|
|
|
|
Third Monday in February |
First-year faculty consultations: Consultations
must be completed. |
|
|
|
|
Fourth Friday in February (February
27, 2009) |
The
Chancellor shall prepare a written, standards-based summary of the portfolio
review and decision. The Chancellor shall forward a copy of this summary to
the faculty member, the department, the CSC, and the dean. |
Revised 7/15/08
Questions
or Comments? schrankj@uww.edu
Office of the Provost,
UW-Whitewater
800
262.472.1672