Committee Chair Responsibilities

  • Checks in with candidate prior to meeting to answer any questions regarding e-dossier/Interfolio and meeting.
  • Checks that all needed materials of candidate are uploaded.
  • Coordinates, as needed, with department head and candidate to ensure meetings are scheduled in a timely manner and seeks clarification from the department head when there are questions about responsibility for scheduling meetings.
  • Directs meeting.
  • Drafts letter, coordinates feedback from committee members, and arranges for letter to be sent for electronic signatures (including to Ombudsperson).
  • Submits signed letter to department head and college e-dossier admin by the required date.
    • For tenure-track faculty:
      • In all years but the Interim-year review (currently referred to as the Third-year review) the committee letter is due to the department head no later than December 1st.
      • In year 3, or alternative year specified in the role statement for completion of the interim review, the committee letter is due to department head no later than October 26th.
    • For Promotion only committees for tenured faculty:
      • A meeting must take place no later than spring of the 3rd year following tenure. (Faculty may request an earlier meeting.) A letter summarizing the meeting must be sent to the department head within 30 days of the meeting.
      • During the spring semester before the fall in which a tenured faculty member wants to be considered for promotion, a Promotion Advisory committee meeting must be held. The committee letter must be to the department head within 30 days of the meeting. 
      • In the semester the faculty member goes forward for promotion, the committee letter is due to the department head no later than December 1st.
    • For term appointment faculty:
      • Promotion Advisory committee is formed during a faculty member’s first fall semester on campus and the committee must meet with the candidate during that semester.
      • The committee meets annually, at the faculty member’s request, until promotion is achieved. It is strongly recommended that faculty meet annually with their committees.
      • The committee must meet during the spring semester of the fall before the faculty member intends to submit materials for promotion consideration.
      • The committee must submit a letter summarizing the meeting and guidance provided within 30 days of any promotion committee meeting held prior to the fall the person goes up for promotion.
      • In the semester the faculty member goes forward for promotion, the committee letter is due to the department head no later than December 1st.