1466 TENURE COMMITTEES

1466.1 Each college shall annually elect a Committee on University Tenure.

1466.2 Each Tenure Committee shall elect its own chairperson.

1466.3 Each Tenure Committee shall develop procedures for considering and recommending tenure for all candidates in its college and shall have the procedures approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.

1466.4 The Dean of the college shall serve as an ex officio (non-voting) member of the Tenure Committee.

1466.5 Each Tenure Committee shall be composed of a minimum of five (5) and a maximum of ten (10) voting members.

1466.6 The voting members of each Tenure Committee shall be elected in the preceding academic year by the appropriate units within the college from among the regular University tenured faculty in each unit.

1466.7 Every effort shall be made to have each Tenure Committee composed of three (3) members holding the rank of Professor for each two (2) members holding the rank of Associate Professor.

1466.8 All proceedings of each Tenure Committee shall remain confidential.

SOURCE: Section 803 of the University of the District of Columbia Faculty and Administrative Personnel Policies, 1980, as published in Final Rulemaking published at 27 DCR 1657 (April 25, 1980), from the Proposed Rulemaking s published at 25 DCR 3934 (October 27, 1978) and 27 DCR 267 (January 18, 1980).