University Professor Guidelines
To be considered a candidate for University Professor a faculty member must demonstrate excellence in two of the three areas of:
- Teaching
- Research, Scholarship, and/or Creative Endeavor
- Community and/or University Service
Candidates for University Professor shall have been in the Professor rank for a period of no less than seven years. Selection to University Professor carries with it a salary adjustment of $4,500. University Professor status is for seven years. The salary adjustment will remain in the base salary.
Becoming a Candidate to University Professor
The individual faculty member may become a candidate for University Professor by being nominated by any ranked faculty or by self-nomination. The candidate will be responsible for the preparation of the dossier.
Reviewing Candidates to University Professor
The candidate's dossier shall be reviewed by the University Professors Committee. the College Deans Committee, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs. The University Professors Committee shall be composed of one elected[8] University Professor[9] from Business, Education, Technology, Learning Resources and two from Arts and Sciences.[10] (If there are no University Professors in the College, an elected Associate Professor shall sit as a member of the committee.) Decisions by the University Professor Committee, the College Deans Committee and the Vice President shall be communicated to the candidate prior to the next level of review.
The University Professor Committee shall review and discuss the dossiers and vote to positively recommend no more than 2% of the unit faculty, recording the vote in the place provided on the dossier cover sheet. The University Professor Committee shall prepare for inclusion in the dossier of each candidate a statement supporting their recommendations.
The College Deans Committee shall review and discuss the dossiers of the individuals recommended by the University Professor Committee. The College Deans Committee shall prepare for inclusion in the dossier of each candidate a statement supporting their recommendations.
The University Professor Committee, the College Deans Committee, and the Vice President for Academic Affairs shall forward their recommendations to the President. A non-recommendation by either the University Professor Committee or the College Deans Committee stops the process. The decision by the President shall be final.
Schedule for University Professor
- September
Candidates shall be nominated by ranked faculty or self
- October
Dossiers to University Professor Committee
- November
Dossiers to College Deans Committee
- December
Dossiers to Vice President for Academic Affairs
- January
Dossiers to the President
- February
President's decision forwarded to Candidates
[8] Faculty members shall be elected utilizing procedures established by College governance practices.
[9] Candidates for University Professor are not eligible to serve on the University Professor Committee.
[10] One representative from Arts and Sciences shall be selected from the Departments of Art, English, Foreign Languages, History, Music, Social Science, or Communication. The second representative shall be selected from the Departments of Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Family and Consumer Science, Nursing, and Physics.
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