1. UGA Procedures
- Each academic unit must create criteria for the designation of either a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory FY-PT Review report.
- These criteria must be stated clearly and in writing.
- These criteria must be approved by a majority vote of tenured and tenure track faculty.
- These criteria may be revised or amended by majority vote of tenured and tenure track faculty.
- A duly constituted FY-PT Review Committee shall consist of a minimum of 3 elected members.
- The FY-TP candidate may exclude up to 5 members from his or her FY-PT Committee.
- The FY-PT Committee receives two items from the candidate’s academic unit:
- a) The unit head’s Annual Reviews from the last five years.
- b) A brief Quantitative Summary listing the candidates’ teaching, research, and service contributions to the unit over the last five years (prepared by the PTU Head).
- The FY-PT Committee receives two items from the candidate:
- A Current C.V.
- A brief (2-pages) Narrative Statement documenting the candidate’s:
- Accomplishments and contributions during the last five years.
- Future teaching and research plans.
- It is recommended that the FY-PT Committee meet with the candidate to review these materials.
- The FY-PT Committee provides two items to the PTU Head and the Dean:
- A concise Narrative Summary of the review addressing the candidate’s performance with respect to the unit criteria.
- A Committee Vote on whether the performance is deemed:
- Satisfactory
- Unsatisfactory
- A satisfactory vote (by majority of the FY-PT Review Committee) effectively terminates the process.
- An unsatisfactory vote must be accompanied by a report from the FY-PT Committee identifying:
- The areas of weakness.
- Suggested actions that might strengthen the faculty member’s performance.
- If, and only if, the FY-PT Committee vote is Unsatisfactory, then a series of remediation steps, as defined by the University Statutes, is negotiated with the Dean, the PTU Head, the Chair of the FY-PT Committee, and the Candidate.
2. O.S.E. specifics on the UGA procedures outlined above
- Because we are a small unit, we have folded the FY-PT Review Committee into the duly elected Promotion and Tenure Committee. The FY-PT Committee then functions as a 3-person subcommittee of the O.S.E. Promotion and Tenure Committee.
- As a permanent member of the Promotion and Tenure Committee, the Promotion and Tenure Unit Head (PTU Head) cannot serve on a FY-PT Committee. The PTU head charges the FY-PT Committee, and participates in any proposed Remediation Plan that follows an Unsatisfactory vote, but the PTU head cannot participate in, nor vote on, a FY-PT Committee.