Promotion and Tenure Calendar 2008-2009
| Action | Deadline (period) |
| Faculty member's tenure and/or promotion request in writing to department chair and to Dean |
May 1, 2008 |
| Deadline for chair and candidate to request evaluation of candidate letters from institutional colleagues; deadline for chair to request tenure evalution letters from tenured members of department |
August 15, 2008 |
| Deadline for all solicited letters to be received by chair |
August 20, 2008 |
| Deadline for chair and candidate to reviews chair's written evaluation |
August 26, 2008 |
| Candidate's promotion and/or tenure file due in Dean's Office; chair's evaluation and all letters solicited by chair due in Dean's Office |
September 1, 2008 |
| File available in Dean's Office to candidate to review materials and to write letter of exception or explication |
September 1, 2008 |
| File closed to candidate and made available to P&T Committee |
September 8, 2008 (1 wk) |
| P&T Committee recommendations to Dean |
January 5, 2009 |
| Dean notifies candidate of P&T Committee's recommendations |
January 9, 2009 (1 wk) |
| Deadline for candidates to file appeals to Dean |
January 16, 2009 |
| Deadline for Dean to establish tenure and/or promotion appeal advisory commttee(s) |
January 23, 2009 |
| Recommendation(s) of appeal advisory committee(s) to Dean |
February 20, 2009 (4 wks) |
| Dean informs appellants of the recommendations of the appeal advisory committee(s) |
February 23 , 2009 |
| Dean makes recommendations to Povost |
March 9, 2009 |
| Provost informs canddiates of Dean's recommendation to withhold promotion and/or tenure; also informs candidates of their right to appeal to the Provost |
March 16, 2009 |
| deadline for candidate to appeal to the Provost | March 23, 2009 |
| Provost makes recommendations to the President | April 1, 2009 |
| President informs cadidate of their right to appeal to the President and Board of Visitors | April 8, 2009 |
| deadline for candidate to file appeal to President and Board of Visitors | April 15, 2009 |
| Candidates notified of Board of Visitors' final decision |
May 15, 2009 |