APPENDIX D.
TENURE AND PROMOTION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
OF EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY

 

CONTENTS

I.          Tenure

 

II.          Faculty Appointments

            A.        General Provisions

            B.        Fixed-Term Appointments

            C.        Probationary Appointments

D.                Initial Appointment with Permanent Tenure

E.                 Joint Appointments

 

III.         Promotion

 

IV.        Procedures for Initiation, Review, and Approval of Appointments, Reappointments, Promotions, and the Conferral of Permanent Tenure  (A description of "voting faculty" may be found here.) 

A.        Unit Committees

            B.        Role of Unit Administrator

            C.        External Peer Review for Promotion and the Conferral of Permanent Tenure

            D.        Documentation for Personnel Actions

            E.        Initiation of Recommendations

            F.         Notification of Recommendations

            G.        Procedure for Concurring Recommendations

H.        Procedure for Non-Concurring Recommendations

 

V.        Procedure for Appeal of Notice of Non-Reappointment or Non-Conferral of Permanent Tenure

            A.        Deadlines for Appeals

            B.        Request for Hearing with the Faculty Hearing Committee

            C.        Validation of the Request for Hearing

            D.        Procedures for the Hearing

            E.        Procedures After the Hearing

 

VI.        Due Process Before Discharge or Imposition of Serious Sanction

            A.        Penalties

            B.        Notice

            C.        Penalty Without Recourse

            D.        Specification of Reasons and Hearing Request

            E.        Due Process Committee

            F.         Procedures for the Hearing

            G.        Procedures After the Hearing

            H.        Appeal

            I.          Suspension During a Period of Intent to Discharge

 

VII.       Termination of Faculty Employment

            A.        Reasons Justifying Termination and Consultation Required

            B.        Termination Procedures

 

VIII.      Effective Date

 

Approved (entire document)
Faculty Senate Resolution #06-19

January 9, 2007

Erskine Bowles, President of UNC System