Focus on faculty goals and professional development plan in three areas:
teaching
scholarship
service
Three-year recurring cycle
Years One and Two are brief and formative in nature.
1) Faculty member conferences with Chair (no later than April 1) should address:
faculty member’s achievements with specific reference to previous year’s goals
any areas of concern
PD goals for next year
2) Chair sends brief written statement or Department form to Dean with copy to faculty member.
Year Three is more in-depth.
1) Faculty member prepares written reflection (1-3 pages) of their work since last Year Three Review.
2) Faculty member conferences with Chair (no later than March 1). Consider Department performance standards and faculty member’s workload to:
evaluate work over past 3 years
establish PD goals for the next year (Year One in the new cycle)
3) Within 10 calendar days of conference, Chair provides faculty member with written evaluation including one of the following ratings in each area (teaching, scholarly/creative, and service) plus an overall rating.
“exceeds standards” – must be explained in writing
“meets standards”
“below standards” – must be explained in writing
4) Faculty member may respond in writing within 10 days of receiving evaluation.
5) “Below standards” ratings are reviewed by Third Year Review (TYR) Committee.
6) Chair sends Year Three Review, faculty member response (if any), and TYR Committee response (if any) to Dean (no later than April 1).
7) Dean evaluates and notifies Chair and faculty member by May 1.
“exceeds standards” – eligible for University recognition
“below standards” – Faculty member must set goals in consultation with Chair and then revisit during Year One of next cycle. If significant progress is not made, TYR Committee will evaluate. If they concur, then Chair may initiate Post-Tenure Review Process.
ESTABLISHING THE DEPARTMENT THIRD YEAR REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR TENURED FACULTY (TYR) Excerpt from EKU Policy 4.6.17
Each Department shall establish a TYR Committee for Tenured Faculty within the following guidelines:
a) The Department shall elect no fewer than three members and one alternate, which shall be elected from the full-time tenured faculty of the college, excluding Department Chairs/Unit Heads.
b) All members of the TYR are eligible to vote.
c) No member of the TYR can also serve on the University PostTenure Review Committee.
d) If a Department is too small to provide such a committee, the Department may select a full-time tenured faculty outside the Department with the advice of the College Dean.
e) A member of the TYR shall not participate in the review of a case where there is a conflict of interest.
f) The members of the TYR serve two-year staggered terms. A member cannot serve more than two consecutive terms.
g) The TYR shall be elected no later than May 1 of the year prior to the year in which it is to function.
Post Tenure Review Activation FormUniversity Policy 4.6.17
