Common use of Continuous Appointments Clause in Contracts

Continuous Appointments. a. A Continuous Appointment (tenure) shall apply only to a Primary Appointment. Once granted by the Board, a Continuous Appointment shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter unless the Unit Member is terminated for adequate cause; as a consequence of discontinuance of a program or department or financial exigency; or due to voluntary separation, retirement, disability, or death. b. The total period of full-time service on an Appointment for a Specific Term prior to the acquisition of a Continuous Appointment shall not exceed seven years, including all previous tenure-related full-time service with the rank of instructor or higher in all accredited institutions of higher education, unless a contrary agreement is specified in writing at the time the Unit Member is initially appointed to an Appointment for a Specific Term. For Unit Members with three or more years of previous tenure-related full-time service with the rank of instructor or higher at accredited institutions of higher education, such agreement will not normally extend the period of service on a faculty appointment for a Specific Term beyond four years before a Continuous Appointment is acquired, and in no case shall such agreement extend the period of service on an Appointment for a Specific Term at UNO beyond seven years before a Continuous Appointment is granted. Time spent on a Faculty Development Fellowship shall be included in the period of service. A Continuous Appointment may be granted earlier, but not later, than the times specified above. A Unit Member on an Appointment for a Specific Term who is not granted a Continuous Appointment in accordance with the time limits above, shall be given a notice of nonreappointment in accord with Section 3.

Continuous Appointments. a. A Continuous Appointment (tenure) shall apply only to a Primary Appointment. Once granted by the Board, a Continuous Appointment shall be automatically renewed from year to year thereafter unless the Unit Member is terminated for adequate cause; as a consequence of discontinuance of a program or department or financial exigency; or due to voluntary separation, retirement, disability, or death. b. The total period of full-time service on an Appointment for a Specific Term prior to the acquisition of a Continuous Appointment shall not exceed seven years, including all previous tenure-related full-time service with the rank of instructor or higher in all accredited institutions of higher education, unless a contrary agreement is specified in writing at the time the Unit Member is initially appointed to an Appointment for a Specific Term. For Unit Members with three or more years of previous tenure-related full-time service with the rank of instructor or higher at accredited institutions of higher education, such agreement will not normally extend the period of service on a faculty appointment for a Specific Term beyond four years before a Continuous Appointment is acquired, and in no case shall such agreement extend the period of service on an Appointment for a Specific Term at UNO beyond seven years before a Continuous Appointment is granted. Time spent on a Faculty Development Fellowship shall be included in the period of service. A Continuous Appointment may be granted earlier, but not later, than the times specified above. A Unit Member on an Appointment for a Specific Term who is not granted a Continuous Appointment in accordance with the time limits above, shall be given a notice of nonreappointment non-reappointment in accord with Section 3.