Common use of Evaluation Committees Clause in Contracts

Evaluation Committees. a. Faculty evaluation committees will function at the department and University levels. All faculty on these committees will be tenured employees (unless a department has fewer than three tenured faculty) elected by members of Bargaining Unit A. (1) DPC members will be elected by all department members of Bargaining Unit A. In a department unable to constitute a DPC of three members for all portfolio applications, DPC members will be elected by and from among all Unit A bargaining unit members who teach courses in that department on a regular basis as determined by the department. If there are not enough Unit A bargaining unit members regularly teaching courses in the department to constitute a three-member DPC for all portfolio applications, then Unit A bargaining unit members in the department will elect among Unit A bargaining unit members recruited from outside the department. These DPC volunteers will be recruited on the basis of their disciplinary similarities to the department. (2) The CPC shall consist of all the DPC chairs in a college, or a subset of DPC chairs in the college. If a subset, CPC members will be elected by the chairs of each DPC in each college. The size of this committee will be determined in each college. The CPC will evaluate portfolios for all employees receiving a negative recommendation by the DPC and/or department chair. The CPC will also be responsible for reviewing the Department Criteria and Merit Form and documents submitted by the departments in the college and for making recommendations with regard to those documents, with primary emphasis on consistency of expecta- tions across departments. (3) The University Personnel Committee (UPC) shall consist of nine ten- ured Professors, with two elected from and by each college; one repre- sentative will be elected by and from the University Library/Counseling Center/Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Bargaining Unit A employees. Staggered terms shall be for three years. The Faculty Senate will conduct the election of representatives on the UPC. b. The role of faculty personnel committees in retention, tenure, and promo- tion is to provide written recommendations: DPCs recommend to department chairs; department chairs recommend to Deans, and ▇▇▇▇▇ recommend to the Academic Vice President. CPCs recommend to deans in cases where there are any negative recommendations; and the UPC recommends to the Academic Vice President in cases where there are any negative recommendations. c. All evaluators, including DPCs, CPCs, and the UPC, may request further mate- rials, explanations, or additional documentation of statements in the portfolio. d. Failure to constitute a committee, or failure of a committee to make a recom- mendation, shall not prevent decisions concerning retention, tenure, or promo- tion from being made.

Evaluation Committees. a. Faculty evaluation committees will function at the department and University levels. All faculty on these committees will be tenured employees (unless a department has fewer than three tenured faculty) elected by members of Bargaining Unit A. (1) A. DPC members will be elected by all department members of Bargaining Unit A. In a department unable to constitute a DPC of three members for all portfolio applications, DPC members will be elected by and from among all Unit A bargaining unit members who teach courses in that department on a regular basis as determined by the department. If there are not enough Unit A bargaining unit members regularly teaching courses in the department depart­ment to constitute a three-member DPC for all portfolio applications, then Unit A bargaining unit members in the department will elect among Unit A bargaining unit members recruited from outside the department. These DPC volunteers will be recruited on the basis of their disciplinary similarities simi­larities to the department. (2) . The CPC shall consist of all the DPC chairs in a college, college or a subset of DPC chairs in the college. If a subset, CPC members will be elected by the chairs of each DPC in each college. The size of this committee will be determined in each college. The CPC will evaluate portfolios for all employees receiving a negative recommendation by the DPC and/or department chair. The CPC will also be responsible for reviewing the Department Criteria and Merit Form and PAA Activities documents submitted by the departments in the college and for making recommendations with regard to those documents, with primary emphasis on consistency of expecta- tions expecta­tions across departments. (3) . The University Personnel Committee (UPC) shall consist of nine ten- ured tenured Professors, with two elected from and by each college; one repre- sentative representative will be elected by and from the University Library/Counseling Center/Center/ Illinois Institute for Rural Affairs Bargaining Unit A employees. Staggered terms shall be for three years. The Faculty Senate will conduct the election of representatives on the UPC. b. The role of faculty personnel committees in retention, tenure, and promo- tion promotion is to provide written recommendations: DPCs recommend to department chairs; department chairs recommend to Deans, and ▇▇▇▇▇ recommend to the Academic Vice President. CPCs recommend to deans in cases where there are any negative recommendationsrecommenda­tions; and the UPC recommends to the Academic Vice President in cases where there are any negative recommendations. c. All evaluators, including DPCs, CPCs, and the UPC, may request further mate- rialsmate­rials, explanations, or additional documentation of statements in the portfolio. d. Failure to constitute a committee, committee or failure of a committee to make a recom- mendation, recom­mendation shall not prevent decisions concerning retention, tenure, or promo- tion promo­tion from being made.