Common use of Recommendation of the Department Clause in Contracts

Recommendation of the Department. The candidate will meet with the Department Chairperson and a group of eligible department members selected by the Department to discuss the application for promotion and/or tenure. Then, eligible department members will make a recommendation on promotion and/or tenure in accordance with procedures developed by the Department. The recommendation must be in writing and be signed by the eligible faculty who support it. The written recommendation will include the vote count and summaries of the reasons supporting it and of those supporting dissenting views. In addition, any eligible department member may attach a signed statement, not to exceed two hundred (200) words, to the department's recommendation before it is forwarded to the ▇▇▇▇. The written recommendation of the Department will indicate whether or not dissenting views are attached. If the Department Chairperson is being considered for promotion and/or tenure, the recommendation will be submitted to the ▇▇▇▇ by a senior member of the Department. In the case of an application for tenure, eligible department members will be those who are tenured. In the case of an application for promotion, eligible department members will be those who are tenured and who hold higher rank than the candidate. If there are fewer than three (3) eligible department members, the ▇▇▇▇ will select additional eligible faculty members from related departments within his or her college so that a committee of three (3) makes the recommendation at the department level.