Common use of Recons ideration Procedure for Non-Renewal of Probationary Appointments Clause in Contracts

Recons ideration Procedure for Non-Renewal of Probationary Appointments. The Department/Program Personnel Committee will add to its number a faculty member from a cognate discipline, appointed by the ▇▇▇▇ in consultation with the Chair of the Committee. The Cha ir of the Departmental/Program Personnel Committee shall inform the candidate that the reconsideration procedure for a non-renewal of a probationary appointment has been initiated, and the candidate shall be afforded at least four (4) weeks to submit any additional supporting evidence as the candidate sees fit. The Committee shall follow a fair and reasonable plan to secure the views of faculty and students, and the department/program Chair shall include a report on this plan when the Committee's recommendation is forwarded to the ▇▇▇▇. The Committee may secure the views of qualified assessors from outside the department/program or the University. If the department/program chooses not to do so, the candidate may nevertheless require that the views of qualified assessors be sought. If this is undertaken, the candidate shall be notified and given the opportunity to select one (1) of the assessors whose views are being sought. The views of such assessors shall be confined to the candidate's scholarship or scholarly promise.