Common use of Revision of Appointment with Eligibility for Tenure Clause in Contracts

Revision of Appointment with Eligibility for Tenure. Where prior to the expiration of a Faculty Member’s appointment as a Lecturer: (a) the Faculty Member obtains the academic credential specified in the Member’s appointment as a Lecturer, and (b) the Faculty Member’s teaching has been evaluated by the Chair (▇▇▇▇ in the case of a non- departmentalized Faculty) as meeting or exceeding the standards of the academic unit in which the appointment has been made, the Faculty Member’s appointment classification shall be revised to be an Assistant Professor with eligibility for tenure. Where the above prerequisites are satisfied on or before September 1, an appointment as an Assistant Professor shall be made retroactive to the preceding July 1. Where the above prerequisites are satisfied after September 1, the appointment as an Assistant Professor becomes effective on the following July 1. If the Faculty Member’s salary at the time the prerequisites are satisfied is less than the floor of the Assistant Professor rank, the Faculty Member’s salary shall be raised to the floor of the Assistant Professor rank effective on the first day of the month following satisfaction of the prerequisites. Where a Faculty Member’s appointment rank is revised under this Article, the length of the person’s appointment as a Lecturer will not be included in determining when the person must be considered for tenure.