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Formerly Executive Memorandum 76-20
Initially approved May 20, 1976
Under revision
Administering office: Academic Affairs
Posted June 8, 1999
On April 2, 1976,
the Board of Governors of The University of North Carolina approved,
as amended by UNC General Administration and the Personnel Committee
of the Board, the "Tenure Policies and Regulations of Western
Carolina University."
Copies of the document in its final approved form are available in
the Library and in the offices of the deans and the department heads.
The policies and procedures contained therein will become effective
at Western Carolina University on July 1, 1976.
Guidelines for
Implementation
In preparation
for full implementation of the policies and regulations on July 1,
1976, the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs shall arrange immediately
for the completion of the steps outlined below.
I. Exercise of
Five- or Seven-year Option (Section X-A)
All probationary
faculty members currently employed shall receive letters informing
them of (1) the number of years of probationary service they will
have completed by July 1, 1976, and (2) the option they are being
asked to exercise. They shall exercise their option in writing,
and the record of the option selected shall be made a permanent
part of their personnel records.
II. Review of
Instructors (Section X, last paragraph)
In consultation
with the University-wide Tenure and Promotion Committee a timetable
shall be established for a review of all full-time faculty members
at the rank of Instructor. Tenure and promotion committees and administrators
at the departmental, school, and university levels shall consider
each individual and recommend for or against promotion to the rank
of assistant professor. The procedures outlined in Executive Memorandum
75-15 shall be observed in the consideration process.
III. Determination
of Credit for Prior Service toward Fulfillment of the Probationary
Period (Section III-L-7)
A. New Probationary
Faculty Members
Persons receiving
probationary appointments to the faculty effective July 1, 1976,
or after shall be notified of the amount of prior service credit,
if any, that is being awarded toward fulfillment of the maximum
probationary period. This notification shall be contained in the
initial letter of appointment and/or the faculty contract for
1976-77 and shall be made a permanent part of the personnel record
of the faculty member.
B. Faculty
Members on Fixed-term Appointments and Instructors
Instructors
and other persons holding academic rank who are on fixed-term
appointments and whose status is changed by the award of a probationary
appointment effective on or after July 1, 1976, at the rank of
assistant professor or above shall receive written notification
at the time of the initial probationary appointment of the amount
of credit, if any, that is being awarded toward fulfillment of
the probationary period.
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