On March 23 the Faculty Senate agreed on a policy that the faculty will vote on. The main revision to the earlier draft is in the last paragraph regarding who needs to approve each Departmental Post-Tenure Review Plan.

Post Tenure Review Policy

Faculty in each department are charged with developing and implementing a plan for review of each tenured faculty member in the unit. Such review should be done periodically, at least once every seven years. The review should address the quality of the faculty member's performance in the areas of teaching, research/creative activities, extension/professional practice, and institutional service, consistent with the faculty member's position responsibility statement. Ideally, the review shall result in recommendations for enhancing performance and provide a plan for future development.

This review does not change the university's commitment to academic freedom, nor the circumstances under which tenured faculty can be dismissed from the university. Grounds for dismissal remain those listed in the Faculty Handbook under Faculty Dismissal Procedures.

The plan for review should designate: 1) the review participants; 2) review procedures and timelines; 3) materials to be reviewed; 4) distribution and use of the results of the review including communication beyond the department; and 5) mechanisms for the faculty member to respond. The departmental Post-Tenure Review Plan shall be reviewed, approved, and revised in accordance with the collegiate governance approval process that applies to departmental promotion and tenure documents.