Promotive review can be difficult and conflicting. Although the goal is compliant materials, it's possible for compelling materials to trigger warnings from agencies. To be successful in a promotional review, you need to communicate openly and work together. There is no perfect way to review a promotion, but following best practices can help minimize some of the risk. These tips will help ensure that your process is smooth and efficient.
Process
The Promotion Review Committee will determine whether to agree with the original promotion decision or make a new one. To make its decision, the Committee will collect all documentation and interview relevant parties. All parties involved will be notified of the outcome. The candidate will receive feedback regarding the review. If the review committee reaches a different conclusion, the candidate can request another one. The review of the initial decision will take about six months. The candidate has the right to appeal.
Committee composition
The Promotion Review Committee is composed of a University Librarian and a Law Librarian. It also includes the Director of Yale Center for British Art. The members of the Committee meet as needed and evaluate the files for potential promotions. The University Librarian will appoint members for a 2-year term. The Promotion Review Committee will review the relative merits of applicants and evaluate work-related attributes to determine who is most suitable for promotion. The recommendations of the Promotion Review Committee will be forwarded to the chair of medicine for final approval.
Timeline
The promotion process starts with a candidate's request for a review in a letter to the DEO. The Dean's Office receives information from the DEO identifying faculty members who are promoted in the following academic years. Candidates for promotion are notified of the materials they must submit and the deadline for submission. After the DEO receives the promotion dossier, it is reviewed by the departmental Promotion and Tenure Committee. It evaluates the candidate’s teaching, scholarship and service.
Recommendations to the president
Recommendations to the president after an internal review of a promotion are final. A candidate can appeal against a decision by the review committee. Candidats may appeal against a decision of a promotion review committee by proving that the decision was based upon merits or that the review process was marred or discriminatory. To request a review, the candidate must list all grounds that support their appeal. The candidate has one chance to appeal the decision and must act quickly.
Appeal process
Faculty members can challenge adverse decisions made by the University of Minnesota during their promotion review process. If you feel your promotion was based upon inconsistent or arbitrary criteria, you can file an appeal. A committee of tenured faculty conducts the appeals process. You must first write to your school's dean in order to appeal the decision. The dean will then forward your letter on to the Provost.