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2007-2008 Academic-Year Calendar for Chairs and Directors Tenure and Promotion Dates

September 2007
17	The latest date for Department Chair to notify faculty members of eligibility for tenure considerations and/or promotion.
17	Sabbatical leave applications and proposals due in department.
October 2007
1	Date requested of external reviewers for returning their reviews. (Tenure/Promotion timetable)
1	The latest date for Departments and Chairs to forward sabbatical proposals to the Dean.
10	The latest date for Deans to forward sabbatical proposals to the University Sabbatical Leave Committee.
15	The latest date for Department Chair to convene the first meeting of the DTC and/or the DPC.
15	The latest date for faculty member to submit tenure file to DTC and/or promotion file to DPC.
November 2007
15	Latest date for DTC and/or DPC to inform faculty member of recommendation.
19	Latest date for faculty member to inform DTC and/or DPC of intent to appeal.
26	Latest date for DTC and/or DPC recommendations, together with supporting data, to be presented to the Department Chair and, for promotion, to the CPC.
26	Latest date for the Dean to convene the first meeting of the CPC
December 2007
January 2008
10	Latest date for Department Chair to inform faculty member of recommendation.
10	Latest date for the CPC to inform faculty member of recommendation.
14	Latest date for faculty member to inform Chair or CPC of intent to appeal.
22	Latest date for DTC and/or DPC recommendations, with the separate recommendations of the Chair appended, together with supporting data, to be presented to the Dean.
22	Latest date for the CPC recommendation, together with supporting data, to be presented to the Dean.
February 2008
15	The latest date for the candidate, the DTC, or the Department Chair to call for external review. (Tenure Review process)
15	The latest date for the candidate, the DPC, or the Department Chair to call for external review. (Promotion timetable)
15	The latest date for the candidate, the DPC, or the Department Chair to call for extended review (in academic year preceding final review)
19	The latest date for the Dean to inform faculty member of recommendation.
22	The latest date for the faculty member to inform Dean of intent to appeal.
March 2008
7	The latest date for the Dean to present the recommendations of the DTCs and/or DPCs, the CPC (for promotion), and the chairpersons, with the Deans' separate recommendations appended, and with the tenure and/or promotion checklist, to the Provost. All supporting material submitted by a faculty member shall be held in, or returned to, the office of the Dean until the final recommendations are submitted to the Board of Trustees, and, at that time, shall be returned to the faculty member. At the time the promotion/tenure recommendations are forwarded from the Dean's office to the Provost, all of the supporting material shall be included for each faculty member where the Dean has overturned any of the preceding decisions. In addition, a faculty member who requests an appeal hearing with the Provost may also request that the supporting material be forwarded to the Provost's Office for review prior to the scheduled hearing.
17	The latest date for candidate and Chair to reach mutual agreement on the external reviewers. (Tenure/Promotion timetable)
April 2008
22	The latest date for the Provost to inform faculty member of recommendation.
25	The latest date for the faculty member to inform Provost of intent to appeal.
May 2008
20	Latest date for the Provost to inform the candidate of final recommendation.
in May	The recommendations of the Provost shall be submitted to the Board of Trustees, to be acted upon at its next regularly scheduled meeting, which shall be held no later than July 31. For fiscal-year appointments, tenure will be effective July 1. For academic-year appointments, tenure will be effective at the beginning of the fall semester.
June 2008
July 2008
August 2008
15	Latest date for the candidate or the Chair to send materials to the external reviewers. (Tenure/Promotion timetable)