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4.2 Process for Making Promotion Decisions Based Upon Peer Review

The faculty, operating in an advisory mode, provides advice to the chairperson or director or designated administrator in the matter of promotion, as stated in the unit bylaws. Each Department, School or Unit is required to have procedures and criteria that are clearly formulated and relevant on which to evaluate the performance of faculty members for promotion. Following the recommendations of such peer review bodies, the chairperson or director makes his/her judgment taking into consideration peer evaluations, including their quality and other supporting data and information. The chairperson or director is responsible as an individual for the recommendations he or she makes. Deans review independently each recommendation and approve or disapprove each, taking into account unit, college and University criteria and other factors such as quality, progress, resources, program needs, proportion of tenured, tenure system and Health Programs Faculty in each unit, and other relevant University policies. Deans forward recommendations to the Provost who makes the final decision.

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