Proposed changes to UWPF Chapter 5 and Chapter 6
to eliminate conflicts between them
PSF 26/05-06

 

CHANGES TO UWPF CHAPTERS 5 & 6

                                                              (Changes are in bold)

UWPF Chapter Five: Personnel Review Committee

5.01 Membership and Eligibility

5.02 Election and Terms

5.03 Chair

5.04 Functions

5.05 Procedures

KEEP 5.01, 5.02, 5.03, AND 5.04 AS THEY ARE.

5.05 Procedures

(1) The Committee shall adopt procedures and a timetable for handling matters brought forth for its consideration and shall forward these to the Faculty Senate for its information.

(2) General

Copies of written correspondence concerning the status of a personnel case shall be provided to the candidate, the chair of the appropriate departmental executive committee, and the dean of the school.  In cases involving promotion and tenure, copies shall be provided to the chair of the Personnel Review Committee and, as appropriate, the chair of the ad hoc committee under UWPF 6.10 (4).

(3) Actions resulting in favorable recommendations or negative advice on probationary faculty or candidates for promotion to Full Professor shall follow the procedures presented in UWPF Chapter Six.

 

(4) Full Professor Subcommittee [unchanged]

UWPF Chapter Six: Faculty Personnel

6.01 Criteria for Personnel Decisions

6.02 Initial Appointments

6.03 Special Considerations Applying to Initial Probationary Appointments

6.04 Periodic Review and Salary Recommendations

6.05 Procedures for Considering Renewal of Appointments

6.06 Notice of Non-Renewal

6.07 Reconsideration of a Non-Renewal Decision

6.08 Appeal of a Non-Renewal Decision

6.09 Tenure

6.10 Post-Tenure Reviews

6.11 Special Considerations Governing Promotion to Full Professor

6.12 Leave of Absence

6.13 Layoff and Termination for Reasons of Financial Exigency

KEEP 6.01, 6.02, 6.03 and 6.04 AS THEY ARE.

6.05 Procedures for Considering Renewal of Appointments

(4) The recommendation of the department shall be transmitted to the dean of the appropriate school.  The recommendation shall be accompanied by a statement of reasons, and a record of ayes, nays, and abstentions, but not the identity of the voters.

              (a) Positive recommendations shall be accompanied by a statement

                  setting forth the evaluations in the areas of teaching, creative

                  activity, service, and programmatic considerations. [from 5]: If

                  the recommendation for renewal is positive, the dean shall notify

                  the faculty member concerned within 20 days after final approval at

                  the unit level.  The dean's notification of renewal letter shall

                  specify the period of the renewal (beginning and ending dates).

              (b) [replacing 5] If the appointment is not to be renewed, the

                  procedure set forth in UWPF 6.08 shall be followed./If, during the

                  unit review, a positive recommendation is denied, the procedures

                  set forth in UWPF 6.08 shall be followed. [PICK ONE OF THE

                  SENTENCES]

(5) new 5--taken from Ch 5.05 (3): Negative advice on Probationary Faculty not in their Final Year

If the Personnel Review Committee advises against a personnel recommendation which concerns a probationary faculty member who is not in the sixth year of credited probationary service, the Personnel Review Committee shall forward its advice to the dean of the appropriate school within seven days of taking the action.  The Personnel Review Committee shall not grant reconsideration in such cases.

KEEP 6.06, 6.07, 6.08, 6.09, and 6.10 AS THEY ARE.

6.11 Special Procedures Governing Promotion to Full Professor

Add new (1) [from Criteria for Promotion to Professor PFS 10/03-4]

(1) --> (2)

(2) --> (3)  [Make it conform as nearly as possible to 6.07 Reconsideration of a Non-renewal Decision]

(3) In cases of a negative recommendation for promotion to full professor, upon the written request of the faculty member concerned within 20 days of the receipt of the recommendation, the reasons shall be provided in writing to the faculty member by the chair of the departmental executive committee (as constituted for purposes of promotion to full professor), the chair of the Full Professor Subcommittee of the Personnel Review Committee, the dean of the school, the vice chancellor, or the chancellor, depending upon the level at which the recommendation was reached.

(3) --> (4) [Make it conform as nearly as possible to 6.07 ...]

(4) Every faculty member for whom a negative recommendation is made shall have the right of reconsideration upon the written request of the faculty member within 15 days/6.07 20 days of receipt of the statement of written reasons.

              (a) The reconsideration review shall be held within 20 days of the written request of reconsideration.  The faculty member concerned shall be given at least 10 days notice of the reconsideration.

              (b)

              (c) [Move from a] The reconsideration shall be conducted by the committee or officer responsible for the negative recommendation.  The faculty member concerned shall be afforded an opportunity to respond to the written statement of reasons, and to present any relevant written or oral evidence or arguments.

              (d) The faculty member concerned shall be notified in writing of the decision of the reviewing committee or officer within 10 days after the reconsideration is held, with a copy to all levels of review within UW-Parkside.

(4) --> (5)

(5) --> (6)

(6) --> (7)

KEEP 6.12 AND 6.13 AS THEY ARE