Responsibilities

The primary responsibilities of the Tenure and Promotion Council are to make recommendations to the Chief Academic Officer of the University on all matters involving the granting of tenure and promotion.

  • The council shall serve as a body to consider individual faculty grievances.
  • All promotion and tenure reviews require the attendance of all council members.
  • The Council’s meetings are closed and its deliberations are confidential.
  • The Council’s recommendations are made directly to the Joint Council on Faculty Affairs, which shall present written recommendations to the Chief Academic Officer who shall present written recommendations to the President.
  • The Council shall summarize its recommendations on tenure and promotion to the Faculty Assembly by the final meeting each spring.
  • More specifically, this council shall:
    • Ensure that applicable policies for tenure and promotion are followed and that all candidates are treated fairly.
    • Review and evaluate the dossiers and recommendations submitted for each candidate and make recommendations to the Joint Council for Faculty Affairs, which shall forward these recommendations to the Chief Academic Officer.
    • Review tenure and promotion policies and procedures and make recommendations to the Faculty Assembly for revision.
    • Review nominations for honorary degrees, emeritus status, and distinguished emeritus status and make recommendations to the Faculty Assembly and to the Chief Academic Officer of the University.
    • Review tenure credit and faculty rank awarded to new faculty and administrators with faculty rank to ensure compliance with the guidelines of the Rules and Regulations of the Texas State University System.

Membership

Membership is appointed by Faculty Assembly and shall consist of seven tenured full professors.

Term: Three-year, staggered

Chair: Elected by Council

Membership as of Spring 2023 Expiration of Term
Dr. Bill Green, EPS

Dr. Robert Kinucan, ALPS

Dr. Chris Ritzi, LASS – Chair

Dr. Galen Privet, EPS

Carol Fairlie, LASS

Dr. Louis Harveson, ALPS

Dr. Ian Peddie, LASS

Dr. Kevin Urbanczyk, ALPS

Dr. Oguzhan Basibuyuk, EPS

 09/30/2023

09/30/2024

09/30/2024

09/30/2022

09/30/2024

09/30/2023

09/30/2024

09/30/2025

09/30/2025

Quick Links and Documents

 

Joint Council on Faculty Affairs

 

Documents

 

Deadlines for the 2020-21 Application Process:

August 26, Wednesday
  • EVP and Provost for Academic Affairs contacts the Promotion and Tenure Review Council about the number of promotions available
October 9, Friday
  • Vitae and dossier to department chair.  Dossier to be forwarded to departmental evaluation committee
November 6, Friday
  • Applications, dossiers and recommendations from the Evaluation Committee chairperson to the college dean
December 11, Friday
  • Applications, dossiers and recommendations from the college dean to the College Review Committee
February 12, Friday
  • Applications, dossiers and recommendations from the college dean and from College Review Committee to the Promotion and Tenure Council
March 5, Friday
  • Applications, dossiers and recommendations from the Promotion and Tenure Council to the Joint Council on Faculty Affairs
April 1, Thursday
  • Applications, dossiers and recommendations from the Joint Council on Faculty Affairs to the EVP and Provost for Academic Affairs
April 8, Thursday
  • Applications, dossiers and recommendations from the EVP and Provost for Academic Affairs to the President (recommendations will be included in the May Texas State University System Board of Regents meeting)