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University Tenure Committees

University Tenure Committees

Please see the Master Report of Memberships of Senate Standing Committees and Committees arising from University Regulations for details concerning this Committee's current membership.

Excerpt from the Regulations Relating to the Employment of Tenure Track and Tenured Academic Staff:

Article

Excerpt

7.22

The Dean of each faculty shall appoint one or more UTCs; the number of UTCs shall be decided upon by the Dean and shall be sufficient to deal with the year’s cohort of tenure candidates. Each UTC shall, in addition to the Dean, consist of five members. (…)

7.22.2

By May 15 of the year of tenure consideration, the Dean shall appoint the first two members of each UTC from a list of six tenured members of the faculty (the “faculty list”). The faculty shall determine the manner in which the members of the faculty list are selected. Membership of the faculty list shall be for a two-year renewable term.

7.22.3

No member of the UTC shall hold an appointment in the same department or departments as the candidate. (…)

7.22.5

By May 30, the Secretary-General shall appoint the other three members to each UTC from the list approved by Senate (the “Senate list”). The Senate list shall be composed of:

  1. for each faculty with departments, nine tenured members of the academic staff who do not hold appointment in that faculty; and
  2. for each faculty without departments, six tenured members of the academic staff who do not hold appointment in that faculty.

Membership of the Senate list shall be for a three-year renewable term.

7.22.6

No members of a UTC appointed by the Secretary-General shall hold appointment in the same faculty.

7.22.7

Appointments to UTCs from the Senate list shall be based on a system of regular rotation and take into account the availability of the members of the academic staff on the list.

Excerpt from the Regulations Relating to the Employment of Librarian Staff:

Article

Excerpt

3.28

The University Tenure Committee shall, in addition to the Director or Dean of Libraries, consist of five members.

3.28.1

By May 15 of the year of tenure consideration, the Director or Dean of Libraries shall appoint two members to the University Tenure Committee from a list of three tenured members of the Թ Libraries (the “library list”). The Libraries shall determine the manner in which the members of the library list are selected. Membership of the library list shall be for a two (2) year renewable term.

3.28.2

By May 30, the Secretary-General or delegate shall appoint the other three members to the University Tenure Committee from the list approved by Senate (the “Senate list”). The Senate list shall be composed of four tenured members of the academic staff who do not hold appointments in the Թ Libraries. Membership of the Senate list shall be for a two (2) year renewable term.

3.28.3

Appointments to the University Tenure Committee from the Senate list shall be based on a system of regular rotation and take into account the availability of the members of the academic staff on the list.

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