


| Target Dates | Action Required |
| August 30, 2013 | Chair sends notification to candidate. |
| September 6, 2013 | Candidate sends letter of intent to Department Chair. |
| By October 4, 2013 | RTP Committee sends recommendation to candidate and Department Chair. |
| By October 18, 2013 | Department Chair sends recommendation to candidate and Dean. |
| By January 24, 2014 | Dean sends recommendation to candidate and Senior Vice President and Provost. |
| April 2, 2014 | Senior Vice President and Provost sends recommendation to the President, Board of Trustees, Dean, and candidate. |
| April 23, 2014 | Board of Trustees votes on recommendation. |
| Target Dates | Action Required |
| By March 15, 2013 | Department Chair holds organizational meeting to elect chair of Departmental RTP Committee. |
| Election of the College-wide Review Committee. | |
| By April 15, 2013 |
Candidates send letters to Department Chair and RTP Committee Chair. Candidates send letters of intent to academic unit chairs for reappointment applications. |
| September 6, 2013 Friday of week 2 of fall semester |
Candidate sends file to Department RTP Committee. |
| October 4, 2013 Friday of week 6 of fall semester |
RTP Committee sends recommendation to candidate and Department Chair. |
| October 11, 2013 Friday of week 7 of fall semester |
Membership of all college-wide and university-wide review and appeals committees must be finalized. |
| October 18, 2013 Friday of week 8 of fall semester |
Department Chair sends recommendation to candidate, Dean, and Chair of College-wide Tenure and Promotion Committee. |
| November 15, 2013 Friday of week 12 of fall semester |
College-wide Retention, Tenure and Promotion Committee sends recommendation to the Dean, with copy to all concerned. |
| December 13, 2013 Friday of week 16 of fall semester |
Dean forwards negative recommendation to candidate and Senior Vice President and Provost, the college-wide review committee, the academic unit chair, and the department committee. |
| January 24, 2014 Friday of week 2 of spring semester |
Dean forwards positive recommendation to the candidate and Senior Vice President and Provost. |
| March 14, 2014 Friday of week 9 of spring semester |
Senior Vice President and Provost forwards negative recommendation to candidate and Dean. |
| April 2, 2014 First Wednesday in April, usually |
Senior Vice President and Provost forwards recommendation to President, Board of Trustees, Dean, and candidate. |
| April 23, 2014 Fourth Wednesday in April, usually |
Board of Trustees votes on recommendation. |
| Target Dates | Action Required |
| By March 15, 2013 | Department Chair holds organizational meeting to elect chair of departmental RTP Committee. Chairs send letter of notification to candidates. |
| By April 15, 2013 |
Candidates send letters to Department Chair and RTP Committee Chair Candidates send letters of intent to academic unit chairs- for tenure and/or promotion applications, the letters of intent shall be accompanied by materials for external reviewers and a list of at least three (3) potential external reviewers submitted to external candidates. The academic unit tenure committee shall vote to determine if the candidate may apply for early tenure. **Candidate, Dean and others must submit names of possible external reviewers to Chair of Departmental RTP Committee |
| By May 5, 2013 Friday of spring semester finals week |
Materials sent to external reviewers. |
| RTP Committee responds to candidate request for consideration of early tenure. | |
| September 6, 2013 Friday of week 2 of fall semester |
Candidate sends file to RTP Committee; external reviewer letters due. |
| October 4, 2013 Friday of week 6 of fall semester |
RTP Committee sends recommendations to candidate and Department Chair. |
| October 11, 2013 Friday of week 7 of fall semester |
Membership of all college-wide and University-wide review and appeals committees must be finalized. |
| October 18, 2013 Friday of week 8 of fall semester |
Department Chair sends recommendation to candidate, Dean and chair of College-wide Tenure and Promotion Committee. |
| November 15, 2013 Friday of week 12 of fall semester |
College-wide Tenure and Promotion Committee sends recommendation to the Dean, with copy to all concerned. |
| December 15, 2014 Friday of week 16 of spring semester |
Dean forwards negative recommendation to the Senior Vice President and Provost with copies to the candidate, the university-wide review committee, the college-wide review committee, the academic unit chair, and the departmental committee. |
| January 24, 2014 Friday of week 2 of spring semester |
Dean forwards all other recommendations to the Senior Vice President and Provost with copies to the candidate, the university-wide review committee, the college-wide review committee, the academic unit chair, and the departmental committee. |
| February 21, 2014 Friday of week 6 of spring semester |
University-wide committee forwards recommendation to the Senior Vice President and Provost with copies to the candidate, the Dean, the college-wide review committee, the academic unit chair, and the departmental committee. |
| March 14, 2014 Friday of week 9 of spring semester |
Senior Vice President and Provost forwards negative response to candidate and Dean. |
| April 2, 2014 First Wednesday in April usually |
Senior Vice President and Provost sends positive recommendations to President, Board of Trustees, Dean, Chair, candidate, and all relevant committee chairs. |
| April 23, 2014 Fourth Wednesday in April, usually |
Board of Trustees votes on recommendations. |