Academic Personnel
Review Process
Mid-Career Review for Tenure-Accruing Faculty (effective May 2004)
Each department initiates a mid-career review of each tenure-earning faculty member toward the end of his or her third or fourth year. The chair and the faculty define the departmental review process that includes, at a minimum, a substantive assessment of an updated curriculum vitae and teaching evaluations of the faculty member. The tenured faculty in the department reviews the progress of the faculty member and provides input to the chair, who shares this information with the faculty member. The dean or director also reviews the faculty member's record and provides an assessment.
Review Process
Faculty eligible for tenure and/or faculty who wish to be considered for promotion are provided with the current year's University's Guidelines and Information Regarding the Tenure, Permanent Status and Promotion Process to assist them in preparation of the tenure, permanent status and/or promotion nomination packet.
Departmental Review
The tenure and/or promotion nomination packets are completed for departmental review in accordance with the university guidelines before the departmental vote is taken. The eligible faculty of the department or unit review the packets and may meet to discuss the nomination. A secret ballot of the eligible faculty is taken no earlier than one day following the meeting. The chair or unit head reviews the nomination and reports the results of the faculty vote, the results of his or her review, and his or her recommendation to the candidate and to the appropriate dean or director.
College-Level Review
The dean or director reviews the nomination, consulting with eligible faculty members of the college and/or a fact-finding committee comprising eligible faculty members of the college. The dean's or director's letter of review and recommendation is then submitted to the candidate and to the university's Academic Personnel Board and, in the case of IFAS and the Health Center, the dean forwards the letter of review and recommendation to the appropriate vice president who reviews the nomination and submits his or her recommendation to the candidate and to the Academic Personnel Board.
Academic Personnel Board Review
The Academic Personnel Board (APB) advises the President with respect to tenure and promotion nominations. The APB consists of six tenured faculty members with rank of full professor or above, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs, an associate provost, and the Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School. The APB serves in a fact-finding and consultative role, reviewing the candidates' nomination packets and reporting on the strengths and weaknesses of their records. The Provost presents the report of the APB to the President.
Presidential Review
The President makes the final university decision with respect to all tenure recommendations and presents these to the Board of Trustees for ratification. The President makes the final decision with respect to all recommendations for promotion. The faculty member and his or her college or unit will be notified of the final action taken on the nomination for tenure and/or promotion.
Sustained Performance Evaluations
(See UF Rule 6C1-7.019)
Tenured faculty members receive a sustained performance evaluation once every seven years following the award of tenure or their most recent promotion. The purpose of this evaluation is to document sustained performance during the previous six years of assigned duties and to encourage continued professional growth. A performance improvement plan is developed for those employees whose performance is consistently below satisfactory in one or more areas of assigned duties.