URPTC

University Retention, Promotion and Tenure Committee (URPTC)

The URPTC is composed of five full-time tenured voting faculty members at the rank of full professor, librarian, or counselor. At least one member shall come from each college, with   one at-large member.  All committee members shall be elected by tenured and probationary faculty unit employees. Department Chairs and faculty members whose work assignment includes any administrative assignment as defined in the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the CFA and the Board of Trustees of the CSU shall be ineligible to serve on the URPTC. No one may serve at more than one level of review in the retention, promotion, and tenure process.

Responsibilities

• Publish each spring semester, with the approval of the President of the University, an "Annual Calendar" which shall consist of dates in the next academic year for the transmittal of documents pertaining to evaluations of and recommendations on candidates for retention, promotion and tenure.
• Review files and recommendations on all candidates for retention, promotion and tenure and submit its confidential recommendations to the candidate and the appropriate administrative officer in accordance with the principles, criteria, and procedures adopted by the General Faculty.
• Timelines for the entire temporary faculty evaluation process shall be established annually by the University Retention, Promotion, and Tenure Committee after consultation with the President or the President’s designee and widely promulgated throughout the campus.