Faculty Senate Tenure Policy Coordinating Committee


UTK Faculty Senate President Mark Miller appointed the following faculty members to the Tenure Policy Coordinating Committee in September 1998:

Toby Boulet (Budget Committee)
Bill Dunne (Teaching Council)
Bob Glenn, Chair (Faculty Affairs Committee)
Kim Jensen (Research Council)

The Committee's charge is as follows:

The Committee is responsible for:

  1. Coordinating and facilitating scrutiny of proposed policies on tenure by the various Committees and Councils of the Faculty Senate and the faculty in general.

  2. Facilitating communication between the faculty and the administration and advising various administrative units of faculty views on tenure policy.

  3. Gathering reports on tenure policy from the various Committees and Councils of the Senate and compiling them into a unified document. Reporting in a timely manner to the Senate Executive Committee, the Senate, and the faculty.
It is anticipated that the Coordinating Committee will not bear the primary burden of scrutinizing proposed tenure policies. Rather, the Committees and Councils of the Senate will apply their own specialized expertise to these matters. It is important to stress that the Tenure Policy promulgated by the Board of Trustees last Spring is multifaceted and that the Senate should examine the full range of ramifications.

Each of the Councils and Committee, which have representatives on the Coordinating Committee, should focus as indicated below.
The Budget Committee: (1) Examination of the costs of proposals, and (2) suggestions for obtaining needed resources for implementation.

The Faculty Affairs Committee: Scrutiny of proposals with regard to due process and faculty rights and responsibilities.

The Research Council: Suggestions for the role of research in evaluations of faculty merit and deficiency.

The Teaching Council: Suggestions for the role of teaching in evaluations of faculty merit and deficiency.
Other Senate Committees may wish to comment on various aspects of tenure. The Coordinating Committee should receive such comments and incorporate them as appropriate.