Faculty Affairs

Important Dates

Professional Development and Workload

  • September 30: Faculty meet with Chair to review FAAR and to discuss plans and goals
  • October 15: Faculty development plans due to Chair
  • December 1: Workload consultation between Chair and faculty
  • January 25: Consultation between Chairs and Dean
  • January 31: Faculty notified of workload assignment
  • April 30: eFAARS due

 

Promotion/Tenure Procedures;
Lecturer and Professor of Practice 6th Year Reviews and Senior Lecturer Reviews*

  College with Department PRC College without Department PRC
First Monday in April Preliminary dossier Preliminary dossier
September 1 Final dossier Final dossier
September 21 Department PRC to Chair** n/a
September 30 Chair to Dean n/a
October 1 Dean's office to college PRC College PRC to Chair
October 15 n/a Chair to Dean
November 8 College PRC to Dean n/a
December 1 Dean to Provost Dean to Provost
January 25 University PRC to Provost University PRC to Provost
February 15 Provost to President Provost to President
April 15 Board of Trustees action Board of Trustees action
April 30 eDossier is archived eDossier is archived

*Lecturer reappointment reviews are finalized with the Provost, requiring no action from the President or Board.
**Chair signifies School Director where applicable.

 

Third and Fifth Year & Lecturer 4th & 9th, 12th & 18th Year Reviews

  College with Department PRC College without Department PRC
October 7 Submission of dossier Submission of dossier
October 31 Department PRC to Chair** n/a
November 14 Chair to Dean for transmittal to College PRC College PRC to Chair
December 15 College PRC to Dean Chair to Dean
January 15 Dean completes review Dean completes review

 

Tenure-Track Non-Reappointment

First-Year Probationary Faculty

January 1: Written recommendation from PRC, Chair, or Dean
March 1: Written notification of termination at end of contract year

2nd/3rd Year Probationary Faculty

October 15: Written recommendation from PRC, Chair, or Dean
December 15: Written notification of termination at end of contract year

4th–6th Year Probationary Faculty

February 15: Written recommendation from PRC, Chair, or Dean
June 1: Written notification of termination at end of contract year

 

Cleveland Marshall College of Law Promotion/Tenure Procedures & Clinical/Legal Writing Faculty Reappointment Reviews

  Law Tenure Track Promotion to Senior Legal Writing/Clinical Professor
First Monday in April Preliminary dossier Preliminary dossier
August 1 Submission of final dossier to PRC subcommittee n/a
September 8 n/a Submission of final dossier to PRC subcommittee
October 31 PRC/PAC subcommitte to CPRC/PAC n/a
November 11 CPRC/PAC to Dean n/a
November 25 Dean to Provost Dean to Provost
January 25 University PRC to Provost University PRC to Provost
February 15 Provost to President Provost to President
April 15 Board of Trustees action Board of Trustees action
April 30 eDossier is archived eDossier is archived