Standards for Tenure and Promotion Procedures

This document outlines the standards, criteria, and evaluation processes used to assess faculty members for tenure and promotion at Nipissing University. Based on the teacher-scholar model, it establishes expectations in the areas of academic credentials, teaching effectiveness, research and scholarly activity, and service, while supporting excellence, academic freedom, and professional growth.
In this policy, you will find:
• Principles
• Authority
• Categories of Evaluation
• Guidelines for Assessment
• Description and Application of Standards for Each Category of Evaluation
• Role of Review Committees
• Confidentiality
• Acknowledgements
• Appendix I: Required Degrees and Credentials for Tenure
• Appendix II: Sample Letters Soliciting Letters of Reference
• Appendix III: Form for Granting/Not Granting Access to Member’s Dossier and File for Purposes of Tenure and/or Promotion
• Appendix IV: Tenure Ballots: Preliminary and Final
• Appendix V: Promotion Ballots: Preliminary and Final
• Appendix VI: Tenure- Written Recommendation Form
• Appendix VII: Promotion – Written Recommendation Form
• Appendix VIII: Confidentiality Agreement