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RESOLUTION
TO ADOPT POST-TENURE REVIEW
POLICIES
AND PROCEDURES
FOR
WINTHROP UNIVERSITY
WHEREAS, the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina
mandated through Act 359 of 1996 (Performance Funding for Higher
Education) that public institutions of higher education include
in their faculty performance review systems periodic peer
evaluation of tenured faculty members; and
WHEREAS,
the Commission on Higher Education subsequently promulgated the
“Best Practices for Post-Tenure Review” as a set of criteria
to incorporate into the performance review system developed at
each institution; and
WHEREAS
to comply with Act 359 and the “Best Practices,” a task
force comprised of faculty and deans from the four colleges and
the library met over two years to develop a set of policies and
procedures for post-tenure review at Winthrop University; and
WHEREAS,
the proposed policies and procedures represent a campuswide
initiative with widespread participation which resulted in
consensus among task force members, unanimous adoption by the
Faculty Conference, and a positive recommendation from the
Vice-President for Academic Affairs; and
WHEREAS, the post-tenure review process at
Winthrop is intended to complement other forms of faculty
evaluation such as the annual review, pre-tenure review, and
tenure and promotion processes in order to provide feedback to
faculty members on their
performance, to recognize and reward faculty for
outstanding performance, and to assist faculty in improving when
their performance falls below expectations; and
WHEREAS,
as a comprehensive teaching University, Winthrop affirms through
all of these processes its commitment to tenure and its support
of faculty in reaching their potential as teachers, scholars,
creative artists and professionals;
THEREFORE
LET IT BE RESOLVED that the Winthrop University Board of
Trustees, upon the recommendation of the President, does hereby
adopt the Policies and Procedures for Post-Tenure Review at
Winthrop University.
February
5, 1999
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