Please use the form below to send the Tenure and Evaluations Office information about the composition of the Tenure and Evaluation Committee (TEC) for your probationary faculty member. You may also use this form to submit any updates. This form is due as soon as you have the information.

Tenure and Evaluations Committee (TEC) Membership

A Tenure Evaluation Committee (TEC) will be established for each probationary (contract) faculty member to include the following five (5) academic employees: 

• The Department Chair (or his/her tenured designee) shall serve as Chair 
• The Vice President responsible for the faculty member or his/her designee. 
• The Dean or first-level educational administrator to whom the probationary faculty member reports or his/her designee 
• One (1) permanent faculty member from the evaluee’s discipline selected by the Department Chair. If the size of the department or other circumstances do not facilitate such an appointment, a permanent faculty member from a related discipline will be appointed. 
• One (1) permanent faculty member from another department recommended by the TERB Coordinator and approved by the Vice President responsible for the faculty member. 

ECELS Evaluation Committee (EC) Membership

An Evaluation Committee (EC) will be established for each probationary (contract) ECELS Teacher to include the following four (4) academic employees:

• ECELS Coordinator (Committee Chair)
• ECELS Liaison or designee
• An ECELS Teacher
• The Dean who oversees the ECELS

All faculty members on an EC must be tenured or have permanent status. Should the ECELS Coordinator not have permanent status, (1) another permanent ECELS Teacher will serve instead, and (2) the ECELS Liaison will serve as the Committee Chair.