SOM Bylaws - Article VIII; Standing Rule 4

BYLAWS - SCHOOL OF MUSIC
University of Missouri-Columbia
(Last Amended December 9, 2004)

ARTICLE VIII: STANDING RULES

Standing Rule 4. Tenured Faculty Committee Procedures

1.	Preparation for Voting
	Each member of the Tenured Faculty Committee is responsible for reviewing all of the information for each candidate, including supporting materials, confidential letters of reference, letter of appointment, Personnel Committee reviews of non-tenured faculty, and the Personnel Committee written evaluations.
2.	Meeting of the Committee
	2.1	The meeting of the committee should be held on or about October 15, at least one week before the College deadline.
	2.2	The Director shall set the date of the meeting and notify all members at least two weeks in advance.
	2.3	Members who cannot be present at the time called for voting must notify the Director in writing preceding the vote. Their vote, or a written request for a vote of abstention, must be received by the Director no later than the third weekday following the meeting. Faculty on leave of absence are eligible, but are responsible to cast a vote by the deadline.
	2.4	The Director serves as an ex officio, non-voting member of the Tenured Faculty Committee.
	2.5	The Director shall serve as the moderator of the meeting, but shall not participate in the discussion except to answer questions posed by a tenured faculty member.
	2.6	The chair of the Personnel Committee shall initiate a discussion about each candidacy based on the committee evaluation.
	2.7	Following discussion, a vote by secret ballot is taken. The Director does not vote as a member of the Tenured Faculty Committee on matters of promotion and tenure because he/she has an independent vote that is sent directly to the Dean.
3.	Dissenting Opinion
	3.1	Any voting faculty member who disagrees with the Personnel Committee evaluation has the right to submit a signed, separate evaluation and opinion to the Director for transmittal to the Dean.
4.	Counting Ballots
	4.1	The chair of the Personnel Committee and the School of Music Director shall count the ballots after all ballots have been submitted.
5.	Report of Results
	5.1	The Director shall report in writing to each candidate the vote of the Personnel Committee, the vote of the Tenured Faculty Committee, and his/her own recommendation, before the recommendations are delivered to the Dean.
	5.2	The Director shall publish a list of names of candidates who are being recommended to the Dean and the Arts and Science Promotion and Tenure Committee. This list should be published within one week after the counting of the ballots to allow sufficient time for dissenting opinions to be expressed.
		5.21	The list shall include recommendations for tenure and promotion.
		5.22	The list shall not include terminal appointment recommendations without the written approval of the person for whom a terminal appointment is being recommended.
6.	Appeals and Grievances
	6.1	Candidates for whom recommendations for terminal appointment have been received shall have ample opportunity to appeal to the Personnel Committee, the Tenured Faculty Committee, and the Director of the School. Such candidates shall have opportunity to furnish substantive evidence contesting the terminal appointment recommendation, or they may elect to not contest the terminal appointment recommendation.
	6.2	Grievances resulting from procedures employed and/or decisions reached by the Personnel Committee and the Tenured Faculty Committee shall be presented to the School Grievance Committee within one week of notification of such decisions.
	6.3	A report of the vote(s) of the Personnel Committee, the Tenured Faculty Committee, and the Grievance Committee shall accompany the Director's recommendation to the Dean and the Arts and Science Promotion and Tenure Committee.

Last updated: 8 February 2005