Five affirmative votes are required before the committee can proceed to vote on its recommendation. Each committee member must cast a yes or not vote. An abstention will invalidate the vote and will be interpreted as meaning that the committee is not ready to vote on a candidate. Tenure and promotion voting will be conducted separately. Each committee member must cast a yes or no vote.
Any candidate receiving three or mote affirmative votes is recommended.
Any candidate receiving three or more negative votes is not recommended. The major responsibility of the committee is to evaluate candidates eligible for tenure and promotion and to submit its decisions including the results of the balloting to the department chair who will forward them to the dean of the college. Some judgments can be based upon objective evidence such as the quantity of books, articles, speeches, consultancies, and the like. However, quality of accomplishments is to be considered more important than mere quantity of production. When assessing quality, the committee may sometimes which to obtain recommendations from other qualified professionals who are not members of the department.