The screening process is rigorous, and whoever is selected has undergone careful and exacting scrutiny. Everyone involved takes this process seriously, for choosing a new faculty member is one of the most important decisions the University makes. Finally, the successful candidate formally begins a seven-year probationary period as an assistant professor. Finally, following approval by the campus Chancellor, recommendations are sent to the office of the President and from there to the Board of Regents. The recommendations seen by the Regents come through a process involving 25 - 30 reviewers.
All faculty are subject to annual performance reviews upon which merit salary increases are based.
A newly tenured associate professor likely stands for promotion to full professor sometime within the next five to ten years. The review for this promotion, like the earlier tenure review, is comprehensive and rigorous. All tenured faculty, including full professors and associate professors with longevity at that rank, are subject to a comprehensive post-tenure review every five to seven years.