The measure was spawned by an inquiry from Senator Huber on behalf of law professor Sandra Guerra. Huber echoed Guerra's concerns that campus security matters might be better served if the panel were revived. According to Guerra, the police advisory board has not met in more than two years. Faculty Senate President Fitzgibbon referred the request to the senate's Committee on Committees, which will determine any further action. In his report, Edward Sheridan, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, noted that the closing of 1999 marks the completion of the first year of UH's post-tenure performance reviews.
Every indication is that departments are taking the process very seriously.
The review policy calls for post-tenure performance evaluations to be done as part of the merit pay review process. The evaluations, which are based on a faculty member's performance over the preceding 36 months, are used as part of development plans that allow faculty to improve their performance.