The Dean in turn forwards the request with a recommendation to the Provost. An extension of the probationary period does not automatically guarantee that the faculty member's contract will be extended through the year in which the tenure decision is due. It signifies and recognizes academic vitality and excellence, and encourages the continued growth and maintenance of standards of academic excellence. The review for promotion is considered to be a peer review. A faculty member may request a peer review at any time.
Periodic reviews provide feedback to strengthen the work of tenured faculty members.
They also inform decisions on merit pay increases, course staffing, distribution of responsibilities for divisional and collegiate service, professional development and leaves of absences, nomination for teaching awards, and other decisions within the division's purview. The DEO formulates a schedule that provides for a peer review or a promotion review of each tenured faculty member. This procedure will facilitate the review process. For reviews of faculty members jointly appointed in another college, the review reports should be forwarded to the Deans of both colleges. The DEO, in consultation with the Dean and the faculty member to be reviewed, appoints a three-member review committee made up of tenured faculty.