All reviews received will be included in the candidate's file. Evaluations are solicited by the unit chair from persons of high reputation in the candidate's field. The reviewer is asked for a statement regarding his or her acquaintance with the applicant. Guidelines with specific questions are furnished to each reviewer so that the evaluations will have a consistent format and can be utilized objectively. In order to give the reviewer an opportunity to develop a quality response, the reviewer shall be given at least 30 days to respond.
External letters are part of the evaluation of research, publication, and creative activity.
These letters are primarily a check on the quality of internal department review procedures. A tenure decision will include consideration of external letters. Letters written by ASU students , staff members, or colleagues cannot substitute for external evaluations of research accomplishments of faculty members. However, letters may be requested on campus for academic professionals . The University Promotion and Tenure Committee will not accept letters, either positive or negative, that have not come through a unit's established review procedures.