Click on a question to link to the answer. Once initiated by formal review by the DVF and unless and until withdrawn by the individual reviewed, all cases are to be reviewed at the department, college, and university levels. The dossier is prescribed in the instructions issued each year by the provost. It must be the written basis for the formal review at the department, college, and university levels.
Provision is made for an allowable time for the candidate to respond.
The response to the departmental review should be directed to the head, shared by the head with the DVF, and added to the dossier before formal transmittal to the dean. This provision relates to the formal communication of a final decision not to reappoint an individual and the subsequent provision of written reasons after the fact. Informing of assessments and votes in the course of normal review is not done in the context of a final decision. The deans, department heads, RPT process administrators, and deans' assistants will receive an email alerting them each time a change is made to any of the RPT instructions. The procedure for adjusting a tenure clock is now documented through the Provost's Office.