This practice has existed for some time on the Lawrence campus. Faculty and staff at the Medical Center should also have the benefit of such a policy. Although there are variations between academic subjects and different ways of classifying students, the percentage of the class performing below national average has risen and re-stabilized at the higher rate in many shelf examinations. Issues concerning integrated examinations. Tenure A brief review of the system of academic promotion and award of tenure was presented, stressing that the expectations for promotion are tied to the academic tracks.
Reviewers follow guidelines that are specific for each rank and track.
Faculty can access information on the system, including instructions on making application for promotion, through the faculty affairs websites of both the Wichita and Kansas City campuses. Members of the School Promotions and Tenure Committee then provided information and facilitated discussion concerning promotion from assistant to associate professor on tenure track as this specific promotion is of significant concern to faculty members. The session moved on to briefly outline the system of regular review of each faculty member. Faculty members were exhorted to take annual reviews very seriously, as if well done, the annual faculty review builds the record of expectations and achievements that is the basis of promotion applications. The initial data gathering exercises have provided valuable information that enables the School to better understand the resources committed to specific activities.