Since standards of acceptable scholarship may properly vary within a single unit from one time to another, from one unit to another within an institution, and from one institution to another, it is important that the standards applicable to a given application be clearly explained to each evaluator. A copy of the explanation of conditions and expectations which was furnished to each evaluator, should be included with the application. The rank, experience, and overall standing of these evaluators determine the confidence the Committee has in the extramural letters of evaluation. Each reviewer must be requested to justify any conclusions regarding the quality of scholarship of the applicant and do so at a level of detail that permits an understanding of the achievement of the applicant relative to standards of excellence in his or her field. Evaluations that do not identify clearly specific components of the applicant's work which support the evaluator's conclusions cannot be considered as persuasive.
Service recognizes the applicant's record as a colleague rather than as a teacher or scholar.
Of particular importance is the advising that faculty offer to students in their own or in other departments. Since an applicant's record of relevant service may not always be known within the Department or School, and may thus be overlooked easily, it is important to direct particular attention to this category in the preparation of the file. These are to be reported to the Committee. In the case of applications for tenure, all tenured members of the Department are entitled to vote. In the case of applications for promotion all members holding at least the rank to which the applicant is applying are entitled to vote.