Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee

Responsibilities
The Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee is predominantly responsible for:

Specifications of this process include:

Following notification of the Provost’s negative recommendation, the candidate may appeal to the President, who shall convene the Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee (FEAC). Acceptable grounds for requesting such an appeal are:
decision is arbitrary, capricious, or not supported by factual data
violation of procedural due process
violation of academic freedom
The candidate will submit a written request for appeal to the President of the University within ten (10) calendar days of notification of the Provost’s recommendation, with a copy to the Provost and to the Dean of the College. The request shall state the grounds for an appeal and shall provide evidence in support of such grounds.
The President shall convene the FEAC to review the appeal.
The FEAC shall evaluate the body of evidence as it relates to the grounds for appeal. The FEAC may meet with decision makers, meet with the candidate, or consult with others as necessary in order to evaluate the grounds for appeal. The FEAC shall report its findings and recommendations to the President—with a copy to the candidate, the Department Chair, the Dean, and the Provost— within fourteen

Membership Composition
The Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee shall consist of a faculty member from each College and from the Libraries.

Each College shall elect a full-time tenured member holding the rank of Professor to serve on FEAC.
The Libraries shall elect a full-time Library faculty member holding the highest rank currently achieved by Library faculty.
One alternate shall be elected from each College and from the Libraries. Alternates must meet the qualifications stated above.
No member of FEAC can be a voting member of any promotion and tenure committee.
A member of FEAC shall not participate in the review of a case where there is a conflict of interest.
The committee shall be elected no later than May 1 of the year prior to the year in which it is to function.
No member of any Promotion and Tenure committee may serve on the University Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee in the same year.
The faculty member serving as the College representative to the University Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee shall attend all the College Committee meetings as a non-voting observer. This procedure is adopted in order to familiarize the individual with cases that he or she shall handle at the University Committee level.

Committee Terms
The members of FEAC serve staggered two-year terms.

Membership Selection Protocol

Each Department may nominate one candidate. Only full-time, tenured faculty members holding the rank of Professor are eligible to serve. No member of the University Committee can be a voting member of any other promotion and tenure committee.
It is recommended that departments nominate individuals who have served on the College Promotion and Tenure Committee within the preceding five (5) years.
When necessary (e.g., when the term of serving members expires or there is a conflict of interest), the College representative and alternates for the University Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee shall be selected no later than May 1 of the preceding academic year.
When the College representative is unable to serve in a given year, he or she shall be replaced by an alternate, but shall return in subsequent years to complete the balance of his/her term (excluding any years served by an alternate).
The representative is expected to attend all meetings of the College Promotion and Tenure Committee but shall not vote at these meetings.
CLASS faculty will vote for a College representative to serve on the University Faculty Evaluation Appeals Committee. The candidate with the most votes shall be the member of the University committee and the runner-up shall be the alternate. Ties shall be broken