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3.1.5.7 Procedure for the Continuation of Appointments

(Charter)

To be eligible for a continuing appointment, the candidate must hold a regular faculty appointment and have a minimum of a master's degree or have completed all academic requirements for the doctorate degree except the dissertation. To be eligible for a continuing tenure-track appointment, the candidate must be a member of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.

The standard sequence of tenure-track appointments is as follows: one-year appointments granted annually upon review for three years, a three-year appointment granted after completion of the one-year appointments, and a tenure appointment granted after successful completion of the three-year appointment and subsequently reviewed every five years.

Non-tenure track faculty receive one-year appointments granted annually upon review. 

When scheduled, reviews of appointments are mandatory in order to continue employment at the University.

  1. Initial Appointment
    1. A tenure-track faculty member entering as an instructor, assistant professor, or assistant librarian initially receives a one-year appointment. 
    2. A tenure-track faculty member entering as an associate professor or associate librarian may be granted a three-year appointment.
    3. A tenure-track faculty member entering as a professor or librarian, or whose record includes at least six years of successful academic experience at a regionally accredited institution of higher learning, may be granted tenure.

  2. One-Year Appointments (Tenure-Track and Non-Tenure-Track)

    During each one-year appointment the department chair or school dean, in consultation with the Chief Academic Officer (CAO), is primarily responsible for assisting in a faculty member's professional development and evaluating his or her performance in relation to departmental goals (see Appendix G: Rank and Tenure Forms and Scholarship Guidelines). Annually, by the end of winter quarter, the chair or dean collects departmental input and provides the CAO with a written departmental evaluation of the candidate's performance, including a recommendation for renewal or non-renewal of the candidate's appointment for the following year. The CAO then presents the departmental recommendation, including rationale, to the Rank and Tenure Committee for confidential review prior to forwarding the departmental review to the President.

  3. Three-Year Appointment (Tenure-Track)

    At the conclusion of the second one-year appointment, the candidate submits a complete dossier to the Rank and Tenure Committee in anticipation of advancement to the three-year appointment. If there are significant concerns, the committee may recommend an extension of one or two additional one-year appointment(s) to the standard sequence of tenure-track appointments, with a scheduled submission of an updated dossier.

  4. Tenured Appointment

    At the conclusion of the second year of the three-year appointment, a candidate submits a complete dossier to the Rank and Tenure Committee and requests tenure. If tenure is granted, the candidate receives an indefinite appointment subject to the criteria given in 3.1.5.9 Termination of Service.