Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee

[Kansas City campus | Wichita campus]

The Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee makes recommendations to the Executive Dean and Dean of the Wichita campus concerning academic promotion and/or award of tenure for faculty members. Organizationally, the joint committee "School of Medicine Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee" has two constituent subcommittees, one on each campus. Members of the joint committee are also members of the campus committees.

Membership

• Five professors with tenure in basic science departments
• Four professors with tenure In Kansas City clinical departments 
• One at-large tenured professor from the Kansas City campus
• Six professors from the Wichita campus

Duties

• Review and make recommendations regarding those individuals considered for appointment, promotion and/or tenure on each Campus
• Make recommendations regarding uniform policies and procedures to be used to evaluate individuals considered for promotion and/or tenure on each Campus; forward these recommendations via the Deans of each Campus for comment, and then to the Executive Committee for action
• Provide an annual summary report of activities to the Executive Committee
• Determine, by each campus committee, the operational procedures to be followed on their respective campuses regarding the review of:
  • Applications of faculty members considered for promotion and/or tenure
  • Recommendations for tenure for newly appointed faculty at any rank
  • Qualifications of new faculty proposed for appointment at the rank of Associate Professor or above
  • Other faculty appointments as requested by the Executive Dean or Dean, Wichita campus

Process

The joint committee meets prior to the review process and after the process has been completed at the campus level. The pre-review meeting in late summer/early fall sets procedures and process issues for the review cycle. The second meeting in January reviews the recommendations from both campuses and develops the final recommendations to the respective Deans.

Further information

Office of Executive Dean- Kansas City
Professional Development and Faculty Affairs
913-588-5765
ljennemann@kumc.edu

or

Academic and Student Affairs- Wichita
Marianne Eyles
316-293-3560
meyles@kumc.edu

For more detailed information regarding the Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee, view the Bylaws (page 16).

Kansas City Campus Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee

The Kansas City Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee makes recommendations concerning:

• Nominations for academic promotion and/or award of tenure from faculty members on the Kansas City campus
• Award of tenure to newly-appointed faculty members on the Kansas City campus
• Rank of new faculty members proposed for appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor

Membership

• Seven tenured professors elected by the Faculty
• Three tenured professors appointed by the Executive Dean
• One of the ten professors must be from the Internal Medicine Department, and one muse bee a professor on the Clinical Scholar Track with a 3 year rolling contract 

The membership must consist of five professors of basic science departments, four professors of clinical departments, and one member-at-large. Departmental chairs, Associate Deans, and administrative officers above the rank of Associate Dean are not eligible for membership. Faculty members will serve for three years; consecutive terms are not allowed.  No more than one member of a department may serve on this committee at a time.

Committee Members 2012-13

Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) - Kansas City

The campus committees meet intensively October-January to develop recommendations on applicants for promotion and/or tenure and at other times of the year to consider new appointments and procedural issues.

Wichita Campus Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee

The Wichita Appointments, Promotion and Tenure Committee makes recommendations concerning:

• Nominations for academic promotion and/or award of tenure from faculty members on the Wichita campus
• Award of tenure to newly-appointed faculty members on the Wichita campus
• Rank of new faculty members proposed for appointment at the rank of associate professor or professor

Membership

• Three professors elected by the Wichita faculty
• Three professors appointed by the Wichita Dean

Members will serve three year terms; consecutive terms are allowed.

Committee Members 2012-13

Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (APT) - Wichita

The campus committees meet intensively October-January to develop recommendations on applicants for promotion and/or tenure and at other times of the year to consider new appointments and procedural issues.

This page last updated April 2013.