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Faculty Retention, Tenure, and Promotion (RTP) Policy Committee

Membership: 1 tenured faculty member from each academic college and Library; 1 at large member; and Senior Vice Provost/Associate VP for Academic Affairs (ex officio).

Terms of Service: Members will serve three-year terms and can serve two consecutive terms. When consecutive terms have been served, a three-year break must occur before serving again. When a new chair is appointed, the former chair will remain as ex officio for at least one year for continuity.

Description: The committee has the responsibility for reviewing and proposing revisions to policies, guidelines, and forms related to faculty retention, tenure, and promotion. The committee will work with the Provost and their staff to propose RTP policy and guideline revisions to the Faculty Senate as needed. The chair of this committee is responsible for preparing documents and/ or presentations for the pre-semester calendar.  This committee may convene in August.

Please Note, this committee may meet during the summer.

(Approver: Provost

2025-2026 Membership

Name Title Department/Area Service Term*
Jenny Harris Faculty, Library Library 2024-2027
Andrea Spofford Faculty, CoAL Language and Literature 2025-2028
Hassan Said Faculty, CoB Accounting, Finance, and Economics 2024-2027
Kadi Bliss Faculty, CoBHS Health and Human Performance 2025-2028
Anuradha Pathiranage Faculty, CoSTEM Chemistry 2024-2027
Anthony Sanders Faculty, CoE Educational Specialties 2025-2028
Soma Banerjee, Chair Faculty, CoAL History and Philosophy 2025-2028
Kristen Butler Faculty - at Large School of Nursing 2024-2027
TBD Senior Vice Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Academic Affairs Permanent,
ex officio
Uma Iyer Faculty, CoBHS
(Former Chair)
Psychological Science and Counseling 2025-2026,
ex officio