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Promotion and Tenure Committee

The following recommendations involve the structure of the Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Committee and the process of conducting reviews for promotion and tenure in the Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University. These departmental policies and procedures are designed to supplement those presently in effect at Texas
A&M University (as issued from the office of the Dean of Faculties), Texas AgriLife Research, and Texas AgriLife Extension.

In this document, “faculty member” is defined as any person holding the title of Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, Professor, or Distinguished Professor. TAMU refers to faculty of the Department of Entomology with tenure‐track appointments at Texas A&M University. The designations Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife
Extension refer to faculty who do not hold tenure‐track positions.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE
(1) Review faculty administratively assigned to the Department of Entomology and provide recommendations to the Head of the Department on promotion and tenure.

(2) Review Assistant and Associate Professors annually and provide recommendations to the Head of the Department on their progress toward promotion and/or tenure.

Members

COMPOSITION, ORGANIZATION, AND VOTING PRIVILEGES OF
PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE

The membership of the P&T Committee shall consist of faculty members with the rank of Professor in the Department of Entomology. Three P&T subcommittees shall function to evaluate faculty having different responsibilities and administrative assignments within the Department of Entomology. These subcommittees are as
follows:

(1) TAMU SUBCOMMITTEE: Five TAMU members with tenure.
(2) AgriLife Research SUBCOMMITTEE: Five members with Research appointments.
(3) AgriLife Extension SUBCOMMITTEE: Five members with Extension appointments.


APPOINTMENT OF PROMOTION AND TENURE COMMITTEE
All P&T Committee members shall be elected by vote of the faculty. Faculty of all ranks may vote, but only for those units in which they hold appointments. The Head of the Department shall select subcommittee members, and appoint the Chair of the P&T Committee and Chair of the three subcommittees from the roster of elected members.


TERM OF APPOINTMENT
The term of appointment for each member shall be for three years. The initial appointees shall serve staggered terms. The terms for Chair of P&T Committee and Chair of P&T subcommittees shall be for one year. All appointments are eligible for re-election and re-appointment for another term.

Policies and Procedures