Scope

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Policy Statement

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Procedures

Faculty Annual Summary Report

IU Indianapolis faculty are required to provide an annual report of their activities, according to school requirements for content and due dates. The system used by IU Indianapolis faculty is Elements@IU (Symplectic Elements), accessible from one.iu.edu. The information provided by the faculty member is used in completing the Annual Review, determining awards or bonuses if offered, and providing reports to school, campus, and university administration on faculty achievements.

Reappointment Recommendations

Inherently, the reappointment recommendation constitutes a written form of review. After the period of initial appointment, reappointment is considered annually until the end of the probationary period, and thereafter, for non-tenured faculty, at intervals one year prior to the end of a multi-year appointment. Most schools base reappointment recommendations on the annual review, but faculty subject to annual reappointment should become familiar with the procedures followed in their respective units. Although campus and university policies do not require committee reviews for reappointment, some school bylaws make such provision.

Tenure Review

The tenure review involves separate and independent evaluations and is distinctly different in form and substance from either annual review or reappointment recommendations. The annual reviews are predictive, but they do not constitute a cumulative record indicative of the results of the separate tenure review. The three-year review does provide a multi-year assessment and should provide specific feedback in time for the candidate to take corrective action if needed prior to the tenure review. The tenure review is a multi-level review, conducted at the primary, unit, campus, and university levels.

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