Tenure/Review Clock Stoppage

       Faculty and Academic Professionals normally have a probation period of six years from the time of first employment to the tenure/extended term decision.  In unusual circumstances faculty/academic professionals may request a stoppage of the tenure/review clock. Seldom, if ever, should stoppage of the clock extend the probationary period beyond eight years.  The clock will not stop during a leave without pay unless approved by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.  The faculty/academic professional must make the request for stoppage, in writing, prior to the leave. Reasons for stoppage may include:

 1.      A one-year delay for childbirth or adoption of a child.  This applies to men and women.  The addition of a child is automatic.  Please see “Policy on Automatic Extension of Tenure or Extended-Term Clock” on the Academic Affairs web site http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs/T&P/.

 2.      Other factors beyond the control of a faculty/academic professional that significantly detract from the faculty’s/academic professional’s academic record.  For example, delay for severe illness or disability or delay because a faculty member’s lab is not completed in time to allow the establishment of a tenurable record.  Or, research notes are destroyed in a fire or flood.  Or, a publishing company goes bankrupt after a book has been formally accepted for publication. 

 Process:

 1.      The faculty/academic professional requests a delay, in writing, to the department head or program director.  The request should specify the reasons for the delay.

 2.      The department head or program director will consult with the unit’s faculty, and make a written recommendation on the request to the dean of the college.

 3.      The dean will seek a recommendation on the request from the A&S Tenure and Promotion committee.

 4.      Citing the various recommendations, the dean will make a recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs whether or not the delay should be granted.