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     <li style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;">The College of Nursing shall promulgate written standards which shall be used in making all recommendations on promotion and awarding continuous appointments.  The standards are applicable to all faculty in departments and divisions.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-top:15px;">The College of Nursing shall promulgate written standards which shall be used in making all recommendations on promotion and awarding continuous appointments.  The standards are applicable to all faculty in departments and divisions.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Information concerning continuous appointments, continuous joint appointments, and promotion may be found in the Board of Regents Bylaws, Chapter IV, Rights and Responsibilities of Professional Staff. </li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Information concerning continuous appointments, continuous joint appointments, and promotion may be found in the Board of Regents Bylaws, Chapter IV, Rights and Responsibilities of Professional Staff. </li>
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     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Post-Tenure Review of all faculty holding continuous appointment will be conducted congruent with the information in the Board of Regents Bylaws RP 4.4.3 and University of Nebraska Medical Center Guidelines for Submitting Academic Promotion and Tenure  Recommendations (updated annually). The purpose of the post-tenure review process is to assist tenured faculty in achieving their professional goals and maximizing their contributions to the University throughout their professional careers, to provide assurance to the public that tenured faculty are accountable for their performance and productivity, and to provide continued peer involvement in the review of tenured faculty members.<br /><br />The standards for substantial and chronic deficiency have been determined by the University of  
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Post-Tenure Review of all faculty holding continuous appointment will be conducted congruent with the information in the Board of Regents Bylaws RP 4.4.3 and University of Nebraska Medical Center Guidelines for Submitting Academic Promotion and Tenure  Recommendations (updated annually). The purpose of the post-tenure review process is to assist tenured faculty in achieving their professional goals and maximizing their contributions to the University throughout their professional careers, to provide assurance to the public that tenured faculty are accountable for their performance and productivity, and to provide continued peer involvement in the review of tenured faculty members.<br /><br />The standards for substantial and chronic deficiency have been determined by the University of  
Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing faculty.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Definition of Substantial and Chronic Deficiency</span><br /><br />
Nebraska Medical Center, College of Nursing faculty.<br /><br /><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Definition of Substantial and Chronic Deficiency</span><br /><br />
<p style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom:15px;"><strong>Substantial</strong> - The faculty member’s evaluation in two academic areas (teaching, scholarship, and professional service) on the annual evaluation form has been evaluated. An unsatisfactory evaluation is determined when an individual does not demonstrate behaviors showing competence and accomplishments in a given academic area.  (See Appendix A1, College of Nursing Faculty Policies & Procedures)</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important;margin-left:3em; margin-bottom:15px;"><strong>Substantial</strong> - The faculty member’s evaluation in two academic areas (teaching, scholarship, and professional service) on the annual evaluation form has been evaluated. An unsatisfactory evaluation is determined when an individual does not demonstrate behaviors showing competence and accomplishments in a given academic area.  (See Appendix A1, College of Nursing Faculty Policies & Procedures)</p>
<p style="margin-left:3em; margin-bottom:15px;"><strong>Chronic</strong> - The faculty member’s evaluation in two academic areas (teaching, scholarship, and professional service) on the annual evaluation form has been evaluated unsatisfactory for two consecutive years.  An unsatisfactory evaluation is determined when an individual does not demonstrate behaviors showing competence and accomplishments in a given academic area.</p>
<p style="max-width:70em !important;margin-left:3em; margin-bottom:15px;"><strong>Chronic</strong> - The faculty member’s evaluation in two academic areas (teaching, scholarship, and professional service) on the annual evaluation form has been evaluated unsatisfactory for two consecutive years.  An unsatisfactory evaluation is determined when an individual does not demonstrate behaviors showing competence and accomplishments in a given academic area.</p>
Faculty member may appeal the Peer Post-Tenure Review recommendations on the grounds that the decision was capricious, arbitrary or prejudiced.  The burden of proof is on the faculty member.</li>
Faculty member may appeal the Peer Post-Tenure Review recommendations on the grounds that the decision was capricious, arbitrary or prejudiced.  The burden of proof is on the faculty member.</li>
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