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Long-term faculty appointments at EMU are made within a system of tenure with post-tenure review, which provides the context for regular contract renewal and promotion. Tenure with post-tenure review is constituted by a presumption of job security and contract renewal, and an assumption of continued performance to expectations in teaching, scholarship and service. The purpose of tenure with post-tenure review is to develop and maintain a high quality faculty; to promote professional growth of faculty members by supporting the unique gifts of individuals within the standards and expectations of specific disciplines; and to recognize the commitment to service to EMU, the community, and the larger world. The specific goals of tenure with post-tenure review are:
To provide a system of fair remuneration and recognition for services rendered, and periodic opportunities for advancement in professional rank.
To provide regular occasions for formative and summative feedback on performance and consideration of the quality of a faculty member's contribution to university mission and needs.
To facilitate growth as a scholar, educator, and a contributing member of the EMU community.
To safeguard professional autonomy, academic freedom, and the ability to take risks in innovative pedagogy and scholarship.
Faculty Performance and Rank
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Program-Level Faculty Performance Criteria
Faculty members are responsible for making contributions to the fulfillment of EMU’s mission in the domains of Teaching, Scholarship, and Service. EMU recognizes that these three domains are integrated. Growth in one domain will likely impact growth in another domain. The following definitions provide a university-wide benchmark of quality. Individual programs maintain guidelines for discipline-specific interpretation of the criteria; such guidelines are reviewed and approved by the Faculty Status Committee every six years.
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