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EO V   Faculty Authority Concerning Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure

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By authority of the Board of Regents under its resolution of May 19, 1956 (Board of Regents Governance, Bylaws, Article V), and in conformity with applicable statutes (RCW 28B.10.528 and RCW 28B.20.200), the President authorizes the faculty of each campus, college, or school (as listed in the Faculty Code, Chapter 23, Section 23-11), except the graduate faculty (Faculty Code, Chapter 23, Section 23-42, Subsection B), to participate in recommendations concerning (1) new appointments to its faculty, (2) promotions and merit increases of its faculty members, and (3) the granting of tenure to its faculty. Under rules established jointly by the President and the University faculty:

  1. For the University of Washington Seattle (UW Seattle), the appropriate college or school faculty will make the initial recommendations for such decisions. In departmentalized colleges and schools, recommendations will originate in the departments. In a department-level unit constituted by the dean of a school or college for the administration of an interdisciplinary program, or by the Provost if the program involves two or more schools or colleges, special means may be used to provide recommendations from the faculty on new appointments, promotions and merit salary increases, and the granting of tenure.
  2. If the Regents create colleges or schools within University of Washington Bothell (UW Bothell) or University of Washington Tacoma (UW Tacoma) headed by a dean, then for those UW Bothell or UW Tacoma colleges and schools the word colleges, schools, and deans in the Faculty Code and Governance (Faculty Code) have the same meaning as they do at UW Seattle unless specifically stated otherwise in Executive Order or the Faculty Code.
  3. In such cases at UW Bothell and UW Tacoma, the appropriate college or school faculty will make the initial recommendations for such decisions. In departmentalized schools, recommendations will originate in the departments. In a department-level unit constituted by the dean of a school or college for the administration of an interdisciplinary program, or by the Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs if the program involves two or more schools or colleges, special means may be used to provide recommendations from the faculty on new appointments, promotions and merit salary increases, and the granting of tenure. Prior to forwarding any recommendation to the University President or Provost, a dean at UW Bothell or UW Tacoma will forward the recommendation first to the Chancellor and Executive Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs of the campus, who will be advised as appropriate by one or more elected faculty bodies as provided in the Faculty Code, Chapter 23, Section 23-45.  The Provost will review tenure and promotion recommendations from the Chancellor for consistency with University policies and procedures.

History

May 31, 1956; October 1, 1982; January 30, 2004; July 30, 2025.

* This executive order was originally unnumbered in the University Handbook.

For related information, see:

  • Executive Order No. II, “Authorization for the Faculty to Share in the Formulation of Rules”
  • Executive Order No. III, “Organization of the Faculty”
  • Executive Order No. IV, “Legislative Authority of the Faculty”
  • Executive Order No. IX, “Campuses, Colleges, and Schools”
  • Executive Order No. 72, “University of Washington Tacoma”
  • Faculty Code and Governance, Chapter 13, “The University Faculty”