The Committee on Faculty Appointments (CFA) is a standing committee of Academic Council.

The functions of the CFA include the following:

• Vote upon recommendations to be made by the President to the Board of Trustees regarding tenure appointments, promotions, and reappointments of tenure-track faculty.
• Vote upon recommendations to be made by the President to the Board of Trustees regarding reappointments and promotions of faculty on term appointments at the ranks of lecturer and senior lecturer.
• Vote upon recommendations to be made by the President to the Board of Trustees regarding reappointments and promotions of PERA assistant professors of the practice, PERA associate professors of the practice, and PERA professors of the practice.
• Vote upon recommendations to be made by the President to the Board of Trustees regarding reappointments and promotions of instructors in science laboratory.
• Prepare policy guidelines regarding appointments, promotions, and tenure of faculty.
• Approve applications for sabbatical and early leaves of tenured and tenure-eligible faculty as well as professional development leaves of eligible faculty on term appointments and instructors in science laboratory.

A complete description of the committee's functions, authority, operations, and membership can be found in the Articles of Government, Article V, Section 14.

Members of the Committee on Faculty Appointments (CFA) for 2016-17

President: Paula Johnson
Provost and Dean of the College: Andrew Shennan, chair
Dean of Faculty Affairs: Kathryn Lynch (non-voting)
Faculty:
John Cameron 14-17 (C)
Courtney Coile 15-18 (B)
Larry Rosenwald 16-17 (A)
Don Elmore 16-19 (at large)
Tracy Gleason 15-18 (at large)
Layli Maparyan 16-19 (Black Task Force Representative)

Clerk of the CFA: Jennifer Ellis

Links

• Important due dates for 2016-17
• For review of tenure-track and tenured faculty:
  • checklist for R&P Committee (revised September 2014)
  • checklist for reappointment (revised September 2014)
  • checklist for tenure (revised September 2016)
  • checklist for promotion (revised September 2016)
  • guidelines for activities sheets
  • template of activities sheets
• For faculty on term appointments:
  • guidelines for faculty on term appointments (revised July 2016)
  • checklist for review of faculty on term appointments (revised July 2016)
  • template of activities sheets (FTA version)
• For PERA faculty:
  • guidelines for the Department of Physical Education, Recreation and Athletics (revised July 2016)
• For instructors in science laboratory:
  • guidelines for appointments of instructors in science laboratory (revised July 2016)
  • checklist for review of instructors in science laboratory (revised July 2016)
  • template of activities sheets (ISL version)
• Annual conversation verification form
• Annual letters to tenure-track faculty
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 15-16
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 14-15
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 13-14
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 12-13
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 11-12
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 10-11
  • Annual memo to junior faculty 09-10 
• List of faculty under review this academic year (spring 2016 edition)
• Information on writing letters about faculty members
• Sabbatical and early leave program:   Occasionally Asked Questions  (for tenured and tenure-eligible faculty)
• Professional development leave application for 2017-18 (for use by ISLs/Sr. ISLs and Lecturers/Sr. Lecturers)
• Links to college legislation (regarding leaves, appointments and promotion)