The JESS and MILDRED FISHER
COLLEGE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
PROMOTION, TENURE/REAPPOINTMENT, AND MERIT COMMITTEE
POLICIES, PROCEDURES, CRITERIA, AND STANDARDS
(approved by the FCSM College Council, Feb. 28, 2003,
revised on Feb. 2, 2007,
new inserted section V approved by FCSM College Council on May 8, 2009
)
The FCSM Promotion and Tenure Committee consists of one representative from each department elected by the College at large. The Dean of the College is an ex officio non-voting member of the Committee. The primary obligation of the Committee is to review the submitted files to insure fairness and equity to faculty members who are being evaluated for promotion, tenure, re-appointment, merit, and performance in the Five-Year Comprehensive Review.
In accordance with the Strategic Plan of the University, the College Promotion and Tenure Committee aims to maintain a highly qualified faculty that balances the tripartite responsibilities of teaching and advising, creative and scholarly activity, and service. In order to implement this objective, the Committee will evaluate the files of the candidates according to Towson University policies for faculty evaluation, which are in accordance with the Boyer’s Scholarship Model (see Appendix D). The Committee will then make recommendations to the Provost.
As part of its duties, the Committee will fully investigate appeals from departmental recommendations and, if it deems appropriate, will attempt to resolve such disputes before a final decision and vote is taken.
General Directions
Composition of the Committee and election of its members
The FCSM P&T Committee will consist of one representative from each department elected at large from the college for a period of three years. These three-year terms shall be staggered to insure some consistency from year to year. Eligible members include tenured faculty at the rank of associate and professor who have been at the College for at least three years. Chairpersons and faculty members who are candidates for promotion are not eligible. The Dean of the College shall serve as an ex officio non-voting member of this committee.
The election of members of FCSM P&T Committee will be according to the procedures of FCSM (see appendix B).
Forms Required
To ensure that accurate Annual Reports (AR) are available at the appropriate times, the promotion and tenure chairperson(s) of each department in the College must make sure that these Reports are completed and filed with the department by the deadline established by the University P&T Committee.
The FCSM recommendation forms must be signed by the individual and by the chairperson of the departmental rank and /or tenure committee. If the recommended faculty member is the chairperson of the departmental rank and/or tenure committee, then the chairperson of the department must cosign the document.
All documents and supporting data are confidential and should be submitted to the office of the Dean of FCSM, where they are kept in a FCSM P&T file. Thereafter, the documents and supporting data of all persons recommended for promotion, tenure and/or merit by the FCSM P&T Committee are submitted to the Provost. Departments should make copies of all documents, as these may not be returned.
Schedules
All departments are advised that the FCSM P&T Committee adheres to the deadlines set by the University Promotion and Tenure Committee (see Appendix C).
Additional or supplementary documents sent to the FCSM P&T Committee after the fourth Tuesday in November will not be accepted unless specifically requested by the responsible departmental committee and approved by the FCSM P&T Committee.
All departments must inform non-first year faculty who wish to appeal; that they may appeal the department’s decision to the College P&T Committee, and that this appeal is due by the first Monday in November. The FCSM P&T Committee will render decisions on appeals by the third Monday in November. By this date, the FCSM P&T Committee will have delivered to the appellant its written decision containing specific factors substantiating its decision. The letter containing the decision must be personally given to the appellant or must be sent by certified mail.
First-year faculty who wish to appeal departmental decisions to the FCSM P&T Committee must do so by the first Monday in December. The committee will decide on the appeals and inform the appellants by the third Monday in December. By this date, the FCSM P&T Committee will have delivered to the appellant its written decision containing specific factors substantiating its decision. The letter containing the decision shall be personally given to the appellant or, if unavailable, shall be mailed to his/her home postal address.
Policies and Procedures of the FCSM P&T Committee for Promotion, Tenure, Reappointment, Merit Recommendations and Five-Year Comprehensive Review
General
The FCSM P&T Committee will review faculty files in the context of its Mission Statement and the document “TOWSON UNIVERSITY POLICY ON FACULTY EVALUATION FOR PROMOTION, TENURE/REAPPOINTMENT, AND MERIT (see Faculty Handbook or Appendix A).
All matters considered by the committee pertaining to individual faculty members shall be held in strict confidence.
Because of the importance of the Committee’s deliberations, all voting members are expected to be present at all meetings.
During deliberation, any voting committee member may request reconsideration and a revote on tenure, promotion, or Reappointment decisions at any time. A member who was not present at a meeting may request a complete reconsideration by the committee, including the reopening of discussion and re-voting.
In the event that any committee member(s) strongly feel that a minority report should be submitted, they may do so subject to review by the whole committee. Both the majority and minority reports will be forwarded together to the Provost.
The entire committee shall review all outgoing correspondence. This correspondence must include written specifics justifying the committee’s decision based on the file of the candidate.
Tenure, Promotions, and Reappointment
Each committee member individually will examine the materials submitted by each department for faculty members recommended for tenure, promotion, or Reappointment and decides whether to support or deny the recommendations.
During meetings of the full committee, each committee member will contribute to an open discussion of each candidate. Following the discussion, the committee will vote to support or deny the departmental recommendation concerning the candidate. A simple majority (at least 3 out of the possible 5) is required.
The recommendations of the department, of the FCSM P&T Committee, and of the Dean of FCSM, if he or she makes one, will be forwarded, together with all pertinent files, to the Provost. All the recommendations of the Dean of FCSM will be shared with the FCSM P&T Committee.
Evaluation of Interdepartmental, Interdisciplinary Faculty Members
The FCSM P&T Committee follows the university guidelines. Please refer to the relevant sections of the Faculty Handbook.
Merit
The appropriate department merit committee will decide on merit based on the correspondence between the Agreement on Faculty Workload Expectations (AFWE) and Part I of the Annual Report (AR) for the academic year.
If discrepancies are found between the faculty member’s AFWE and Part I of the faculty member’s AR and are considered deleterious to the mission of the department by a the appropriate departmental merit committee, the faculty member may be denied merit. It is recognized that there will be some flexibility in the evaluation of such discrepancies.
The Dean of FCSM and the Chair of the FCSM P&T Committee will review departmental merit recommendations. If the Dean and the Chair agree with a departmental merit recommendation, then the FCSM P&T Committee will support this recommendation. If either the Dean or the Chair disagrees with a departmental merit recommendation, then the FCSM P&T Committee will review the recommendation. After review, the committee votes to support or deny the departmental merit recommendation. A simple majority (at least 3 out of the possible 5) is required.
Five-Year Comprehensive Review
The FCSM P&T Committee will evaluate departmental recommendations of faculty members who have participated in a Comprehensive Review.
In these evaluations, the FCSM P&T Committee will follow the “Comprehensive Review Policies and Procedures of Towson University” (see the Faculty Handbook or Appendix E).
In cases of appeals to the FCSM P&T Committee, the committee will follow its established procedures as for all appeals.
College-wide Criteria and Standards for Promotion and Tenure
Statement of Philosophy
The following are the general criteria and standards for promotion and tenure within the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics. We recognize that each department within the College has a distinctive character and set of expectations and the purpose of this document is not to stifle that individuality. Conversely, we also believe that there should be some commonality of standards that apply to all departments within the College that reflects the nature and mission of the College. This draft outline attempts to reconcile these different views.
Tenure and Promotion to Associate Professor
Because the promotion to Associate Professor usually (but not always) carries the award of tenure, we treat these as one and the same in this draft. In unusual cases, there may be justification for tenure without promotion, but that is not considered here.
Promotion to Associate Professor with tenure is the most important step up the academic ladder for two reasons. First, the newly promoted faculty member can remain at Towson throughout his or her academic lifetime; promotion with tenure should be considered as a commitment to keeping that faculty member as a productive colleague throughout this time. Second, with rare exceptions, promotion to Associate Professor with tenure is a one-time event; if not granted, that faculty member will likely leave Towson University. For these reasons, it is important that the general criteria and expectations for this promotion be laid out clearly.
In general, the College does not feel that rigid, quantitative criteria are appropriate for a faculty whose interests range from astrophysics to field zoology. This is especially true in the area of research, where use of numbers of publications, grants, or presentations at meetings is highly variable among disciplines. However, we have provided some general guidelines for achievements in Teaching, Scholarship, and Service.
Teaching — The general expectation of the College is that teaching is our central function and that all faculty should strive to be outstanding teachers. Assessing teaching performance, however, is extremely difficult. Our general philosophy is that no single criterion can be used to adequately judge teaching performance. At a minimum, the following must be used to measure teaching effectiveness. The listed criteria are not prioritized according to order of importance.
quantitative student evaluation scores
summaries of written comments from student evaluation forms
course syllabi, exams, assignments, etc.
copies of signed reports from peer observations of teaching
However, in addition to the above items, other measures are also appropriate. The faculty member is encouraged to submit a teaching portfolio to assist in the evaluation of teaching performance. This portfolio would include all of the above 4 items. Other items that may be included, where appropriate, are (but not limited to) the following. The listed criteria are not prioritized according to order of importance.
evidence of the development of new courses
evidence of modification of course content or delivery
evidence of improvement of personal knowledge of subject content or teaching methodologies
evidence of contributions and/or delivery of a new curriculum
professional awards for teaching excellence
evidence of supervision of student research
for mathematics and science educators: evidence of supervision and mentoring of pre-service teachers
Scholarship — The College recognizes faculty practice four kinds of scholarship as defined by the Boyer Model* : discovery, integration, application, and teaching. The general expectation of the College is that all faculty members should be able to demonstrate the presence of an active and ongoing program of scholarship of one or more of these forms. The faculty member needs to demonstrate the ability to initiate and carry out to completion scholarly work at Towson University in his/her research specialty as evidenced by the following. The listed criteria are not prioritized according to order of importance.
publications in peer reviewed scholarly journals
or, when appropriate to a discipline, publications in peer reviewed conference proceedings
publication of a professionally appropriate peer reviewed book, textbook, manual or extensive monograph
submission of university-approved patent applications to the U.S. Patent Office or the awarding of such patents
*Charles E. Glassick, Mary Taylor Huber, and Gene I. Maeroff. Scholarship Assessed: Evaluation of the Professoriate (An Ernest L. Boyer Project of the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1997.)
In addition to a scholarly publication record, several other criteria may be employed as illustrated below. Note that these are examples of criteria to be used, and other criteria may be employed at the discretion of the department. The listed criteria are not prioritized according to order of importance.
competitive internal and external grants attempted and received
progress report or final report on the implementation of an externally funded project
chairing (and/or organizing) sessions at professional meetings
presenting papers at professional meetings
documented research in progress
conducting workshops (This item might be expected to count more heavily for mathematics and science education faculty.)
invited lectures
panelist or discussant at professional meetings
professional awards based on scholarly achievement
Service — The general expectation of the College is that all faculty members should be actively engaged in service, to the department, the College, the University community, and to the faculty member’s discipline. The exact level of service is primarily a departmental function and no specific level of service is mandated here (specific levels of Service are outlined in the Faculty Handbook.) Faculty are expected to make useful, documented contributions to their department, their College, the University, and to their discipline.
Promotion to Full Professor
Promotion to Full Professor is the ultimate step in academic recognition. This promotion should recognize not only length of service, but also a sustained commitment to excellence or distinction in teaching, scholarship, and service. In addition to high levels of teaching effectiveness (using criteria noted above), and a leadership role in the area of service, faculty should demonstrate a sustained program of recognized scholarship, as indicated by, for example, a substantial refereed publication record, successful textbook authorship, success in attracting external grants, and presentations at national and international meetings. We emphasize that while different disciplines will necessarily have different levels of grant success and publication, the key element is a sustained commitment to scholarly productivity.
Early Promotion
Initial Promotion — In cases when an application for early promotion is made (early in this context refers to an application made before the date agreed upon in the Faculty Appointment Contract), the justification provided for such a step needs to be clearly and explicitly stated. The standards for such applications will necessarily be higher than with applications made in accordance with the dates in the Faculty Appointment Contract and such applications will be considered separately from applications following the agreed-upon dates.
Promotion to Professor — As noted in the Faculty Handbook, promotion to Professor normally requires a minimum of ten years of full-time university teaching experience, although exceptions can be made for faculty who have attained national distinction for comparable professional activity or scholarship. As noted above, when an application for early promotion is made, the justification provided for such a step needs to be clearly and explicitly stated. The standards for such applications will necessarily be higher than with applications made in accordance with the dates in the Faculty Handbook and such applications will be considered separately from applications following the agreed-upon dates.
Materials to be submitted for Promotion and/or Tenure Recommendations
Summary Sheet
Departmental Promotion and /or Tenure Recommendation Summary Form containing:
A list of names of all faculty members recommended for promotion for each academic rank.
A list of names of all faculty members recommended for tenure.
Promotion and Tenure Dossier (see V. below)
Justification for Denial
A department that makes a negative recommendation for promotion and/or tenure will furnish the FCSM P&T Committee with a letter containing specific reasons for the denial.
Note that the Merit binder (see VI. below) is independent of and separate from the Promotion and Tenure binder.
Instructions for the Fisher College of Science and Mathematics (FCSM) Promotion & Tenure Dossier
Each FCSM faculty member being evaluated for promotion and/or tenure is expected to prepare a dossier that addresses the professorial expectations of faculty in the University, the College and the candidate’s department. The materials in Sections A through E of this document should be organized into one (or more) three-ring loose leaf binder(s) in the indicated sequence, separated and indexed with tabs. This document addresses the organization of the dossier only and in no way is to be interpreted as setting or clarifying existing or future promotion and tenure policies for the FCSM.
For Faculty members undergoing a five-year comprehensive review only Sections E and F of this document are relevant.
Section A: Summary and Recommendations
Cover Page. The dossier begins with a cover sheet that includes the candidate's name, highest degree, present rank, department, date of appointment at Towson University and rank awarded, number of years of credit for prior service, dates for leaves of absence (with the purposes of the leaves indicated), and dates and places of previous promotions. This cover sheet should state the candidate's area of specialization within the discipline. The following format must be used (lines not applicable should be omitted):
Name
Highest Degree
Present Rank
Department
Date of TU Appointment and Rank Awarded
Number of Years of Credit for Prior Service
(A copy of the letter stating the award should be attached.)
Leaves of Absence
(Descriptions and Purposes)
Dates and Places of Previous Promotions and Ranks Awarded
Areas of Specialization within the Discipline
Proposed Rank
Tab A.1. Curriculum Vita
Tab A.2. Summary of Major Accomplishments. A statement written by the faculty member is required for all promotion and/or tenure recommendations. This concise summary should highlight accomplishments of special merit and should include a statement in which the candidate describes how he or she has met the teaching, research, and service expectations of the College and University. (A typical summary is two or three pages in length.)
Tab A.3. Recommendations. The written recommendation of the department rank committee and/or tenure committee, including the Departmental Summary Recommendation (DSR) form, and the written recommendations of the department chairperson, the FCSM Promotion and Tenure Committee, and the Dean of FCSM must be included. A copy of the departmental recommendation, DSR form and chairperson recommendation must be presented to the candidate prior to submission of the candidate’s binder to the FCSM Promotion and Tenure Committee. (Note: Letters from the FCSM Committee and the Dean will be added to the binder and copies given to the candidate.)
Tab A.4. Fisher College of Science and Mathematics Promotion and Tenure Form (FCSM P&T Form).
Tab A.5. Annual Reports (AR Parts I and II) for the Entire Evaluation Period. The candidate should submit annual reports for all years served at Towson. These forms should be arranged from most recent to the time of last promotion or year of hire.
Section B: Teaching
The general expectation of the Fisher College is that teaching is the central function and that all faculty members strive to be outstanding teachers. Assessing teaching performance, however, is extremely difficult. Generally, no single criterion can be used to adequately judge teaching performance.
Categories for Teaching
The following are the required categories for teaching and all significant contributions should be organized accordingly. Note that summaries of numerical student evaluations of teaching are required, but as they are already included in the Annual Reports in Tab A.5, it is not necessary to summarize them here. Examples of written student evaluations are not required, but may certainly be included in Tab B.7 at the candidate’s discretion.
Tab B.1. Courses Taught During the Evaluation Period: The candidate must provide a list of courses taught using the following format:
SUMMARY OF COURSES TAUGHT, 20XX to 20XX
Semester/year Title and Course Number Number of Students
1. Fall, 2006 Biology: The Science of Life / Biol115 24
2. etc.
The candidate must provide a copy of the most recent syllabus used for each course taught at Towson University during the evaluation period. Only one syllabus for each different course is required.
Tab B.2. Peer Reports of Class Visits (A minimum of one per year for tenure-track faculty and at least one per 5 year period thereafter).
The following are additional potential categories for teaching and all significant contributions should be organized accordingly.
Tab B.3. On-load Student Advising (Document the number of students/year, mentoring, special advising activities, etc.)
Tab B.4. Honors or Special Recognition for Instruction: List and document.
Tab B.5. Independent Studies, Practica, Honors Theses, Theses, and Dissertations: These items should be listed as follows:
Independent Studies: Name of student(s), title of project, and date completed.
Practica: Name of student(s), title, and date completed.
Honors Theses: Name of student(s), title, and date completed.
Theses: Name of student(s), title, and date completed.
Tab B.6. Curriculum Materials: List textbooks written by and articles published by the candidate related to the candidate's instruction. A copy of each article must be provided. For books, provide photocopies of the cover, title page, and table of contents.
Tab B.7. Other Materials: The candidate should include other documents that he or she considers to be relevant for teaching that do not appear in the categories above (e.g., new courses developed, international teaching exchange, sabbatical activities related to teaching, etc.). Qualitative student evaluations of teaching (students’ written comments) may be included here.
Section C: Scholarship
The Fisher College recognizes that faculty members may undertake four types of scholarship as defined by the well-known Boyer Model: the scholarship of discovery, of integration, of application, and of teaching. The general expectation of the College is that all faculty members should be able to demonstrate the presence of an active and ongoing program of scholarship in one or more of these forms. The faculty member needs to demonstrate the ability to initiate and carry to completion scholarly work at Towson University in his or her research specialty. Scholarly work is considered validated when it is submitted for peer review and deemed worthy of publication or other form of dissemination. Submission for peer review of competitive proposals for extramural funding is also a valid form of scholarship.
This section should begin with a table of contents listing all documents that support the areas of scholarship listed below.
Categories for Scholarship
The following are the potential categories for scholarship and all significant contributions should be organized accordingly.
Scholarly Writings in Journals, Books, Monographs, and Reviews:
Tab C.1.a. Books and Monographs. For published works, give the title, publisher, and date of publication. For works accepted for publication, indicate whether an item is a book manuscript in press and scheduled for publication at a definite date, or a book project for which a contract has been awarded and a manuscript is to be submitted to the publisher in the future.
Tab C.1.b. Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals. For published or accepted articles, give the title, journal, volume, page numbers, date (or projected date of publication), names of the authors as they appear in print. For manuscripts submitted for publication, indicate whether the article has been published, is accepted for publication, or has only been submitted.
Tab C.1.c. Conference Publications. Give the title, authorship, date, name and location of the conference, and whether the publication was peer reviewed.
Tab C.1.d. Book Reviews, Abstracts, and Reports. Give the title, author, place of appearance, and date of publication or projected publication.
DOCUMENTATION
Within each relevant tab, provide copies of articles, book reviews, etc., listed in paragraphs a through d, above. For books, provide photocopies of the cover, title page, table of contents, etc., within the tabs. In the case of articles, books, monographs, book reviews, abstracts, and reports accepted for publication but not yet published, provide copies of letters of acceptance, agreements and contracts. In the case of works submitted and under review, documentation showing that the submission has been received and is being considered is required.
Tab C.2. Presentations at Professional Meetings: A list of presentations at professional meetings should be provided. This should include the title and date of the presentation, and the name and location of the meeting. DOCUMENTATION: Provide either official acceptance letters or photocopies of the meeting agenda listing the presentation title and authorship.
Tab C.3. Awards and Grants: List scholarships, fellowships, travel awards, personal development grants, grants funded by or submitted to local agencies, and grants from national agencies. DOCUMENTATION: Provide official letters of award indicating the amount and period of the award, and the precise role of the candidate and any other co-principal or co-investigator in the research or required activities funded.
Tab C.4. Science Education and Mathematics Education Workshops: List professional development workshops and other activities organized or led by the candidate. Indicate the candidate’s role in each workshop or activity. The list should include dates of service, and documentation should be provided.
Tab C.5. Significant Professional Services: List memberships on editorial boards, activities as referee for scholarly journals, activities as referee for granting agencies, memberships on evaluation panels, and services as critic, juror, and/or consultant for professional organizations. Include only those activities that are a reflection or outcome of the candidate’s scholarly expertise (other professional service activities may be included within Section D). Documentation verifying the activity should be provided.
Tab C.6. Recognition by National, Scholarly, and Professional Associations: List and include titles of honors, awards, fellowships, and internships. A copy of the award letter or other documentation should be provided.
Tab C.7. General Recognition Within One's Discipline: List requests for colloquium presentations or workshops, and any other general recognition. Copies of invitation letters or official programs should be provided. A list or a summary of citations and references to the candidate’s work by others may be included.
Tab C.8. Other: List and include here materials for which descriptions are not presented in any of the other categories above. These materials may not include work in progress.
Section D: Service
The general expectation of the Fisher College is that all faculty members should be actively engaged in service, to the department, the College, the University community, and to the faculty member’s discipline. The exact level of service is primarily a departmental function and no specific level of service is mandated here (specific levels of Service are outlined in the Faculty Handbook.) Faculty members are expected to make useful, documented contributions to their department, their College, the University, and to their discipline.
Categories for Service
The following are the potential categories for service and all significant contributions should be organized accordingly.
Tab D.1. Contributions to the department and/or interdisciplinary program: List memberships on departmental committees, development of programs, and activities. List only contributions not related to professional development or instruction.
Tab D.2. Committee Responsibilities at the College, University, or System Level: List committees and periods of service.
Tab D.3. Support of Local, State, National, or International Organizations: List
consultantships, memberships on advisory boards, and offices held, and include dates of service.
Tab D.4. Assistance to Colleagues: List official or unofficial mentorship of colleagues, consultation about educational problems, reviews of manuscripts, collaboration on research projects, and contributions to programs in other concentrations, departments, or schools.
Tab D.5. Significant Community Participation: List lectures, speeches, presentations, and short courses presented in the community and include dates.
Tab D.6. Meritorious Public Service: List assistance to governmental agencies and development of community, state, or national resources and include dates.
Tab D.7. Contributions to Professional Associations: List organizational offices held or contributions to professional organizations and include where appropriate dates of term, and method of selection (e.g., by appointment, by election).
Section E: Provost’s Binder
A summative dossier should also be prepared to be forwarded to the Provost. The following materials should be submitted in a one inch binder clearly labeled with the faculty member’s name, department, and area of review. Do not use plastic sheet protectors. The documents required will be limited to the following in the exact order (as per memoranda from the Acting Provost, May 5, 2009 and June 3, 2009):
Section I Curriculum Vita A copy of one recent publication or description of creative activity
Section II University Forms: Annual Report (AR) Parts I and II arranged from most
recent to the time of last promotion or year of hire
Section III Summary of Student Evaluations across the evaluation period. Faculty
using the new university evaluation forms should submit the summary
of
results for each course received from the assessment office. Those using
departmental forms should compile the data in a format that will allow
analysis of trends over time. Peer teaching evaluations (for tenure and 5-year comprehensive review).
Section IV Supporting Statement: Summary statement describing correlation
between expectations and accomplishments and integrating
accomplishments in the areas of scholarship, teaching, and service (Note
added - this may be copied from Section A, item 2 of the dossier.)
Section V Recommendations
Written recommendation of the department rank committee and/or tenure committee, including the Departmental Summary Recommendation form,
Written recommendation of the academic chairperson,
Written recommendation of the academic dean, and
Written recommendation of the FCSM P&T committee.
[ NOTE: For Section V, the FCSM P&T Chairperson and the dean have responsibility for ensuring that all recommendations are included in the folder. ]
The department should retain any other supportive materials and make them available if needed. These materials are not to be forwarded unless specifically requested.
Binders that do not comply with this organization will be returned to the college.
Section F: Comprehensive Five Year Review
Sections I-IV of the Comprehensive Five Year Review binders will be identical to those of Provosts P&T binders and will cover the five years under review. Section V must include the following:
Final evaluation of the departmental Comprehensive Review Committee,
Letter of evaluation from department chairperson,
Letter of evaluation from academic dean, and
Peer teaching evaluations.
Materials to be submitted for Merit and Reappointment
Each department shall submit a single "Department of Merit and Reappointment Binder" consisting of:
The Current Department Merit/Reappointment Recommendation Form (CDMR) prepared by each respective department.
For each faculty member being recommended for merit, the materials to be submitted are the following (and should be submitted in the given order):
Fisher College of Science and Mathematics Merit Form (FCSM Merit Form).
Department Summary Report (DSR) Form.
Annual Report (AR).
A curriculum vita.
Justification for Denial
A department that makes a negative recommendation for reappointment will furnish the FCSM P&T Committee with a letter containing specific reasons for the denial.
The Jess and Mildred Fisher
College of Science and Mathematics
Smith Hall, Room 312 (campus map)
Phone: 410-704-2121
Fax: 410-704-2604
E-mail: fcsm@towson.edu
