Faculty Personnel Committee Annual Report 2000-01

The Faculty Personnel Committee (FPC) has just completed its work for the 2000-01 academic year. Members of this year's committee included:

1.Patricia Gwartney (Sociology) for Fall term
2.David Herrick (Chemistry)
3.Lisa Kloppenberg (Law), Chair
4.Steven Lowenstam (Classics) for Winter and Spring terms
5.Eugene Luks (Computer and Information Science)
6.Terry O'Keefe (Business)
7.Marjorie Taylor (Psychology)
8.Janet Wasko (Journalism and Communication)
9.Jeff Williams (Music)
10.Wes Wilson (Economics)
11.Jenny Young (Architecture and Allied Arts).

Unfortunately, none of the students selected by student organizations attended any meetings this year.

The current FPC charge and structure serves the University well. The FPC's workload is significant. This year we advised the Provost on 45 cases involving tenure and/or promotion. This included:

  1. Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure 20
  2. Tenure Only 6
  3. Promotion to Professor 13
  4. Hire at Professor Level with Tenure 5
  5. Senior Instructor to Associate Professor 1
We held 17 meetings during the current academic year, each lasting approximately two hours. In addition, we estimate that we spent an average of three to six hours each week during Winter and Spring quarters reading files. Moreover, one member of the committee is assigned to report each case and prepare a written report to the committee and then subsequently t the Provost. The member reporting a case, and each of us has reported at least 4 cases during the year, typically spends a full work day in preparation for the FPC meeting at which the case is discussed. Thus, we think units should grant relief from other committee work to FPC members and consider granting course or other relief for those who serve on the FPC.

Our FPC work has been very inspiring, reminding us of the breadth and strength of our faculty. In most of the cases we considered, candidates clearly met university standards -- often they exceeded those expectations. While most candidates were well served by their committees and units, we do offer several suggestions for more complete and useful preparation of files. Most of these concerns are addressed directly in the Faculty Guide to Promotion and Tenure prepared by the Office of Academic Affairs. (Helpful information is available at http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~acadaff/.)



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