Effect on Certain Appointments

A Faculty Member who was appointed to a Professorial Rank before the effective date of these policies and regulations shall be governed by the contracts they have already signed and as outlined below:

a) Instructors who have completed one to five years of consecutive service and have been appointed to an additional one year contract will be eligible to be appointed to a final one year contract; instructors who have completed six consecutive years of service and who have been appointed to a seventh one year appointment will not be eligible to be reappointed at the rank of instructor.

b) Assistant professors who have completed one year of service and have been appointed to a second one year contract will be eligible to be appointed to a two year

c) contract followed by a final three year contract; assistant professors who have

d) completed the first two year appointment and have been appointed to a second two year appointment shall be eligible to be appointed to a final two year appointment; assistant professors who have completed the second two year appointment and have been appointed to the third two year appointment will not be eligible to be reappointed at the rank of assistant professor.

e) There will be no change in the contract period for associate professors.

f) There will be no change in the contract period for professors.

g) There will be no change in the contract period for faculty with special and visiting appointments as outlined in Faculty Ranks.