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Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee

Charge

The Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee consists of elected faculty members, tenured at the rank of professor, from each of UMKC's academic schools and the Conservatory. The Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee is charged with the responsibility of evaluating the academic achievements and professional qualifications of tenured and tenure-track faculty members who are candidates for promotion and/or tenure, providing campus-level recommendations to the provost and subsequently the chancellor regarding the strength of the application. Specific responsibilities of the Campus Promotion and Tenure Committee are provided in CRR 320 Section A.2.e.

Roster

  • Michael O'Connor | professor | School of Science and Engineering
  • Virginia Blanton | professor | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Jennifer Huberman | professor | School of Humanities and Social Sciences
  • Nathan Mauck  | professor | Bloch School of Management
  • Mei-Ling Shyu | professor | School of Science and Engineering
  • Joseph Genualdi | professor | Conservatory
  • Timothy Cox | professor | School of Dentistry
  • Loyce Caruthers | professor | School of Education, Social Work and Psychological Sciences
  • Barbara Glesner Fines | professor | School of Law
  • Julie Banderas | professor | School of Medicine
  • Kun Cheng | professor | School of Pharmacy
  • Cindy Russell | professor | School of Nursing and Health Studies
  • Alex Holsinger | senior administrator | Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
  • Chris Popoola | coordinator | Faculty Affairs

Meeting Times, Dates and Deadlines

The committee typically meets each Monday morning from 911 a.m. from mid-January through early May to review promotion and tenure applications.

The committee meets on an as-needed basis for expedited promotion and tenure reviews and other evaluation requests across the nine-month academic year.

Committee Highlights

Review our most recent group of promotion and tenure honorees.

Promotion and Tenure Process

Learn more about the promotion and tenure process at UMKC.

Contact the Committee

Would you like to make a policy recommendation, propose a policy change or discuss another topic with this committee? Please email Chris Popoola, CPTC coordinator and faculty affairs specialist.