On Oct. 13, the Faculty Senate approved a change to Section 4.18 of the WSU Policies & Procedures, "Review for Tenure or Promotion: Procedures." The following language has been added to Section 4.18: "The use of external reviews is required in all promotion and tenure reviews to demonstrate earned recognition in professional circles. External reviews are not part of the Professor Incentive Review process." It is expected that the revised policy will be submitted to the Provost's office for approval on Nov. 14. The proposal was submitted to the Faculty Senate by the tenure & promotion committee in May 2008, and is intended to make external reviews mandatory for tenure and promotion decisions.
