College of Health and Human Services

A) The Appointment and Promotion Committee (APC) provides college-level academic review for Faculty not covered by the CBA but who are covered by the Faculty Handbook for Faculty with Open-ended, Continuing Contract Who Are Not Covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement seeking appointment, or promotion. An Ad Hoc Subcommittee of the APC will be convened for consideration of faculty requesting the awarding of tenure as outlined in the Faculty Handbook specified above.

B) The APC Committee will consist of: 1) one Faculty member with an open-ended, continuing contract, who is elected by Faculty from each of the programs with Faculty not covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement and 2) one tenured Faculty member elected by a vote of all faculty with open-ended, continuing contracts not covered by the Collective Bargaining Agreement who will serve as a member-at-large to the committee.

i. Members shall serve a term of three years with one program member rotating off the committee each year.
ii. Initially, the members of the committee shall serve for 1, 2, and 3 years, to be determined by the members of the committee. The member-at-large shall serve a 3-year term.
iii. All members of the committee shall serve no more than two consecutive terms of membership.

C) The Appointment Promotion Committee (APC) shall have the following responsibilities:

i. Elect a Chairperson and determine procedures for committee operations. The Chairperson shall form a tenure subcommittee when necessary as outlined in the "Composition of Tenure Subcommittee (Ad Hoc)" section of The University of Toledo College of Health and Human Services Faculty Handbook for Faculty With Open-Ended, Continuing Contracts Who Are Not Covered By The Collective Bargaining Agreement.
ii. Review Faculty dossiers and make recommendations to the Dean of the College regarding promotion and initial appointments.
iii. Periodically review, update, and make recommendations regarding criteria for appointment to rank, promotion, and awarding of tenure.
iv. Communicate with the Faculty Affairs Committee regarding issues of mutual interest which include, but are not limited to, faculty evaluation
v. policies and procedures as they relate to promotion and the awarding of tenure.
vi. Conduct mid-promotion /tenure review of a dossier upon request of a faculty member.

Brian Fink, School of Population Health Representative, Professor, Public Health

Abraham Lee, School of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Representative, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy

Beth Ann Hatkevich, School of Exercise and Rehabilitation Sciences Representative, Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy

Cindy Bouillon, Elected Member-at-Large Representative, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy