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Section 2.10 of the UAB Faculty Handbook and Policies requires that the university’s policies and the departmental, school, and/or library policies will be used in evaluating faculty members for appointment, promotion, and award of tenure. Please see the following sections of the handbook:

SectionTopic
2.10 Specific Criteria for Appointment, Promotion, and Award of Tenure
2.11 Procedures for Faculty Appointments, Reappointments, Promotions, and Awards of Tenure
2.12 Initial Appointments of Faculty
2.13 Reappointment and Non-Reappointment of Non-tenured Faculty
2.14 Annual Faculty Evaluations
2.15 Tenure
2.16 Promotion
2.17 Appeals

The following chart shows how faculty members can locate the policies for their school or college. In the case of departments with separate department-level policies, faculty should consult with their chairs for how to obtain those policies.

UnitSource for Policy
Business Available through Collat P & P signed 2023-24 2.pdf (requires separate login).
CAS Available through CAS Faculty Handbook.
Dentistry Available through School of Dentistry General Handbook.
Engineering New handbook being developed. Contact Associate Dean Gregg Janowski at janowski@uab.edu.
Health Professions Available through School of Health Professions Faculty Handbook.
Libraries Available on the Libraries policy page.
Medicine Available on the School of Medicine Faculty Handbook.
Nursing Available on the School of Nursing Sharepoint site (password protected – see department chair). Also available on SON “R drive”
Optometry Available at School of Optometry Faculty/Staff Resources webpage (password protected – see department chair).
Public Health Available in FAC folder in SOPH SharePoint site, with access currently through department chair. Direct access to come.