3.12.B.8 - Withdraw from an Elective Review by Submitting a Request for Withdrawal

A faculty member who has initiated an Elective Tenure or Elective Promotion Review may withdraw from the review process at any point prior to the Provost review. Failure to withdraw prior to the Provost review will result in the portfolio proceeding automatically through the remainder of the review process.  To withdraw from the review process, the faculty member will indicate their intent to withdraw at the faculty response step in the digital workflow. Because a portfolio proceeds whether it has received positive or negative evaluations and may receive different evaluations at different levels of review, the decision to withdraw must be made on the merits of each individual situation. You are encouraged to discuss your situation with your department chair or a colleague who is familiar with your situation (but not on a current review committee) and the review process before submitting a withdrawal request.

Credit towards tenure and/or promotion is considered “used” upon submission of a portfolio to the department review committee. Withdrawal of a portfolio does not reinstate used credit.

Withdrawing from an elective tenure and/or promotion review does not alter requirements for completing a required pre-tenure or post-tenure review. The faculty member is still required to submit materials in the required pre-tenure or post-tenure review workflow.