Committee on Appointments and Promotions (CAP) (3-3-0)
The Committee on Appointments and Promotions advises the President and Trustees on appointment and advancement of faculty, allocation of faculty positions to departments and programs, granting of sabbatical and assistant professor leaves, and on College policies governing such matters. The CAP also serves as the nominating committee for various national fellowships.
The CAP consists of three tenured full professors, one of whom is elected from each of the three divisions. The President, the Provost, and the Dean of the Faculty are members of the Committee. The Dean of the Faculty serves as chair.
Membership 2009-10
Steve Fix
Laurie Heatherington
Lee Park
The President
The Provost
Dean of the Faculty
Rules for election to the CAP
Balloting for the nominations for the elected professors normally occurs during the November faculty meeting and the election during the December meeting. Terms for the three full professors are for three years on a staggered basis. A full professor elected to the CAP for the first time must commit to serving for a minimum of two years, with their terms ending on June 30th. Members are eligible for re-election. When a vacancy occurs, the eligible members of the faculty vote for two persons in the appropriate category. The three receiving the highest number of votes are then nominees for a run-off ballot where each eligible member of the faculty votes for each nominee ranked in order of preference. If any one of the three receives a majority of first-place votes, that candidate is normally appointed. If no candidate receives a majority of first-place votes, then the candidate with the fewest first-place votes is dropped. The second-place votes on the ballots of the dropped candidate are then added to the first-place vote totals of the remaining two candidates. The two nominees receiving the highest number of votes then comprise a panel from which the President designates one to fill the vacancy. Balloting for both preliminary nomination and election to the panel is in full faculty meeting, the outcome determined by those present and voting. If a vacancy occurs before the three-year term expires, a replacement is elected for a new three-year term except in cases of a mid-year election in which case the term is two and one-half years.
Members of the Faculty Interview Panel join the CAP to interview candidates for faculty positions.
