Committee on Faculty Reviews (CFR)

Committee on Faculty Reviews (CFR) - (2025)

COMMITTEE ON FACULTY REVIEWS

The Committee on Faculty Reviews (CFR) assists the Dean with appeals related to Annual Performance Reviews, Post-Tenure Reviews, and SEA 202 complaints. Detailed procedures for these appeals are described in their respective policy documents. Reviews regarding Promotion and Tenure are governed by separate policies.

The CFR is composed of experienced faculty members1 with representation from each of the core College divisions. CFR members are selected and appointed annually by the College Policy Committee (CPC), in consultation with the Executive Associate Dean.

1. 1. 1. Fifteen members of the CFR will represent the three disciplinary divisions of the College, with five members representing A&H, five representing S&H, and five representing N&M. At least two members in each division shall be tenured full professors.
      2. Three additional representatives from each internal school that chooses to participate in this committee process shall be chosen by the CPC, and in consultation with the policy committee or equivalent faculty governance body of each participating internal school.
      3. The CFR shall appoint a chair from among its members.
      4. CFR members shall be appointed for a two-year term with the possibility of renewal.
      5. CFR members shall have a duty of confidentiality and of treating all parties to an appeal with respect and impartiality.
      6. CFR members shall recuse themselves in cases of conflict of interest, as defined by university policy, and a faculty member may ask that a member of the CFR recuse themselves for cause.
      7. The review process should proceed at a reasonable pace and be completed within three months of the initial request being forwarded to the CFR.

Faculty Members who believe that their rights under these procedures have been denied have the right to appeal under BL-ACA-D22 and ACA-17. If the faculty member requests further appeal after the conclusion of the College-level appeal, then the faculty member shall submit their appeal to the Bloomington Faculty Board of Review. Per BL-ACA-D22, “the grievant shall bring their grievance to the Bloomington Faculty Board of Review within 30 days after the event being grieved, or after written notice is received by the grievant of non-reappointment, dismissal, salary adjustment, or any other action of which written notice is given.” The timeline for submitting an appeal under BL-ACA-D22 and ACA-17 shall not commence until the faculty member has received a written final determination of the appeal at the College level.

1 Experienced faculty may come from the following positions: associate and full professors, senior lecturers and teaching professors, clinical associate and clinical professors, and professors of practice.