May 2026 Faculty Senate Newsletter
What’s New
Annual Evaluation Process: Faculty Success Plans to be implemented only if teaching does not meet expectations
The Chancellor’s approval of revisions to Faculty Manual Part VIII.I.IV changes the threshold for requiring a faculty success plan as part of the annual evaluation process. Previously, a faculty member who did not meet expectations in any area would be subject to a faculty success plan, but this revision aligns campus practice with UNC policy and now faculty success plans will only be imposed if a faculty member does not meet expectations in teaching. The performance review of tenured faculty (post-tenure review) process will still include faculty success plans that are implemented if a faculty member’s overall performance does not meet expectations.
Approval of Provisional Codes for College of Health and Human Sciences, ECU Libraries
The Chancellor has approved the provisional codes for the College of Health and Human Sciences, which is a college formed from the merger of most of the units of the College of Allied Health Sciences and the College of Health and Human Performance. The units that will be part of that college are:
- Addictions and Rehabilitation Studies
- Clinical Laboratory Sciences
- Communication Sciences and Disorders
- Health Education and Promotion
- Health Services and Information Management
- Human Development and Family Science
- Kinesiology
- Nutrition Sciences
- Occupational Therapy
- Physical Therapy
- Recreation Sciences and Sport Management
- Social Work
The Chancellor also approved the provisional code for the ECU Libraries, which merged the units of Academic Library Services and Health Sciences Library. The provisional codes can be found on the Academic Unit Codes of Operation listing.
Reminders
Mandatory Statement about the Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction
As First Summer Session comes to a close, faculty are reminded to review the requirements for the Mandatory Statement about the Survey of Student Opinion of Instruction (PDF) to make sure you are complying with the requirements for the survey and that you are providing the statement to students.
Faculty Personnel Deadlines
Below are the deadlines for personnel actions that are coming up soon (see the full Faculty Manual Part X, Section II Schedule for Personnel Actions for more information):
- Workplan and Annual Evaluation Timeline
- For 12 Month Faculty: the unit administrator will meet to discuss the workplan and annual evaluation in draft form by June 13th. The workplan and annual evaluation will then move to the Dean on June 30th.
- Progress Toward Tenure (PTT) Letters
- For 12 Month Faculty:
- By 1st Tuesday in June (June 2nd this year): the unit administrator provides the Tenure Committee with required documentation about the candidate and a draft of the administrator’s new progress toward tenure letter
- By 2nd Tuesday in June (June 9th): the tenure committee meets with the unit administrator to review the cumulative record of the candidate’s progress and finalize the progress toward tenure letter
- By June 23rd: delivery of the progress toward tenure letter and meeting that includes the faculty member, representative of the Tenure Committee, and unit administrator to discuss the letter, with subsequent delivery of the progress toward tenure letter to Dean
- By June 30th: progress toward tenure letter sent to higher administration
- For 12 Month Faculty:
- Reappointment of Probationary-Term Faculty Members in 2nd Year of Employment With Credit for Prior Academic Service
- For 12-month faculty, the dean recommendation and PAD goes to the Provost by the 1st Tuesday in June (June 2nd), with the Provost’s decision due by the 3rd Tuesday in June (June 16th).
Policies, Rules, and Regulations Sent Out for Comment
Two policies, rules, and regulations (PRRs) have been circulated for open comment. The Faculty Officers consider the PRRs that are opened for comment and decide whether they should be assigned to committees for review. They agreed to send the Budget Entries Allowed Under Maximum Flexibility Legislation regulation to the University Budget and Faculty Compensation Committee, and the Antivirus Regulation to the Digital Learning and Academic Technology Committee. These committees are not operating over the summer, so their feedback will be submitted in the fall.
Faculty are encouraged to submit their own feedback on the items through the system, but they will be required to sign in using their ECU credentials. If faculty wish for their feedback to be anonymous, they may send their feedback to Dr. Mark Bowler, Chair of the Faculty, and he will submit it on their behalf, or they may submit an anonymous comment to the Faculty Senate Contact Form.
ADA Accommodation: 252-737-1018 or ada-coordinator@ecu.edu