Introduction

  • This election is for Tenure and Promotion Committee College of Arts and Sciences Representative. The rules for this election are listed below.
  • The nominees for the Tenure and Promotion Committee College of Arts and Sciences Representative election are listed to the right. The list to the right is not a ballot.
  • This list in not official until nominations have been closed and the list of nominees has been reviewed and verified by the APSCUF Nominations and Elections Committee.
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The nominees for Tenure and Promotion Committee College of Arts and Sciences Representative are:

Steven L. Broitman
Marc Gagne
Gail Gallitano

Nominations close Apr 19, 2005.
Tenured Faculty in the College of Arts and Sciences may be nominated.

Rules for the Election

    • Each department can have at most one representative on the university wide Tenure and Promotion Committee.
    • Membership on the committee is restricted to the following structure: 4 faculty representatives from the College of Arts and Sciences, 1 faculty representative from each of the Schools of Health Sciences, Education, Music, and Business and Public Affairs, and 1 faculty representative from the non-classroom faculty.
    • The election is decided by majority of those casting votes unless such results violate the previous rules or the number of candidates does not exceed the number of positions to fill. In the later case, each candidate will be voted on by an approve/disapprove ballot. If an insufficient number of candidates recieve a majority, a run-off election will be held between the top two elligible candidates. If there is only one elligible candidate for such a run-off, an approve/disapprove ballot will be used.
    • Vacant seats will be filled one at a time with the current vacant seat filled by the candidate with the highest vote count. As each seat is filled, the candidate filling that seat and any other candidates from the same department as the candidate filling that seat will be disqualified. Votes cast for disqualified candidates, as just defined, will not be considered in filling remaining vacant seats.
    • Each candidate selected counts as a cast vote.

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Steven L. Broitman


Department: Biology

Having recently completed the promotion process I am again impressed with the importance that this processes plays in this institution. After 18 years on the faculty here I have a fairly good perspective on how the system works, and the demands placed on faculty. On TeP I’ll do everything possible to insure that every application is fairly and carefully evaluated. I also note that in addition to my principal academic background in biochemistry and molecular biology, I have also received graduate training in education and psychology. I believe that this background can be useful in properly evaluating the contributions from faculty in various disciplines.


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Marc Gagne


Department: Geology & Astronomy

Having recently experienced the process of tenure and promotion, I would like to serve on TeP because I want to give back to a University community that I believe truly values fairness, diversity and excellence in teaching. As a member of TeP, I would work to ensure that the process remains fair and continues to reward scholarly growth and innovative approaches to teaching.


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Gail Gallitano


Department: mathematics

I have been at West Chester University for 16 years and have been through both of these procedures with both great zest and trepidation. I am fully aware that it is a very time consuming and emotionally charged experience. I feel tenure and promotion is a very important prerogative which all faculty have a right to pursue in a fair and just fashion. With an open mind and a strong sense of righteousness, I would like to serve on the Tenure and Promotion Committee, to help all faculty realize their full potential.


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