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:

Carolyn Sorisio
Jerry Williams

Nominations close Mar 22, 2006.
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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Carolyn Sorisio


Department: English

During my seven years at West Chester University, I have come to appreciate my colleagues' varied approaches to pedagogy as well as the diverse ways that they serve the university through research and service. These contributions are all the more impressive when one considers the 4-4 teaching load expected of most faculty members. As a newly-elected member of TeP, I would be eager to undertake the work of the committee, and I look forward to assessing with fairness our faculty’s contributions to their departments, colleges, and the university.


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Jerry Williams


Department: Foreign Languages

Service on Tep is a full-time commitment. Its members need to be aware of changing and emerging issues that affect tenure and promotion, including-but not limited to-the expanding nature of academic disciplines, new pedagogies, traditional versus non traditional scholarship venues, the use of technology in the classroom, and an understanding of the actual and potential contributions of faculty in all three evaluative areas. In seeking another term, I will bring to Tep a broad range of experience in university service, scholarship and teaching, a working knowledge of how to evaluate the often “invisible” contributions of faculty, and a record of responsible and accountable leadership. I believe that I am an effective advocate for faculty campus-wide, an ask for your support.

Jerry Williams Foreign Languages


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