Professorial Appointments

The President shall provide to each new or reappointed Professor a letter of appointment which shall include the following:

appointments normally begin on 1 July, but they may become effective on other dates. Professors shall enjoy all appropriate benefits from the date of appointment. When an appointment begins after 1 July but before or including 31 December, seniority towards renewal, tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave shall be retroactive to 1 July preceding employment. When an appointment begins between 1 January and 30 June, then seniority towards tenure, promotion, and sabbatical leave shall begin the following 1 July; (Art. 10.70(g))