<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:large;font-style:italic">This message is sent on behalf of Dr. Marcus Tye, Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs.</span></div><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><span id="m_5043826993844279665m_-2315344252544851794gmail-docs-internal-guid-acd920f9-7fff-d045-82c9-f734a6bed376"><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please take a few minutes to nominate some of your colleagues to serve on the </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cs8l0Rh24cbplGPAVF9PbAtNlw8YNHv9d24dnnoEeo4/edit?gid=911318227#gid=911318227" target="_blank"><b>External Review Panel</b></a><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span>and the </span><span style="background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tk1q72q2JRwNTeKmuAz9Xt8_uReq3oqh23SE6QAWqOc/edit?gid=1157629990#gid=1157629990" target="_blank"><b>Promotion Review Board</b></a><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">beginning fall 2025.</span></font></p><font size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif">Peer Review Groups with an external reviewer are a critical component of the academic review process. Faculty participation is vital to the process and, more importantly, to the success of </font><font face="arial, sans-serif" size="4">y<span class="gmail_default">our</span></font><font face="Arial, sans-serif" size="4"> colleagues.</font></span></p><font size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4">It is the responsibility of the Provost’s Office to solicit nominations and conduct elections annually for the External Review Panel (ERP) and the Promotion Review Board (PRB). On behalf of me, President Enyedi, UUP Chapter President Michelle Toth and UUP VP for Academics Shawna Mefferd Kelty, I urge you to step up and serve in these critically important roles.</font></span></p><font size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">External Review Panel</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> provides external reviewers to serve on departmental Peer Review Groups. All academic employees holding a continuing appointment, are at the rank of Associate Professor, Associate Librarian or higher, and are not a department chair, center director or academic supervisor are eligible for election. ERP members serve for two years. Click </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1cs8l0Rh24cbplGPAVF9PbAtNlw8YNHv9d24dnnoEeo4/edit?gid=911318227#gid=911318227" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">to view a list of eligible ERP candidates before you begin.</span></font></p><font size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">The </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-style:italic;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Promotion Review Board</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"> is the university-wide peer review body for promotion to Professor, Librarian, and Distinguished Professor/Librarian ranks. All who serve on this board must hold a continuing appointment at the rank of Professor, Librarian or higher and are not a department chair, center director or academic supervisor. PRB members serve for three years. Click </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif"></span></span><a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Tk1q72q2JRwNTeKmuAz9Xt8_uReq3oqh23SE6QAWqOc/edit?gid=1157629990#gid=1157629990" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a><span class="gmail_default" style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,sans-serif"> </span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Arial,sans-serif">to view a list of eligible PRB candidates before you begin.</span></font></p><font size="4"><br></font><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Please nominate some of your colleagues by </span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(255,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-weight:700;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">Friday, March 7</span><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline">.</span></font></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSec69IaeoKHaPzIVXe9pY-W7GOCPC4h_Igke84ef4luFDuAMA/viewform?usp=sharing" target="_blank"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><font size="6"><b>Click here to nominate<span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:tahoma,sans-serif"></span></b></font></a><br></p><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;text-align:center;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span class="gmail_default" style="font-family:arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0)"></span><br></p><br><br><p dir="ltr" style="line-height:1.38;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt"><span style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:transparent;font-variant-numeric:normal;font-variant-east-asian:normal;font-variant-alternates:normal;vertical-align:baseline"><font size="4">Thank you for your participation and service.</font></span></p></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>