The following message was sent to all faculty and staff via email on April 9.
At the SUNY Board of Trustees Meeting on April 6, 2021, the SUNY Trustees voted to allow an extension of a portion of the April 2020 SUNY-UUP Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), titled “Possible Adjustments to Tenure Clock Timelines and Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Review Materials,” through June 30, 2021.
Specifically, the May 6, 2020, date in the April 2020 MOU pertaining to continuing appointment for academic employees serving in titles eligible for continuing appointment has been extended to June 30, 2021.
As such, any academic employee hired between May 6, 2020, and June 30, 2021, now has the benefit of the extension of time toward continuing appointment provision. The updated MOU recognizes the continuing impact of COVID-19 on research, scholarship and university service. The policy amendment and MOU are effective immediately for all state-operated campuses.
All academic rank employees not currently under review will receive an automatic one-year extension of their clock, without change in title, full-time equivalent or other employment status.
The original Tenure Clock Extension agreement with UUP (April 2020) can be found at this link.
The Division of Academic Affairs will share more guidance soon on how this extension will be implemented on our campus.
UPDATE: On April 14, 2021, the Division of Academic Affairs issued this guidance on local implementation of this extension.
