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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear A&M-Commerce faculty:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you again for your efforts in quickly, and creatively, moving all courses online in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Although you made the transition successfully, we recognize that there could be negative implications
for some faculty due to the shift in modalities. As a result, A&M-Commerce is implementing the following steps to mitigate potential adverse effects for our faculty:
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</span></span><![endif]>Tenure clocks for tenure-track (i.e., probationary) faculty members will be extended by one year.
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</span></span></span><![endif]>This extension does not apply to probationary faculty already notified of non-renewal.
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</span></span><![endif]>With the extension of tenure clocks, 3<sup>rd</sup> year reviews of probationary faculty, originally due to the Provost’s office this week, will be postponed to the Spring 2021 semester.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Tenure clock extensions will not preclude qualified faculty members (i.e., probationary faculty members meeting departmental tenure and promotion criteria) from seeking tenure and promotion based on their initial timeline.<o:p></o:p></p>
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</span></span><![endif]>Student evaluations of teaching in individual courses will be canceled for the Spring 2020 semester. Instead, IE/IR will conduct another check-in survey to get a sense of the students’ collective view of the university’s response to
the crisis.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">And keep up the good work. I know that many of you are more engaged then ever with your students during this uncertain time and your efforts are appreciated.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Stay well!<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">John<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Dr. John Humphreys<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Texas A&M University – Commerce<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">(903) 886-5018<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">john.humphreys@tamuc.edu<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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