Review and evaluation of academic personnel at UMKC is based on a combination of UM System Collected Rules and Regulations, UMKC regulations and policies, academic unit policies, and department policies. This page helps faculty know what to expect and when.
At the system level, the section of the Collected Rules and Regulations pertinent to performance review is CRR 310.015.
Each year, supervisors conduct an annual review with each academic personnel (including faculty) in their report using MyVita.
All academic personnel must update their academic teaching, research and service progress annually in the MyVita online database.
Probationary faculty on the tenure-track are expected to receive a formal mid-tenure review of their performance, generally held in the 3rd year of a six-year probationary period (adjusted for shorter probationary periods).
Purposes of the mid-tenure reviews are to:
The reviews are structured like the established procedures used for promotion and/or tenure reviews in the academic unit, except that external evaluations normally are not obtained.
Following the review, the committee will inform the dean of the academic unit of the assessment and make one of the following recommendations:
View and download mid-tenure track review policies by academic unit (requires SSO)
UM System will send a complete list of UMKC Faculty due for 5-year Post Tenure Review to the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs for distribution to the Deans. Deans must verify the list with their Department Chairs and report any changes or discrepancies back to UMKC Faculty Affairs. Deans will notify all faculty and their chairs of the impending review. UMKC Faculty Affairs will forward the formal UM System 5-year Post Tenure Review Reporting forms to the Deans for distribution to the appropriate Chairs. Deans are responsible for returning the completed forms to Faculty Affairs by the posted deadline.
The guidelines for completing the formal UM System Reports are as follows:
View and download post-tenure review policies.