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5.8 The University President shall assess the merits of the UFSPB’s recommendation for
appointment and if satisfied with the result of the evaluation and screening, shall forward it to
the Board of Regents for confirmation.

5.9 The Human Resource and Management Office (HRMO) will notify the selected and
confirmed applicant who will then fill up necessary forms and submit the required
documents. Appointment papers will be prepared for the signature of the President and for
attestation by the Civil Service Commission.

5.10 The appointee will be issued a notice to report for teaching assignment.

PROMOTION

B. PROMOTION/CAREER ADVANCEMENT

Promotion is the advancement of a faculty from one position to another with an increase in
salary. It may be from one sub-rank or from one mark to the next rank. Opportunity for
promotion occurs if a vacancy exists in a higher rank which may lead to chain promotion.
These policies and guidelines for promotion of faculty members are for guidance of all
concerned.

1.0 OBJECTIVES
The Faculty Chain Promotion shall have the following objectives:
1) To provide a system of advancement for faculty members from one position to a
higher position based on merit and fitness.
2) To provide incentives to faculty members to upgrade their qualifications and improve
their teaching effectiveness and efficiency through promotion.
3) To fill up vacancy/ies in the higher faculty ranks or sub-ranks by promoting qualified
and competent faculty members below the vacant ranks or sub-ranks.
4) To guarantee and safeguard the terms and conditions of their employment, career
progression and recognition.

2.0 SCOPE
The promotion shall apply to all faculty members who are in active service, on study
leave, sabbatical leave, on local or foreign scholarship, on training grant, on maternity leave,
or on extended leave without pay. it will cover all faculty members who are presently
occupying the following academic ranks:

Professor (sub-ranks 1-6)
Associate Professor (sub-ranks 1-5)
Assistant Professor (sub-ranks 1-4)
Instructor (sub-ranks 1-3)

3.0 DEFINITION OF TERMS

3.1 Promotion – refers to the advancement of a faculty from one position to another usually
with an increase in duties and responsibilities as authorized by law and accompanied by an
increase in salary.

3.2 Chain Promotion – refers to a series of promotion resulting from the filling-up by
promotion, of a higher rank/sub-rank vacancy the most qualified faculty occupying a lower
rank or sub-rank. When a deserving faculty member is promoted to a higher rank or sub-
rank, his present position becomes vacant and will then be filled-up again by a faculty below
and so on.