B 4 Notification of Degree Completion, Appointment Change and Tenure Clock Start

Dear Dr. ____

We have received notification from the University of ____ that you have completed all the requirements for the Ph.D. degree in XX. Accordingly, as stated in Dean  _______’s (date) letter to you, your rank will become that of a tenure-track Assistant Professor on January 1, 2013, and your tenure clock will begin on the same date. 

Further, upon the recommendation of your department and with the Provost’s approval, I am pleased to modify the termination date of your original appointment so that it now ends on December 31, 2016. (2 NOTES: First, schools may make this proposal to the Provost at their discretion. Second, changing the appointment’s termination date does not change its annual pay schedule; that is, this individual will continue to be paid on a August through July pay schedule, as stated in the original offer letter.) 

Congratulations on this important professional accomplishment.  

 	 	 	 	 	Sincerely, 



 	 	 	 	 	JKLMN, Faculty Affairs Associate Dean 

cc: Provost Sally Kornbluth
Dean
Chair
Business Associate Dean