College Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (CCAPT)


Committee Organization

  • Dean's Office Liaison: Ben Eggleston, Senior Associate Dean, eggleston@ku.edu
  • Committee Oversight: Jill Mignacca, Assistant Director for Faculty Hiring and Promotion, jmig@ku.edu

Description

According to the Bylaws of the College Assembly » (Article VII.B.3), the College Committee on Appointments, Promotion and Tenure (CCAPT) shall:

  1. Consider all recommendations for advancement in academic rank and granting of continuous tenure for members of the College faculty. The recommendations along with those of the dean shall be reported to the University Committee on Promotion and Tenure and shall remain otherwise confidential.
  2. Address itself to matters of policy pertaining to faculty rank and status and report its recommendations to the dean.
  3. Advise the dean on recommendations for all initial appointments at the professor or associate professor level, and other appointments conferring tenure.

Membership (last updated June 23, 2025)

Membership
NameDepartmentTerm Ends
(beginning of Fall of …)
Purnaprajna BangereMathematics2027
Zongwu CaiEconomics2026
Sheyda JahanbaniHistory2027
Marike JanzenSlavic, German, & Eurasian Studies2027
Bonnie JohnsonPublic Affairs & Administration2026
Ward LylesPublic Affairs & Administration and Indigenous Studies2028
Stuart MacdonaldMolecular Biosciences2028
Jonathan MayhewSpanish & Portuguese2026
Mary Jo ReiffEnglish2027
Nancy SnowPhilosophy2026
Maya StillerArt History2026
Dave TellCommunication Studies2026