[According to the written requirements for tenure at the Iowa State University, a prospective candidate is required to have published at least fifteen peer-reviewed scientific papers. With sixty-eight papers to his name, Dr. Gonzalez has already exceeded that requirement by 350%.]
Where does it state he had to write them during his employment. Does the tenure requirements include having to have had grants during that time? Or even to be a board member? The article states that according to the written tenure requirements, He more than fulfilled them.
Tenure requirements are based on work done while employed at the university.
Does the tenure requirements include having to have had grants during that time? Or even to be a board member?
A major role in a department is bringing in money. That is part of how tenure is decided. And, it would have been nice if he showed up for department meetings, etc.
The article states that according to the written tenure requirements, He more than fulfilled them.
Obviously he didn't.
According to this ISU statement, he was warned at every previous evalution that he was not meeting tenure requirements.
Dr. Gonzalez was evaluated for tenure and promotion to associate professor by the tenured faculty in the Department of Physics and Astronomy. That evaluation was based on an assessment of the excellence of his teaching, service, scholarly research publications and research funding in astronomy, using standards and expectations set by the department faculty. The consensus of the tenured department faculty, the department chair, the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences, and the executive vice president and provost was that tenure should not be granted. Based on recommendations against granting tenure and promotion at every prior level of review, and his own review of the record, President Gregory Geoffroy notified Gonzalez in April that he would not be granted tenure and promotion to associate professor.