The Committee on Academic Personnel (CAP) is charged with providing senate consultation on faculty personnel cases and making recommendations to deciding authorities (Chancellor, Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor, and/or divisional Deans) on appointments, promotions, retentions, merit increases, and mid-career appraisals for Senate faculty, as well as similar actions for adjunct faculty and researchers. CAP reviews academic personnel policies and addresses related issues, such as faculty salaries. CAP meets weekly.
Committee Info
CAP Charge
CAP Meeting Dates 2025-26
Committee Membership
Confidentiality and Recusal Policy
Consultation Procedures
Analyst Contact
• Jaden Silva-Espinoza
• phone (831) 459-2259
• jadense@ucsc.edu
CAP Recommendations
CAP Recommendations to Facilitate the Review of Files
Top 10 Tips for Faculty Preparing Personnel Files
CAP’s Tips for Department Chairs
CAP’s Suggestions to Deans Regarding Letters for Major Actions
Resources
Related Links
- ARO: Achievement Relative to Opportunity, Senate Presentation, May 21, 2025
- Addressing Impacts of COVID-19 in Faculty Personnel Review
- CAP and COT Teaching Table Clarification for 2020-21, October 23, 2020
- CAP and COT Memo on the Evaluation of Teaching in Personnel Review, Jan 15, 2020
- CITL Guide to Providing Evidence of Excellence in Teaching
- UCOP document on the Pursuit of Collective Excellence in Research
- Best Practices for Personnel Reviews in Text-Based Disciplines (Humanities Division and Social Sciences Division)
- Bylaw 55 Voting Practices
- CAP Working Group/Appended Documents/weblinks
CAP Working Group Appended Documents
Appendix Item #1 Academic Personnel Guidelines Proposed by UC History Department Chairs (4/20/11)
Appendix Item #2 Guidelines for Evaluating Work in Digital Humanities and Digital Media MLA (5/14/2012)
Appendix Item #3 MLA The Future of Scholarly Publishing (2002)
Appendix Item #4 Scholarly Communication-Roles and Responsibilities – Response to SLASIAC Meeting (9/30/2011)