Internal Promotion, WSU Wright Way Policy 4209

Authority: Equal Educational and Employment Opportunity Policies and Affirmative Action Plan (Wright Way Policy 4001, September 1987); Vice President for Academic Affairs Memo (July 21, 1988); Executive Memorandum 88-6 (June 30, 1988)

Wright State University's non-competitive internal promotion policy for classified and unclassified staff is intended as both a reward for successful performance and an assignment of additional responsibility to an individual who has accepted and fulfilled responsibility well. This policy is consistent with and integral to the university's Affirmative Action policy.

4209.1 In order to fully utilize its available human resources, the university attempts when circumstances permit:

to fill vacancies by promotion from within when practicable and consistent with its commitment to affirmative action;

to promote on the basis of skills, knowledge, ability, and performance; and,

to provide job training and educational opportunities to help employees perform better and prepare for advancement or new job opportunities.

4209.2 An internal promotion may be made without a job search by using the following process:

Discussion with the dean/director and provost or appropriate vice president shall take place before initiation of an internal promotion.

Documentation to be presented to the provost or appropriate vice president should include justification for the promotion, annual performance evaluations for the previous two years, and a list of those individuals who are being considered for the promotion.

Internal promotions normally shall be considered within an administrative unit, such as a college/school, department, or other functional organizational unit. However, this policy can be used to promote any current (full-time) employee of Wright State University.

An informal review/interview process shall be used to ensure that all qualified individuals are considered for the promotion.

An internal promotion request must be approved in writing by the provost or appropriate vice president and submitted to the Department of Human Resources.

An internal promotion of a member of the university's staff may be made without a search. In the case when such a promotion ultimately creates a vacancy within the specific unit or elsewhere within the university, the vacancy created will be filled by the normal recruiting processes.