Are academic staff on fixed term renewable appointments supposed to get an annual reappointment letter?
Appointments for terms up to and including one year renew for the same term unless the academic staff member receives a written notice to the contrary. A letter of reappointment is not required. A letter of appointment is required if the term of appointment is increased. Appointments for terms longer than one year, including multiple-year appointments, do not require a letter of reappointment during the original term. To renew the appointment for more than one year requires a reappointment letter. If a reappointment letter or nonrenewal notice is not issued before the end of the original term, then the appointment becomes a one- year fixed- term renewable appointment. See ASPP 2.01 (http://acstaff.wisc.edu/ASPP/ASPP2006.pdf).
