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 #### III. The Committee on Appointments and Promotions (COAP) {#coap}
 
 (Amended by the Faculty, *January 19, 2017*)  
-(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2020*)
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2020*)  
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
 
 *Roles and Responsibilities:*
 
@@ -715,11 +717,11 @@ Department Heads.
 *Membership:*
 
 COAP consists of seven elected tenured faculty members holding the
-rank and title of (full) Professor, with no more than one
-representative from any one academic department.  The term of office
-for this committee is three years, and no member may serve successive
-terms.  Department Heads, Deans, and the Provost are not eligible to
-serve on COAP.
+rank and title of (full) Professor or (full) Professor of Teaching,
+with no more than one representative from any one academic department.
+The term of office for this committee is three years, and no member
+may serve successive terms.  Department Heads, Associate Department
+Heads, Deans, and the Provost are not eligible to serve on COAP.
 
 *Election Procedures:*
 
@@ -4648,10 +4650,14 @@ organization).
 
 #### i. Nomination {#chapter-4-section-3ai}
 
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
+
 All candidates for promotion to (full) Professor, (full) Professor of
 Teaching, (full) Teaching Professor, and Associate Teaching Professor
-must be nominated for promotion. The Nominator is normally the
-Department Head or a tenured full professor at WPI. For promotion to
+must be nominated for promotion.  The Nominator is normally the
+Department Head or a tenured faculty member holding the rank of (full)
+Professor or (full) Professor of Teaching at WPI.  For promotion to
 (full) Teaching Professor or to Associate Teaching Professor, the
 nominator must be the Department Head and/or Program Director (with
 input from department and/or program faculty members).
@@ -4716,11 +4722,15 @@ Professional Associates by May 1.
 
 #### iii. Formation of Joint Promotion Committees, Recusals, and COAP Member Participation {#chapter-4-section-3aiii}
 
+(Amended by the Faculty, *April 16, 2025*)  
+(Approved by the Board of Trustees, *May 16, 2025*)
+
 + *Joint Promotion Committees:* For the purpose of considering each
 promotion case, a Joint Promotion Committee is formed, consisting of
-six voting members of COAP, and a non-voting Nominator and a
-non-voting Advocate.  The Joint Promotion Committee is chaired by the
-Chair of COAP.
+six voting members of COAP, inclusive of faculty holding the rank of
+(full) Professor or (full) Professor of Teaching, and a non-voting
+Nominator and a non-voting Advocate.  The Joint Promotion Committee is
+chaired by the Chair of COAP.
 
 + *Recusals:* If the candidate and one of the COAP members are from
 the same department, then that COAP member is recused from the Joint