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provide to us will be valued. In addition, we will benefit from having your thoughts regarding

____________ interpersonal skills, his/her organizational citizenship, as well as any other

intangibles you might be able to share with us.

In preparing your response, we do ask that you provide us with the following information:

a. Your opinion as to whether or not you would recommend ____________ for this

promotion

b. A brief summary of your reasons for this opinion

c. A description of your relationship (if any) with ____________

Under current policies of this institution, peer evaluations, such as that being requested from you,

are regarded as confidential within limitations imposed by law. They are for limited use within

the University. However, North Carolina state law provides that such written evaluations become

part of the personnel file of the individual. As such, they become open by petition to the faculty

member about whom they are written.

Thank you very much for your willingness to assist us with this important process. We do

recognize the substantial amount of time and effort required to provide us with this assessment of

____________. Please understand that time is of the essence in this process. Therefore, we ask

that you notify Dr. Chair’s Name as soon as possible if you will not be able to provide us with

your review by date. His/her e-mail address is: name@unc.edu. You can send either an electronic

copy on official letterhead or a hard copy in the mail.

Sincerely,

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