Guidelines for Preparing Credentials for Tenure and/or Promotion Review:

   I. Basic Organization of Document and Preparations

This document is designed to assist candidates in preparing the materials specified in 3.1.61 in a format that enables the Department and College committees, the Dean, and the Provost to review their record fully and fairly. The candidate is asked to prepare a dossier consistent with these guidelines.

 

A. A cover sheet should contain the following information:

 

PROMOTION AND TENURE PORTFOLIO

 

NARRATIVE SECTION

STATEMENT ON BEHALF OF:

_________________________

Name

_________________________

Department Chair

_________________________________

Date Presented to Department Review Committee

_________________________________

Date Forwarded to the Dean

_________________________________

Date Forwarded to the Provost

 

B. The Promotion and Tenure Statement consists of two four-part sections:

1. To be completed by the faculty member

   a. Description of Teaching Activities (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.31 and department statements)

   b. Description of Scholarly/Creative Activities (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.32 and department statements)

   c. Description of Service Activities (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.33 and department statements)

   d. Description of Advising and Mentoring Activities (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.34 and department statements)

   e. Documentation Appendix (attachments providing evidence as called for in 3.1.61)

 

2. To be completed by the Department Review Committee

   a. Evaluation of Teaching (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.31 and department statements)

   b. Evaluation of Scholarship/Creative Activities (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.32 and department statements)

   c. Evaluation of Service (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.33 and department statements)

   d. Evaluation of Advising (in relation to the criteria specified in 3.1.34 and department statements)

   e. Recommendation

 

C. Responsibility for Preparation of Promotion and Tenure Statement

1. The candidate, working with the Department Chairperson, is responsible for the preparation of the descriptive statement (3.1.26). A tenured faculty member may assist the candidate in preparing an accurate and complete curriculum vitae and describing the candidate's accomplishments.

 

2. The evaluation and recommendations by the Department are confidential and must be written by a member of the Department Promotion and Tenure Committee. The chairperson, if he or she did not write the recommendation for the Department Review Committee may write a separate recommendation.