Faculty resources & policies

Tenure and Promotion Process and Guidelines

The linked file above details the complete tenure and promotion process. The document contains the text of and/or links to the files below.

1. Tenure and promotion process
   Describes the general tenure and promotion process and the career timeline.
2. Tenure and promotion timeline
   Provides a detailed timeline and deadlines for the tenure and promotion process.
3. Dossier guidelines
   Includes instructions for items that go into the candidate’s dossier that is submitted for external review.
4. CV guidelines
   Includes instructions for formatting the candidate's curriculum vitae (CV) that is included in the dossier.
5. Casebook guidelines
   Includes instructions for items that go into the candidate’s casebook that is provided for internal review. The casebook includes the dossier plus additional documents and/or folders.
6. Course evaluation summary
   Tables to summarize courses taught and overall course evaluations for each semester.
7. External reference letters
   Instructions for the number of letters required and communications with external referees.
8. Referee credentials
   Tables of accepted and declined external referees including their credentials, justification for their choice, and disclosure of any relationships with the candidate.
9. Tenure and promotion criteria
   Criteria for promotion and/or appointment to tenured associate and full professor.
10. Checklist
    A checklist of items that should be included in the dossier and casebook.

Tenure Information

• Tenure Status Form & Instructions (Word)
• Tenure-track Assistant Professor Third-year Review (PDF)
• Probationary Period Suspension Form (Word)

Retirement Information

• Phased Retirement Program

Resources

• Toolkit for graduate student recruitment

Handbooks & Policies

• Faculty Assembly Articles of Organization (.pdf)
• Faculty Information Handbook
• Guidebook to Faculty & Research Appointments (.pdf)
• Faculty Parental Leave Policy (.pdf)
• Mentoring Policy for Tenure-track Assistant Professors (.pdf)
• Professor of the Practice Policy (.pdf)
• Sabbatical Policy & Application (Word)
• Travel Grants for Program Officer Visits (.pdf)
• Research Faculty Policy (Word)
• Teaching-track Faculty Policy
• Unpaid Leaves of Absence Policy (Word)