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PROMOTION AND TENURE

PROMOTION AND TENURE. Panelists: David Hilbert, Alfred Tatum, Margaret Woulfe, Renee Taylor. Objectives. Hiring onto the tenure track Steps in the process Policies and Procedures (external reviews) Confidentiality Procedures and Procedural Deviations College and Departmental Norms

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PROMOTION AND TENURE

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  1. PROMOTION AND TENURE Panelists: David Hilbert, Alfred Tatum, Margaret Woulfe, Renee Taylor

  2. Objectives • Hiring onto the tenure track • Steps in the process • Policies and Procedures (external reviews) • Confidentiality • Procedures and Procedural Deviations • College and Departmental Norms • Early Withdrawals and Denials • Communicating with the Candidate • Rollbacks, Holds, and Relief of Teaching Duties • Mid-career Promotion

  3. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE THE ROLE OF IMPACT IN TENURE • UIC is a research-intensive university • Impact is determined by peer review and a public presence within one’s discipline • Peer-Reviewed Publications/Books • Funded Research or Scholarship (Grants, Contracts, Funded/Prestigious Scholarly Awards)

  4. Departmental and College Process • Candidate contributes to the preparation of the non-evaluative aspects of the papers. • Head of the Department/Paper Preparer • Department Committee Votes • Head of Department Endorses/Denies • College • Committees (P&T and Executive) Vote • Dean of the College Endorses/Denies • Note: joint appointments

  5. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE Campus Process • Campus P & T Committee • Provost + Dean of the Graduate College • Appeal (if made) • Chancellor • Board of Trustees • http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/pt.html

  6. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE Early Communication of Expectations and Norms • Departmental Norms & College Norms • Read through a blank dossier (forms) • Meet with your Department Head/Chair • Seek and receive mentoring

  7. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE MID-PROBATIONARY REVIEW • Typically Conducted in the Spring of the T3 Year • Should show a positive trajectory • Outcome of the review shared with assistant professor, kept in department and college file, and forwarded (with the signature of the Dean) to the Office of VCAA, and will be included in the P&T dossier

  8. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE CONFIDENTIALITY & THE DOSSIER Non-evaluative  Evaluative  Dossier

  9. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE NON EVALUATIVE COMPONENTS • Candidate provides materials for dossier: in spring, with the support of the department head, • Candidate reviews and acknowledges the factual elements of the dossier

  10. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE EVALUATIVE COMPONENTS • External reviewers (letters) • 5-8 • Candidates may submit of a list of inappropriate referees • Materials sent to reviewers • C.V. • Sample of recent publication and works in press • Research statement • Collaborators can articulate the contribution of the candidate in joint work

  11. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE EVALUATIVE COMPONENTS • Statement and endorsement from Unit Executive Officer (Head or Chair) • Statement and endorsement from Dean

  12. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE THE ROLE OF THE MENTOR • Campus policy is that each College must have a mentoring program • Senior faculty to mentor junior faculty • Candidates are encouraged to approach the Head/Chair, Dean, and then the VPFA office if they do not feel they have access to adequate/optimal mentoring

  13. NEW CHILD, FAMILY ILLNESS, AND MEDICAL ISSUES • Tenure rollback http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/302-TenureRollback_04-2009_FINAL.pdf • Tenure hold http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/303-Tenure%20Hold_FINAL%20Policy-MAAPP_RevisedJuly%202009.pdf • Modified teaching duties http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/501-Modified%20Teaching%20Duties_MAAPP_Revd_Aug%202009.pdf

  14. MID-CAREER PROMOTION • Is it ever an entitlement? • How does the conversation begin? • Example from Dentistry of one approach to assessment

  15. Example: Beginning the Conversation Faculty Professional Development Needs Assessment 1. Please list any professional development goals and activities planned for 2013-2014, and include interest/progress toward promotion as outlined in the COD Promotion and Tenure Guidelines (http://dentistry.uic.edu/depts/facultyAffairs/tenure.cfm?m=2&o=2#). Click here to enter text. 2. I have read the COD guidelines and norms for Promotion, and I believe I should be considered for promotion during the 2013-14 cycle. Yes☐ No☐ 3. I feel that I need additional mentors. Yes☐ No☐ If yes, please indicate type/area of expertise needed. Click here to enter text. 4. I would like to discuss taking on new roles or committee assignments during the upcoming academic year. Yes☐ No☐ If yes, please describe. Shared by: College of Dentistry, Luisa DiPietro, Associate Dean & Professor

  16. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE REFERENCES Lang, J.M. (2005). Life on the Tenure Track. Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press. Perlmutter, D.D. (2010). Promotion and Tenure Confidential. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Rockquemore, K.A.& Laszloffy, T. (2008). The Black Academic’s Guide to Winning Tenure without Losing your Soul. Lynne Rienner Publishers. Tam, M.S. (2012). UIC Promotion and Tenure Workshop Slides

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