Office of the Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs

Tenure & Promotion Procedures- Submission of Dossiers

 

A. Submission of Dossiers


A dossier for a faculty member must be submitted in support of [1] an initial, regular full-time appointment in all title series; [2] a promotion to the rank of associate professor or professor with or without tenure; or [3] the granting of tenure if separate from a simultaneous promotion process. These cases, except for joint appointments, appointments of voluntary faculty, appointments at the level of Instructor or Assistant Professor, or appointments as Lecturer or Senior Lecturers require the advice of the appropriate Academic Area Advisory Committee. Less extensive documentation is required to accompany recommendations concerning other actions as indicated below and in AR 11-1.0-1.


Dossiers are assembled within the educational unit and submitted to the dean of the faculty member’s college. The dean may render final approval or disapproval on proposals relative to Lecturers, Instructors, Assistant Professors, post-retirement appointments, appointments. The Board of Trustees renders final approval or disapproval for an appointment or promotion to Associate or Full Professors or the granting of tenure..


Board of Trustees approval is required for an initial faculty appointment at an annual salary or annual anticipated remuneration (AAR) exceeding $100,000.


Dossiers must be forwarded to Margaret Leach or Charlotte Baker for each college as listed below. The process for handling and evaluating these proposals will be identical regardless of which office handles the processing. Each office will provide an appropriate room where the dossiers can be stored and evaluated by various committees.


Colleges should also retain a duplicate copy of a dossier.


Margaret Leach, Room 18, Main Building


Charlotte Baker, Room 256 Leader Bldg, 138 Leader Ave.

 

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