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2013 LSA Divisional Affairs Promotions Overview. Kathe Harrison, Mandy Harrison, Rob Wilke July 23, 2013 9:00 – 11:00 a.m. Agenda. Welcome & introductions Layered review Your role Provost’s changes Reminders & Tips Sample timeline College review, wrap-up & important dates
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2013LSA Divisional AffairsPromotions Overview Kathe Harrison, Mandy Harrison, Rob Wilke July 23, 2013 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Agenda • Welcome & introductions • Layered review • Your role • Provost’s changes • Reminders & Tips • Sample timeline • College review, wrap-up & important dates • LSA EC decision not to promote • LSA deadlines • Web address & contact information • “Putting the Case Together” session • Refresher on teaching documentation • Questions
Layered Review Promotional layered review involves: • Regents • Provost & President • College of LSA • Departments & Programs
Your role The promotion process is handled differently in each unit
New Guidelines from Provost Effective AY13-14: • Joint Appointments • Document in the casebook contributions to interdisciplinary teaching (pages 11 & 17). • Document in the casebook specific expertise & contributions to collaborative research that indicate research independence (pages 11 & 19). • External Reviewers List • Insert biographical paragraph in front of each external review letter (page 21). Effective AY14-15: • Solicitation Letter • Revised language for confidentiality statement in solicitation letter (pages 26 & 28 of template letters)
PROMOTION REMINDERS & TIPS • Delay of Tenure Review • Joint Appointments • External Review Letters • Conflict of Interest for Candidates • CV Tips • Cut-off Dates
Consulting with the Associate Dean Chair/director should contact your Divisional Associate Dean: • Regarding special circumstances. • When requesting a waiver of written promotion policy. • Regarding negative elements of a promotion case.
Promotions Calendar • For 2013-2014 promotion calendar go to: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/academicaffairs/calendarsmeetingsandevents 8
November & January… At LSA we will: • Review promotion packets • Prepare case materials for college review 9
College Wrap-Up • November 2013 to mid-February 2014 DEC reviews & College EC reviews and votes • February 12th - Provost’s deadline confirmed • February 28th - Divisional associate deans notify chairs/directors of College decisions • Early May - Provost communicates decisions • May 15th - Regents confirm promotion decisions 10
When the EC Declines to Promote • Notification to Department • Appeal • Final EC Decision • Notification to Candidate 11
Deadlines • Wednesday, November 6th (noon) for promotion with tenure & research faculty cases • Thursday, January 2nd (noon) for promotion to professor & research faculty promotion cases
Further Information • See our web page at: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/academicaffairs/policiesandprocedures/tenuredandtenuretrackfaculty or call us at: Kathe (5-0658 )Rm# 2152 Mandy (5-0659)Rm #2150 13
Upcoming Sessions We will be offering a session in the fall on “Putting the Promotion Case Together” OCTOBER – DATE TBD 14
Teaching Documentation Refresher • Automated historical teaching record and comparison report on the MRS system: • Print reports and attach to Appendix 4 • Rob Wilke is available for questions or concerns (rfw@umich.eduor 3-3139) 15