PROMOTION AND TENURE

1. PROMOTION AND TENURE

2. Where to find information • UAFT *Collective Bargaining Agreement – Article 5 • UNAC * Collective Bargaining Agreement – Article 9 Can access through Faculty Services website at: http://www.uaa.alaska.edu/facultyservices/tenure/index.cfm Each college has Evaluation Guidelines that are also accessible through Faculty Services webpage

3. Levels of Review UAFT • Extended campus director (if there is one) • Department chair/Director • College peer-review committee • Dean • University-wide faculty Evaluation Committee • Provost • Chancellor

4. Levels of Review UNAC • Program director (if one) • Department chair (if tenured) • College peer-review committee • Dean • University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee • Provost • Chancellor

5. Performance Expectations • Promotion to Assistant *Potential for success • Promotion to Associate *Evidence of success • Promotion to Professor *Exemplary • Promotion prior to mandatory year *Outstanding

6. What to include in the file • Vita • Self-review • Past reviews • Workload for the review years • Annual activity reports • Student course evaluations (IDEA/SDIS) • Course syllabi • Verification of degree • Further documentation of research/creative activity, teaching and service corresponding to workload • Letters of recommendation if required • Copies of past reviews • Initial appointment letter

7. Table of Contents • Tabs • Binder that is adequate in size to hold everything. Additional pages will be added as review levels are completed. File should be a reflection of your work, make it look professional.

8. Important dates • UNAC must notify dean of intention to submit promotion and/or tenure file PRIOR to going off contract in May. • UNAC file is due September 5th in deans office • UAFT file is due September 28th in director/deans office

9. Post-Tenure Review UAFT • Refer to Article 5 of the Collective Bargaining Agreement • File submitted every 3 years • Director • Chair (if one) • Peer-review committee • Dean

10. Post-Tenure Review UNAC • Refer to Article 9 in the Collective Bargaining Agreement • Submit file every 3 years • Chair (if tenured) • Dean • 6th year comprehensive • Chair (if tenured) • Peer-review committee • Dean • University-wide Faculty Evaluation Committee • Provost

11. What to include in post-tenure file REQUIRED: • Complete CV • Annual Activity Reports OPTIONAL: • Documents that support your file to reflect your work

12. What NOT to include • Meaningless documents that take up space • PLASTIC PAGE PROTECTORS • Binders that are too small • Boxes instead of binders

13. Are there example files to look at? • Yes, several files are here today • There are files in CAFÉ • Your deans office can suggest a colleague who had a successful file, use other faculty • Ask questions • Contact your union