PROMOTION AND TENURE

1. Renée Taylor Panelists: PROMOTION AND TENURE Juan Carlos Campuzano, Distinguished Professor of Physics Larry Danziger, Professor of Pharmacy Practice Julia Fish, Professor of Studio Arts Matthew Gaynor, Associate Professor of Graphic Design Dave Hilbert, Professor of Philosophy Tim Murphy, Professor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science Terri Thorkildsen, Professor of Educational Psychology David Ucker, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology

2. Objectives • Establishing Impact • Promotion and Tenure Process • Beginning Early • The Mid-Probationary Review • Campus P&T Committee • Preparing the Dossier • Finding a Mentor(s) • Balance • Politics

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 Begin Your Preparation Early • 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 PREPARING YOUR 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 DEPARTMENTAL AND COLLEGE NORMS AND BYLAWS • Impact of scholarship/scientific contributions • Teaching contributions • Service contributions

13. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE FINDING A MENTOR • Campus policy is that each College must have a mentoring program • Senior faculty to mentor junior faculty • Approach the VPFA office if you do not feel you have access to adequate/optimal mentoring

14. CLICK TO EDIT MASTER STYLE BALANCING PROFESSIONAL AND PERSONAL LIVES • Pursuit of tenure may intrude on one’s personal life (Perlmutter, 2010) • When is imbalance acceptable/tolerable & when is it not? • Learning to set limits, when appropriate.

15. 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

16. POLITICS “Sitting down with a young and brilliant mathematician, I asked what he thought were his biggest problems…instead of describing difficulties with equations…he lamented that (a) his GA wasn’t completing his tasks on time, (b) his department head didn’t seem to care if junior faculty obtained grants, and (c) a senior professor kept glaring at him in faculty meetings.” – David Perlmutter, p.1

17. MID-CAREER PROMOTION • Right after tenure/promotion? • Two to three years after being promoted and/or receiving tenure, update promotion and tenure documents • Meet with department head/chair in mid- spring to summarize progress • Importance of wider presence/recognition (international) • Importance of leadership & a “signature” (scientific/scholarly, teaching/mentoring, service)

18. MID-CAREER PROMOTION • Highlight accomplishments since last promotion • New courses • New grants and grant expenditures • New papers/books • M.S. and Ph.D. students graduated and their placement • Impact of the research • Continuity of scholarship (&/or funding)

19. REFERENCES & RESOURCES 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 RiennerPublishers. Tam, M.S. (2012). UIC Promotion and Tenure Workshop Slides