Promotion Guidelines - FDPA Required Documentation Please note that per the 2012-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (Article 14, Section 3, pages 14-5 and 14-6), application for promotion must include the following pieces of information (which may be used to help demonstrate outstanding service): A cover letter A detailed and current curricula vita A letter of support from the chairperson of the candidate’s department Three (3) letters of reference or support from professional and/or academic colleagues For candidates seeking the rank of associate professor, a copy of the promotion and tenure plan (including reviews) A narrative describing the substantial achievements in candidate’s outstanding or teaching and either service or scholarship (or a combination of service and scholarship) supported by appropriate documentation. Please note that it is important to discuss the significance, rigor, and contributions of service work within the narrative. Evidence used to support the application for promotion should be limited to candidate’s pieces of information regarding the within the review period (the candidate’s service review period is defined as the period since hire or previous promotion, whichever is more recent), and that evidence should include information gathered throughout the full scope of the review period. Further, service described in the promotion folder candidate’s should advance the mission or goals of the university, college, department or profession. Service Service Criteria Outstanding or substantial service may be demonstrated through the sources of evidence listed below. Similar sources of information not listed here may also be used if appropriate. It is not intended that each candidate for promotion include each of the listed pieces of evidence. Multiple Levels of Service: There is evidence of work at multiple levels of service (e.g., departmental, college-wide, university-wide, community, professional organizations, SEA, etc.)
Promotion Guidelines - FDPA Required Documentation Please note that per the 2012-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (Article 14, Section 3, pages 14-5 and 14-6), application for promotion must include the following pieces of information (which may be used to help demonstrate outstanding service): A cover letter A detailed and current curricula vita A letter of support from the chairperson of the candidate’s department Three (3) letters of reference or support from professional and/or academic colleagues For candidates seeking the rank of associate professor, a copy of the promotion and tenure plan (including reviews) A narrative describing the candidate’s outstanding or substantial achievements in teaching and either service or scholarship (or a combination of service and scholarship) supported by appropriate documentation. Please note that it is important to discuss the significance, rigor, and contributions of service work within the narrative. Evidence used to support the candidate’s application for promotion should be limited to pieces of information regarding the candidate’s service within the review period (the review period is defined as the period since hire or previous promotion, whichever is more recent), and that evidence should include information gathered throughout the full scope of the review period. Further, service described in the candidate’s promotion folder should advance the mission or goals of the university, college, department or profession. Service Service Criteria Outstanding or substantial service may be demonstrated through the sources of evidence listed below. Similar sources of information not listed here may also be used if appropriate. It is not intended that each candidate for promotion include each of the listed pieces of evidence. Multiple Levels of Service: There is evidence of work at multiple levels of service (e.g., departmental, college-wide, university-wide, community, professional organizations, SEA, etc.)
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