Departmental Statement on Tenure and Promotion
The Faculty Reward System

Considerations

1. Departmental mission and priority statement with rationale.
2. Research priorities of the department.
3. Procedures, timelines, and eligibility for promotions and tenure.
4. Range of activities that qualify as scholarly, professional, or creative and under what conditions.
5. Articulation with institutional and school/college statements.
6. Tenure and promotion criteria. Differential weights for different activities (e.g., teaching, community service, etc.).
7. Guidelines and policies for documentation.
8. Description of the appeal process.

Other considerations

1. Recruiting: how are positions advertised, interviews conducted, and appointments made to support the mission and priorities of the unit?
2. Mentoring: what system is in place to support new faculty members?
3. Faculty support: what resources are available to support improvement of teaching, non-traditional and traditional forms of scholarship?
4. Merit salary guidelines and criteria: what is the relative importance given to teaching, community, and institutional service?

— Robert M. Diamond Ph.D.

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