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Preparing for Promotion and Tenure

Samples of Promotion and Tenure Guidelines

Indiana University, College of Arts and Sciences, Tenure Criteria 1999-00, http://www.indiana.edu/~college/faculty/policy/collegepolicies/tenure2000.shtml

University of Colorado, Department of Geography, Milestones to Promotion and Tenure, http://www.colorado.edu/geography/documents/milestones.doc

University of Colorado, College of Arts and Sciences, Reappointment, Promotion and Tenure Process,  http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/facultystaff/administration/reapptpromoten.html

University of Washington, Academic Human Resources, Promotion and Tenure  http://www.washington.edu/admin/acadpers/procedures/promotion_and_tenure/index.html

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, Department Chairs' Handbook
http://www.uwsp.edu/admin/acadaffairs/Personnel/Chair%20Handbook.htm


Preparing an Effective Curriculum Vitae

University of Colorado, College of Arts and Sciences, Advice on Curriculum Vita Construction for Personnel Reviews http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/facultystaff/administration/docs/advice.doc


Documenting Teaching Accomplishments

Dawson, Teresa. 2002.  The Teaching Portfolio.  Teaching and Learning Services, University of Toronto at Scarborough, URL: http://tls.utsc.utoronto.ca/events/publications/images/Teaching_portfolios.pdf

University of Iowa, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, How to Document Your Teaching, http://www.celt.iastate.edu/faculty/how_to_document.html

University of Iowa, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Recommended Teaching Portfolio Contents, http://www.celt.iastate.edu/faculty/portfolio_contents.html

University of Iowa, Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching, Teaching Tip: Writing a Teaching Philosophy Statement, http://www.celt.iastate.edu/teaching/philosophy.html

University of Colorado, College of Arts and Sciences, Ten Ideas for Satisfying "Multiple Measures of Teaching" http://www.colorado.edu/ArtsSciences/facultystaff/administration/docs/MultipleMeasures.doc


Further Reading

Chait, Richard, ed.  2002.  The Questions of Tenure  Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

Tierney, William G. and Estela Mara Besimon.  1996.  Promotion and Tenure: Community and Socialization in Academe.  Albany: State University of New York Press.