See below for information on expedited review for teaching professor rank faculty.
This is a standardized timeline, and therefore may not account for holidays and weekends. Please let the chair and business manager know if you will need any additional time because of a holiday or because a deadline falls on the weekend. We are working toward a hard deadline, and need to adhere to this timeline as strictly as possible.
See expedited timeline for information on expedited reviews for teaching professors.
A&S webpage on teaching professor reappointment
A&S FAQs on teaching professor reappointment (includes paragraph on expedited reappointment)
Reappointment and Promotion of Teaching Professors - Department Policy
A&S Guidance on Reappointments/Promotions (esp. see “Process”)
checklist for expedited review
Note: Timelines are tentative and all dates, etc. are subject to change.
Mar/Apr: peer observation letters + classroom interviews, if needed. Should include at least two peer observation letters and one classroom interview in reappointment dossier.
September: candidate should be given access to dossier (excluding confidential materials such as external and student letters).
Sept 15: Draft of candidate materials due to department chair: cv and optional teaching materials.Teaching and service statements are not required for expedited reviews.
Sept 30: Candidate submits final version of candidate materials to business manager: cv and optional teaching materials.
October 1-7: Faculty review dossier and vote on case (vote is done by Qualtrics ballot, only faculty equal or higher in rank vote).
October 23: Draft of Chair’s letter due to candidate to review for accuracy (candidate should have three days to review letter). Chair’s letter should mention a vote that includes the voting faculty (e.g. "The department met on 12 September 2015 and voted 7-0-0") Chair’s letter can be one page and need not contain detailed analysis of materials, but should say that the chair has reviewed all the materials. Chair's letter should be addressed to the Dean of Division and should include desired reappointment option (A, B, or C).
October 30: Final version of Chair’s letter due to business manager. Chair’s letter should mention a vote that includes the voting faculty (e.g. "The department met on 12 September 2015 and voted 7-0-0") Letter should also include votes on teaching and service. Chair’s letter can be one page and need not contain detailed analysis of materials, but should say that the chair has reviewed all the materials. Chair's letter should be addressed to the Dean of Division and should include desired reappointment option (A, B, or C).
November 1: Electronic dossier due to A&S (business manager sends). Before classroom interviews, include a cover sheet with the following: “Faculty member observing class met with students at end of class, after teaching faculty member had been excused. All students were asked to fill out classroom interview form, and all returned forms are included in dossier.”
Expedited Review: After the first three-year appointment, the Associate Teaching Professor/Teaching Professor will undergo a formal, but expedited review. The chair and/or dean will review the Teaching Professor's file. If the Teaching Professor has been meeting or exceeding expectations, as indicated by appropriate measures of teaching, for example, then a new three-year contract may be issued. If the chair and/or dean see the need for a full review, that review will be conducted. In all cases, after the first six years as a Associate Teaching Professor/Teaching Professor, the faculty member will undergo a full formal review by the department. If the Teaching Professor continues to be employed by the university, reviews will alternate between expedited reviews and full reviews, with this six year timeline for and rigor of the full review being in rough parallel to post-tenure review for tenured faculty.