CON Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank: Difference between revisions

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Each year a set of guidelines is published by the UNMC that describes the types of documentation and set limits for the length of narrative to be included in the recommendation document. A faculty member seeking promotion or continuous appointment should refer to the '''current UNMC''' guidelines current document and dates for submitting materials.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">CON Procedure for Submitting Academic Promotion and Tenure Document</span><br />

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;UNMC Transmittal Form:''' This is the form found in Appendix A of the UNMC Guidelines. The faculty member is encouraged to discuss promotion with their immediate supervisor. The supervisor (i.e., Department Chair/Division Assistant Dean) must make a recommendation and sign this form. </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Chairperson’s (Department Chair/Division Assistant Dean) Letter:''' There must be a letter of recommendation following a comprehensive evaluation of the applicant. The letter reflects the Chair/Assistant Dean recommendation on the UNMC transmittal form.  When the applicant is being recommended for tenure, Associate Professor or Professor, the chairperson’s letter should identify the areas of academic endeavor (i.e., teaching, scholarly activity, and/or professional service) upon which the recommendation is based. The chairperson’s letter should contain a summary of teaching evaluations by professional students, graduate students. </p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">In the case of a faculty member who also holds an administration position and is seeking promotion and/or tenure, the Chair of the P&T Committee will determine in consultation with the Dean of the CON, an appropriate individual to write the letter of support. It is not the applicant’s decision to select who will write their letter.</p>

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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Narratives:''' The narratives must summarize the accomplishments for each of the 3 areas: Teaching, Scholarly Activity, and Professional Service. The narratives should not exceed 2 pages for each area of accomplishment.  See below for the Guideline for Developing the Narratives.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;External Letters of Support: (See Section G)'''  Faculty members must provide a list of seven names of individuals who have expertise in their areas of strength. Suggested external reviewers must be outside the University of Nebraska system and cannot be a recent or current collaborator, consultant, mentor or someone with whom the faculty member has another close professional or personal relationship. The applicant must complete a “Contact Information for External Review Form for Academic Rank P&T.” Each of the 7 forms must be completed by the applicant and submitted to the chair of the CON P&T by the specified deadline date.</p>

<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">'''6.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Copies of Publications'''. Candidates for PROMOTION should submit copies of not more than five (5) of the most important publications which that printed or accepted for publication since their last promotion. Candidates for TENURE also should submit copies of not more than five (5) of the most important publications. If these publications serve as the basis for excellence in scholarly activity, these should be a primary focus of the written narrative on Scholarly Activity.</p>