Promotion and Tenure Schedule 2013-2014
2013 Fall Semester
Faculty requests for consideration of promotion and tenure must be received by the schedules established in each college but no later than the dates shown below. Promotion and tenure review actions must be initiated by the faculty member. Guidelines are found in the current Faculty Handbook (section 2.8 for promotion, 2.10 for tenure).
The faculty requesting tenure or promotion are required to present a portfolio for review. Portfolio guidelines are available from the Department Chair or Dean. The review process and timeline is outlined below.
Fri. Oct 18, 2013
Portfolios submitted to the Department Chair.
Mon. Oct 21 - Fri. Nov 15, 2013
Evaluation at the departmental level, including personal interviews, should be completed. Chairperson's recommendation is submitted to the Dean.
Fri. Nov 15, 2013
Faculty Council's (or other advisory faculty) independent recommendation on promotion and tenure actions must be completed and forwarded to the Dean. All evaluation procedures at the College level should be completed including personal interviews with the Dean.
Mon. Nov 25, 2013
Deans must inform candidates for promotion and tenure of their decision to recommend or not recommend the action. Faculty are advised that they may appeal the Dean's decision to the Provost on or before January 10, 2014.
Fri. Dec 6, 2013
Deans forward the faculty member's promotion and/or tenure portfolio and recommendations to the Provost along with the faculty council recommendations. These recommendations must include sufficient documentation to permit adequate review by the Administration and Board. Tenure requests must include department and college documentation regarding the need for the position.
Fri. Jan 10, 2014
Last day for faculty appeal of Dean's recommendation to the Provost for promotion and tenure decisions.
Jan. 2014
Provost informs the Deans of decision on promotion and tenure recommendations and forwards recommendations to the President for review and recommendation to the Board. All tenure recommendations (positive or negative) are forwarded to the Board. The Board reviews only positive promotion recommendations.
Jan. 2014
Provost reviews promotion and tenure recommendations with the Academic Affairs Committee.
Jan. 2014
The Board of Trustees will meet to review and act on promotion and tenure recommendations. Following the Board Meeting the Provost will inform those being considered for promotion and tenure, by letter, of the action in their cases.
Faculty Mentoring Program
Faculty mentoring at Lawrence Tech consists minimally of a two-year process. The first year of a new faculty member’s experience at the University focuses on orientation to the University and development of professional working relationships with faculty colleagues and administrators. The orientation process begins at the University level with a new faculty orientation held in August and optionally in January. In addition to collaboration between new faculty member and college administrative staff, the dean offers the services of a faculty mentor to each new faculty member. Faculty mentors should be full-time faculty members with three or more years of employment at Lawrence Tech, and must volunteer to be a mentor as a portion of their college or University service. Upon mutual agreement, mentor and mentee meet at least once each month to develop their relationship. The provost supports this relationship by funding one working lunch for mentor and mentee during the first academic year of their relationship.
During the second year of mentorship, mentor and mentee focus on professional and personal development of the new faculty member. The new faculty member may wish to retain their first-year mentor but are free to choose another mentor best suited to their professional aspirations. This deeper mentor/mentee relationship should be built upon a strong foundation of trust, mutual respect, and shared scholarly and/or personal interests. The college dean may suggest potential mentors to new faculty members upon their request. Mentor and mentee should meet at least twice each semester, with the understanding that the relationship may be dissolved at any time. Examples of mentorship provided to new faculty include but are not limited to:
- Assist with syllabus development and review, use of college syllabus templates
- Advise on interpreting mid-term and end-of-term student course evaluationsReview term-end evaluations & correspond with your adjuncts on things that they do well and performance for areas of improvement
- Advise on handling student performance and course issues (i.e. the Student Honor Code and Integrity Documents and role of the Dean of Students Office)
- Advise on dealing with student concerns and issues
- Review and advise on student engagement practices both in the classroom and online
- Introduce the new faculty member to the Library, eLearning Services, AAC, Help Desk, and other campus service units
- Advise the faculty member on developing a scholarly agenda and balancing workload responsibilities
- Provide resources and best practices with respect to effective teaching using Lawrence Tech's "theory and practice" approach
Please refer to the Guidelines and Procedures for Faculty Mentoring document for more information.
Midterm Tenure Review for Tenure-Track Faculty
Following the Strategic Plan initiative on Faculty development, each college must implement a mid-term tenure review for tenure track faculty members. This review must occur during the forthyear of employment. The mid-term review has two parts:
- The faculty member presents a portfolio of their achievements to an internal committee of the college for review, critique and advice. This could be one of the functions of the faculty council of the college.
- The department chair reviews with the faculty member the accomplishments and progress focusing on the criteria to apply for tenure. The faculty member is expected to ask for tenure at the end of the sixth year of employment.
Mid-Term Tenure Review processes for each of Lawrence Tech's four colleges are listed on this web page.