Jacksonville State University
Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs


MEMORANDUM




TO:                   All Tenure Track Faculty

FROM:            Rebecca O. Turner
                        Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs

DATE:             September 4, 2007

SUBJECT:     Call for Promotion and Tenure Applications   

Eligible faculty are invited to submit portfolios and documentation of their accomplishments for promotion and/or tenure consideration.  Guidelines for the portfolio and the schedule for promotion and tenure process 2007-08 are included as attachments to this memorandum.  Portfolios are to be reviewed for recommendations by department heads, deans and the Vice President for Academic and Student Affairs.

The criteria for promotion and tenure are found in the 2003 Faculty Handbook.  The Handbook is available on the Academic Affairs’ homepage at http://www.jsu.edu/depart/avpasa/Handbook.htm.  The criteria in the Handbook represent minimum standards.  Additional criteria are used by colleges and/or departments.   The tenure policy establishes the ranks of assistant professor, associate professor, and professor as tenure-track positions.  The rank of instructor, visiting faculty, adjunct faculty, and pro-rata temporary faculty appointments are ranks which are not eligible for tenure. 

Portfolios will be submitted to the department head who will make them available for review.  Portfolios submitted for promotion may be reviewed by all faculty in the candidate's department or college having rank equivalent to, or higher than, that being sought.  Portfolios submitted for tenure may be reviewed by all tenured faculty in the candidate's department or college.  All faculty are invited to submit letters to the department head so that information contained may be used in formulating a recommendation.  To verify collegiality, letters may be included from professional peers and colleagues external to the University as well as within the University community.   

Your participation in this process is appreciated.  Please contact your department head or dean for additional information. 


ACADEMIC PLANNING CALENDAR
FACULTY HANDBOOK
GUIDELINES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A FACULTY PORTFOLIO
SUMMARY COVER ATTACHMENTS A-F, TABS I-V (Microsoft Word)
SUMMARY COVER ATTACHMENTS A-F, TABS I-V (PDF Format)
SCHEDULE

PRE-APPLICATION CHECKLIST FOR PROMOTION / TENURE
 

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