Section 11.01 Timing of Review

Normally, faculty applying for promotion to full professor are reviewed after completing at least five (5) years of service in the current rank. However, faculty may seek promotion earlier if they can establish that they meet the same standards of effectiveness and accomplishment or excellence used in evaluating candidates after five (5) years in rank.

Section 11.02 University Standard

To achieve promotion to rank of professor, faculty members must demonstrate:

  • Sustained effectiveness in teaching and service during the review period, and
  • Integration of no less than two of the following during the review period: teaching, scholarship, and service, and
  • Excellence in scholarship as defined in the Faculty Handbook document entitled “Retention, Tenure and Promotion Review: Definitions.”

Section 11.03 Performance Indicators and Weighting

Weighting and performance indicators for promotion to professor in the areas of teaching, scholarship, and service as described in the University Faculty Handbook, “Retention, Tenure, and Promotion: Review Definitions,” will be specified in Departmental Role and Scope documents.

Section 11.04 Quantitative and Qualitative Expectations

Consistent with the University Faculty Handbook and the standards below, in light of the diverse disciplines included in the College of Letters and Science, quantitative and qualitative expectations for promotion to professor will be specified in the Departmental Role and Scope documents.

Section 11.05 Evidence of Performance Indicators

Teaching:

Student evaluations should be both quantitative and qualitative: quantitative in order to allow comparison with other teachers, and qualitative to enable students to elaborate on their perceptions of strengths and weaknesses of the teacher. Because student evaluations are vulnerable to different types of bias, they should not be the sole measure of teaching effectiveness.

Peer evaluations, instructor-provided materials, and other evidence described in the Departmental Role and Scope document must also be included and considered.

Scholarship:

In light of the diverse disciplines included in the College of Letters and Science, evidence of performance indicators, such as publications, grant activity, and other scholarly products, and the standards and methods that will be used to assess them, will be elaborated in Departmental Role and Scope documents.

Service:

In light of the diverse disciplines included in the College of Letters and Science, evidence of performance indicators in the area of service, such as professional, university, and community service, will be elaborated in the Departmental Role and Scope documents.