2013
LSA DIVISIONAL AFFAIRS
PROMOTIONS OVERVIEW
Kathe Harrison, Mandy Harrison, Rob
Wilke
July 23, 2013 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
AGENDA
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Welcome & introductions
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Layered review
Your role
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Provost’s changes
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Reminders & Tips
Sample timeline
College review, wrap-up & important dates
LSA EC decision not to promote
LSA deadlines
Web address & contact information
“Putting the Case Together” session
Refresher on teaching documentation
Questions
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LAYERED REVIEW
Promotional
layered
review
involves:
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Regents
Provost &
President
College of LSA
Departments
& Programs
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YOUR ROLE
The promotion process is
handled differently in each unit
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NEW GUIDELINES FROM PROVOST
Effective AY13-14:
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Joint Appointments
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Document in the casebook contributions to interdisciplinary teaching
(pages 11 & 17).
Document in the casebook specific expertise & contributions to
collaborative research that indicate research independence (pages 11
& 19).
External Reviewers List
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Insert biographical paragraph in front of each external review letter (page 21).
Effective AY14-15:
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Solicitation Letter
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Revised language for confidentiality statement in solicitation letter
(pages 26 & 28 of template letters)
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PROMOTION REMINDERS & TIPS
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Delay of Tenure Review
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Joint Appointments
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External Review Letters
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Conflict of Interest for Candidates
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CV Tips
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Cut-off Dates
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CONSULTING WITH THE
ASSOCIATE DEAN
Chair/director should contact your
Divisional Associate Dean:
Regarding special circumstances.
► When requesting a waiver of written
promotion policy.
► Regarding negative elements of a
promotion case.
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PROMOTIONS CALENDAR
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For 2013-2014 promotion calendar go to:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/academicaffairs/calendars
meetingsandevents
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NOVEMBER & JANUARY…
At LSA we will:
► Review promotion packets
► Prepare case materials for college
review
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COLLEGE WRAP-UP
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November 2013 to mid-February 2014
DEC reviews & College EC reviews and
votes
February 12th - Provost’s deadline
confirmed
February 28th - Divisional associate deans
notify chairs/directors of College decisions
Early May - Provost communicates
decisions
May 15th - Regents confirm promotion
decisions
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WHEN THE EC DECLINES TO PROMOTE
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Notification to Department
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Appeal
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Final EC Decision
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Notification to Candidate
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DEADLINES
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Wednesday, November 6th (noon)
for promotion with tenure &
research faculty cases
Thursday, January 2nd (noon)
for promotion to professor &
research faculty promotion cases
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FURTHER INFORMATION
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See our web page at:
http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/academicaffairs/policiesandprocedures/tenu
redandtenuretrackfaculty
or call us at:
Kathe (5-0658 )Rm# 2152
Mandy (5-0659)Rm #2150
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UPCOMING SESSIONS
We will be offering a session in the fall on “Putting
the Promotion Case Together”
OCTOBER – DATE TBD
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TEACHING DOCUMENTATION REFRESHER
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Automated historical teaching record
and comparison report on the MRS
system:
 Print reports and attach to Appendix 4
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Rob Wilke is available for questions or
concerns (rfw@umich.edu or 3-3139)
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