PROMOTION AND TENURE
Renée Taylor
Panelists:
Juan Carlos Campuzano, Distinguished Professor of Physics
Larry Danziger, Professor of Pharmacy Practice
Julia Fish, Professor of Studio Arts
Matthew Gaynor, Associate Professor of Graphic Design
Dave Hilbert, Professor of Philosophy
Tim Murphy, Professor of Philosophy in Biomedical Science
Terri Thorkildsen, Professor of Educational Psychology
David Ucker, Professor of Microbiology and Immunology
Objectives
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Establishing Impact
Promotion and Tenure Process
Beginning Early
The Mid-Probationary Review
Campus P&T Committee
Preparing the Dossier
Finding a Mentor(s)
Balance
Politics
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IMPACT
IN TENURE
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STYLE
• UIC is a research-intensive university
• Impact is determined by peer review and
a public presence within one’s discipline
– Peer-Reviewed Publications/Books
– Funded Research or Scholarship (Grants,
Contracts, Funded/Prestigious Scholarly
Awards)
Departmental and College Process
 Candidate contributes to the preparation of the
non-evaluative aspects of the papers.
 Head of the Department/Paper Preparer
 Department Committee Votes
 Head of Department Endorses/Denies
 College
 Committees (P&T and Executive) Vote
 Dean of the College Endorses/Denies
• Note: joint appointments
Campus
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• Campus P & T Committee
• Provost + Dean of the Graduate
College
• Appeal (if made)
• Chancellor
• Board of Trustees
• http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/pt.html
Begin
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Preparation
Early STYLE
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Departmental Norms & College Norms
Read through a blank dossier (forms)
Meet with your Department Head/Chair
Seek and receive mentoring
MID-PROBATIONARY
REVIEW
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STYLE
• Typically Conducted in the Spring of the T3
Year
• Should show a positive trajectory
• Outcome of the review shared with assistant
professor, kept in department and college file,
and forwarded (with the signature of the Dean)
to the Office of VCAA, and will be included in
the P&T dossier
PREPARING
DOSSIER
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Non-evaluative   Evaluative
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Dossier
NON
EVALUATIVE
COMPONENTS
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– Candidate provides materials for dossier: in
spring, with the support of the department
head,
– Candidate reviews and acknowledges the
factual elements of the dossier
EVALUATIVE
COMPONENTS
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MASTER STYLE
• External reviewers (letters)
– 5-8
– Candidates may submit of a list of inappropriate
referees
– Materials sent to reviewers
• C.V.
• Sample of recent publication and works in press
• Research statement
– Collaborators can articulate the contribution of the
candidate in joint work
EVALUATIVE
COMPONENTS
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MASTER STYLE
• Statement and endorsement from Unit
Executive Officer (Head or Chair)
• Statement and endorsement from Dean
DEPARTMENTAL AND COLLEGE
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NORMS
BYLAWS
• Impact of scholarship/scientific contributions
• Teaching contributions
• Service contributions
FINDING
MENTOR
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• Campus policy is that each College must
have a mentoring program
• Senior faculty to mentor junior faculty
• Approach the VPFA office if you do not feel
you have access to adequate/optimal
mentoring
BALANCING PROFESSIONAL AND
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LIVES STYLE
• Pursuit of tenure may intrude on one’s
personal life (Perlmutter, 2010)
• When is imbalance acceptable/tolerable &
when is it not?
• Learning to set limits, when appropriate.
NEW CHILD, FAMILY ILLNESS,
AND MEDICAL ISSUES
– Tenure rollback
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/302TenureRollback_04-2009_FINAL.pdf
– Tenure hold
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/303Tenure%20Hold_FINAL%20PolicyMAAPP_RevisedJuly%202009.pdf
– Modified teaching duties
http://www.uic.edu/depts/oaa/Docs/501Modified%20Teaching%20Duties_MAAPP_Revd_A
ug%202009.pdf
POLITICS
“Sitting down with a young and brilliant
mathematician, I asked what he thought were
his biggest problems…instead of describing
difficulties with equations…he lamented that (a)
his GA wasn’t completing his tasks on time, (b)
his department head didn’t seem to care if
junior faculty obtained grants, and (c) a senior
professor kept glaring at him in faculty
meetings.” – David Perlmutter, p.1
MID-CAREER PROMOTION
• Right after tenure/promotion?
• Two to three years after being promoted and/or
receiving tenure, update promotion and tenure
documents
• Meet with department head/chair in mid- spring to
summarize progress
• Importance of wider presence/recognition (international)
• Importance of leadership & a “signature”
(scientific/scholarly, teaching/mentoring, service)
MID-CAREER PROMOTION
 Highlight accomplishments since last
promotion
o New courses
o New grants and grant expenditures
o New papers/books
o M.S. and Ph.D. students graduated and
their placement
o Impact of the research
o Continuity of scholarship (&/or funding)
REFERENCES & RESOURCES
Lang, J.M. (2005). Life on the Tenure Track.
Baltimore, MD: Johns Hopkins University Press.
Perlmutter, D.D. (2010). Promotion and Tenure
Confidential. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University
Press.
Rockquemore, K.A., Laszloffy T. (2008) The Black
Academic's Guide to Winning Tenure--Without Losing
Your Soul, Lynne Rienner Publishers.
Tam, M.S. (2012). UIC Promotion and Tenure
Workshop Slides