Retention, Tenure and Retention, Tenure and PromotionPromotion

College of Natural Sciences College of Natural Sciences and Mathematicsand Mathematics

Goal of the RTP ProcessGoal of the RTP Process

The reappointment, tenure and The reappointment, tenure and promotion of faculty with input promotion of faculty with input from the:from the:

Department, College, Dean,Department, College, Dean,

ProvostProvost

Overview of the ProcessOverview of the Process

Teaching Teaching Scholarly Activity Scholarly Activity ServiceService Different Levels of ReviewDifferent Levels of Review

Primary Committee (Department)Primary Committee (Department)Secondary Committee (College)Secondary Committee (College)DeanDeanVice President for Academic Affairs Vice President for Academic Affairs

44thth & 6 & 6thth years only years only

When in doubt, askWhen in doubt, ask

Your mentorsYour mentors

Your RTP chairYour RTP chair

Your department chairYour department chair

Your deanYour dean

Where are the rules?Where are the rules?

The CSU System MOUThe CSU System MOU

The University ARTP documentThe University ARTP document

Your department's ARTP documentYour department's ARTP document

The College ARTP documentThe College ARTP document

You will understand You will understand more and more as you more and more as you go through the processgo through the process

The RTP CalendarThe RTP Calendar

September --- Submit your fileSeptember --- Submit your file

↓↓

February --- Reappointment February --- Reappointment Notification Notification

New FacultyNew FacultyIt is typically six years from It is typically six years from

appointment to tenure.appointment to tenure.

Promotion to associate professor and Promotion to associate professor and tenure are usually coupled.tenure are usually coupled.

Promotion to full professor is typically Promotion to full professor is typically six years after last promotion.six years after last promotion.

Before you have tenure you Before you have tenure you are evaluated every yearare evaluated every year

Evaluation is coupled to Evaluation is coupled to reappointmentreappointment

Typical Review CycleTypical Review CycleAssemble your WPAF (September)Assemble your WPAF (September)

Department Review (October)Department Review (October)

Secondary Committee Review Secondary Committee Review (November)(November)

Dean's Review (December/January)Dean's Review (December/January)

Provost's Review (4th & 6th years)Provost's Review (4th & 6th years)

Reappointment Letter (February)Reappointment Letter (February)

Evaluation LettersEvaluation LettersYou will get a letter from each level of You will get a letter from each level of review.review.

You can reply in writing, if you wish, You can reply in writing, if you wish, within 10 days.within 10 days.

You can also ask for a meeting with the You can also ask for a meeting with the committee or dean.committee or dean.

WorkingWorking

Personnel Personnel

ActionAction

FileFile

Think of your WPAF as an Think of your WPAF as an expanded, highly stylized expanded, highly stylized resume.resume.

You are trying to sell yourself You are trying to sell yourself so don't be modest!so don't be modest!

The ResumeThe ResumeFirst significant item in your WPAFFirst significant item in your WPAF

An academic historyAn academic history

Prepares the reviewer for what followsPrepares the reviewer for what follows

Choose your own format; discuss theChoose your own format; discuss the

format with your peersformat with your peers

The IndexThe Index

A list of your significant A list of your significant activities, accomplishments activities, accomplishments and productsand products

Index SectionsIndex SectionsTeaching EffectivenessTeaching Effectiveness

Scholarly & Creative AchievementsScholarly & Creative Achievements

Contributions to the UniversityContributions to the University

Contributions to the CommunityContributions to the Community

The IndexThe Index A numbered list giving your major activitiesA numbered list giving your major activities

Items arranged by year within each sectionItems arranged by year within each section

Previous years items stay put in the indexPrevious years items stay put in the index

Each year you add new items for that yearEach year you add new items for that year

Serves as a guide to the material in the Serves as a guide to the material in the "Supporting Documents" section"Supporting Documents" section

OverviewsOverviews

A written 1-3 page overviewA written 1-3 page overview

for each section:for each section:Teaching EffectivenessTeaching Effectiveness

Scholarly & Creat. AchievementsScholarly & Creat. Achievements

Contributions to the UniversityContributions to the University

Contributions to the CommunityContributions to the Community

Peer EvaluationsPeer Evaluations

Not required by the University's Not required by the University's UARTP documentUARTP document

Student EvaluationsStudent EvaluationsMust be includedMust be included

Indicate course number and Indicate course number and semestersemester

Comments are often more useful Comments are often more useful than the numbersthan the numbers

Evaluation -- Current YearEvaluation -- Current Year

Will contain this year's evaluation Will contain this year's evaluation letter from the primary committee, letter from the primary committee, secondary committee and the dean.secondary committee and the dean.

ARTP HistoryARTP History

Contains all of the previous letters of Contains all of the previous letters of appointment and evaluation. It appointment and evaluation. It becomes your whole history since becomes your whole history since you were appointed. Your RTP chair you were appointed. Your RTP chair is responsible for keeping this up to is responsible for keeping this up to date.date.

Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents

Probably the biggest section.Probably the biggest section.

Your chance to show your Your chance to show your work.work.

Organize Supporting Documents Organize Supporting Documents like the Indexlike the Index

Teaching EffectivenessTeaching EffectivenessScholarly & Creative AchievementsScholarly & Creative AchievementsContributions to the UniversityContributions to the UniversityContributions to the CommunityContributions to the Community

Supporting DocumentsSupporting Documents

Every item in "Supporting Documents" Every item in "Supporting Documents" has a corresponding entry in the has a corresponding entry in the Index.Index.

Examples of Supporting Examples of Supporting Documents - TeachingDocuments - Teaching

New teaching materialsNew teaching materialsNew experiments or lab manualNew experiments or lab manualSigned letters from studentsSigned letters from studentsPersonal Web pagesPersonal Web pages

If you develop a new course or If you develop a new course or redo an existing course, it's redo an existing course, it's nice if your WPAF reflects that nice if your WPAF reflects that effort.effort.

Incorporation by ReferenceIncorporation by Reference

If you list it in your index, If you list it in your index, reviewers have the right to ask reviewers have the right to ask for it.for it.

Examples of Supporting Examples of Supporting Documents - ScholarshipDocuments - Scholarship

Copies of papers publishedCopies of papers publishedAbstracts of posters and talksAbstracts of posters and talksCopies of grant proposalsCopies of grant proposalsOther information about your Other information about your

scholarshipscholarship

Examples of Supporting Examples of Supporting Documents - Department & Documents - Department & University ServiceUniversity Service

Thank you lettersThank you letters

Examples of work you Examples of work you producedproduced

Examples of Community Examples of Community ServiceService

Related to your professional Related to your professional activitiesactivities

Teaching vs. Scholarship vs. Teaching vs. Scholarship vs. ServiceService

They can overlapThey can overlap

It's okIt's ok

Things to avoid in your Things to avoid in your WPAFWPAF

An index that isn't cleanAn index that isn't cleanSupporting documents that aren't Supporting documents that aren't

organizedorganizedThings that aren't yoursThings that aren't yoursPlacing low impact items in your filePlacing low impact items in your file

There aren't enough hours in the There aren't enough hours in the week to do everything you'd like week to do everything you'd like to do!to do!