1. 2013 LSA D IVISIONAL A FFAIRS P ROMOTIONS O VERVIEW Kathe Harrison, Mandy Harrison, Rob Wilke July 23, 2013 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.

2. A GENDA Welcome & introductions Layered review Your role Provosts changes 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 2

3. L AYERED R EVIEW 3 Promotional layered review involves: Regents Provost & President College of LSA Departments & Programs

4. Y OUR ROLE The promotion process is handled differently in each unit 4

5. N EW G UIDELINES FROM P ROVOST Effective AY13-14: Joint Appointments 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 Insert biographical paragraph in front of each external review letter (page 21). Effective AY14-15: Solicitation Letter Revised language for confidentiality statement in solicitation letter (pages 26 & 28 of template letters) 5

6. PROMOTION REMINDERS & TIPS Delay of Tenure Review Joint Appointments External Review Letters Conflict of Interest for Candidates CV Tips Cut-off Dates 6

7. 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. 7 C ONSULTING WITH THE A SSOCIATE D EAN

8. P ROMOTIONS C ALENDAR For 2013-2014 promotion calendar go to: http://www.lsa.umich.edu/facstaff/academicaffairs/calendars meetingsandevents 8

9. N OVEMBER & J ANUARY … At LSA we will: Review promotion packets Prepare case materials for college review 9

10. C OLLEGE W RAP -U P November 2013 to mid-February 2014 DEC reviews & College EC reviews and votes February 12 th - Provosts deadline confirmed February 28 th - Divisional associate deans notify chairs/directors of College decisions Early May - Provost communicates decisions May 15 th - Regents confirm promotion decisions 10

11. W HEN THE EC D ECLINES TO P ROMOTE Notification to Department Appeal Final EC Decision Notification to Candidate 11

12. D EADLINES November 6 th (noon) Wednesday, November 6 th (noon) for promotion with tenure & research faculty cases January 2 nd (noon) Thursday, January 2 nd (noon) for promotion to professor & research faculty promotion cases 12

13. F URTHER I NFORMATION 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 13

14. U PCOMING S ESSIONS We will be offering a session in the fall on Putting the Promotion Case Together OCTOBER – DATE TBD 14

15. T EACHING D OCUMENTATION R EFRESHER Automated historical teaching record and comparison report on the MRS system: Print reports and attach to Appendix 4 Rob Wilke is available for questions or concerns (rfw@umich.edu or 3-3139)rfw@umich.edu 15

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