1. FROM A PROVOST’S PERSPECTIVE Faculty evaluations, promotion and tenure

2. PERSONAL RESILIENCE OPTIMISTIC ABOUT THE WORLD OPTIMISTIC ABOUT YOURSELF FOCUSED ON MISSION OF THE INSTITUTION AND YOUR GOALS CONNECTIONS WITH OTHERS; MENTORS; SOCIAL RESOURCES ORGANIZED PROACTIVE

3. PERFORMANCE & ASSESSMENT ANNUAL EVALUATION o SUMMATIVE; ACCORDING TO DEPT BYLAWS; BASED ON THE YEAR’S AOR o ASSIGNMENT OF RESPONSIBILITIES (AOR) o RESEARCH o TEACHING o SERVICE

5. ANNUAL EVALUATIONS, CONT.

6. 2 ND AND 4 TH YEAR REVIEWS CUMULATIVE COMPREHENSIVE FORMATIVE EARLY REVIEWS (2ND) TIME IS GETTING VERY, VERY SHORT REVIEWS (4TH)

7. PROMOTION & TENURE: TELL YOUR BEST STORY WELL WHAT ARE YOUR MOST IMPORTANT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS? WHY IS YOUR WORK IMPORTANT TO THE UNIVERSITY, NATION, AND WORLD? WHAT IS THE UNIVERSITY’S ROI WITH YOU?

8. TYPICAL TIME FOR P&T CONSIDERATION IS DURING 6 TH YEAR. NOMINATIONS HAPPEN AT END OF 5 TH YEAR. THEY MAY BE EARLIER. IF NO TENURE AT END OF 6 TH YEAR=NONRENEWAL LETTER MUST HAVE TENURE BY END OF 7 TH OR OUT PROMOTION & TENURE

9. WHAT WILL REPRESENT YOU? DEAN’S AND CHAIR’S LETTERS EXTERNAL LETTERS C.V. [FEAS] SUMMARY STATEMENTS OF ACHIEVEMENTS ANNUAL LETTERS OF PROGRESS TOWARD P& T 2 ND AND 4 TH YEAR REVIEW NARRATIVES PUBLICATIONS/SUPPORTING MATERIALS

10. WHO WILL VOTE? DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE FACULTY/TENURED FACULTY CHAIR COLLEGE COMMITTEE DEAN UNIVERSITY COMMITTEE PRESIDENT/PROVOST BOARD OF TRUSTEES

11. DON’T PROCRASTINATE LEARN YOUR DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH EXPECTATIONS AND THE TIMELINES YOU MUST MEET FOR SUCCESS (BOOKS? JOURNAL ARTICLES? GRANTS? EXHIBITS?PERFORMANCES? CITATIONS OF YOUR WORK? ETC.) SEEK AND HEED GOOD ADVICE THERE ARE MANY WHO WILL HELP YOU

12. IN CONCLUSION Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work. Peter Drucker Every day's a holiday on the green side of the grass. Avery McRorie