Provost promotion resources

Eligible candidates should carefully review the official promotion guidelines available through the Human Resources website.

•  Faculty promotion guidelines (PDF Version)
•  Instructional Academic Staff (IAS) promotion guidelines.

In addition, the materials below provide additional guidance for successful promotion portfolios.

1. 1. Example portfolios - Examples of successful promotion files for both faculty and IAS members.
   2. Promotion Information Session Presentations:
      
      1. Spring 2023 Information Session PowerPoint
   3. Teaching effectiveness measures worksheet - Joint Promotion Committee members use as an aid in reviewing promotion files. The worksheet reflects a spectrum of potential evidence rather than a list of required activities.  Also, please see the Teaching Effectiveness Worksheet with Resources
   4. Writing about teaching - Materials regarding writing syllabi with learning outcomes, assessment reports, and teaching philosophies.
   5. Service Appraisal Worksheet used by JPC to track service contributions outlined in candidate portfolios.
   6. Template for documenting direct assessment and examples of well-documented direct assessments of student learning outcomes 
      • CATL template to help effectively document aggregated direct assessment of student learning outcomes
      • Chedister (MTH) - Use of Exit Ticket for Formative Assessment in MTH 136 Math for Elementary Teachers II
      • Dale (POL) - Direct Assessment for POL 251 Political Theory 
      • Deason (PSY) - Direct Assessment PSY318 over time
      • Haried (IS) - Assessment of Problem Solving SLO in the Information Systems Major
      • Hawkes (ART) - Sample Assignments and Assessment Documents
      • Graham (MKT) - Direct Assessment for MKT 365, Direct Assessment for MKT 386
      • Keefe (GCL) - Direct Assessment of student learning outcomes in FRE 101
      • Mohlenhoff-Baggett (ENG) - Direct Assessment ENG200
      • Nicodemus (ARC) - Direct Assessment ARC455
      • Parker (ENG) - Direct Assessment ENG481 - Literature and Culture
   7. Additional Assessment Resources
      1. Assessing Community Engaged Learning

1. IAS Specific Promotion Resources
   
   • Tips from IAS Promotion Committee Member – A senior lecturer and IAS committee member provides excellent tips for preparing the portfolio.
   • IAS Title Listing (reflects TTC changes)
   • IAS Promotion Explainer
   • IAS Promotion Information Session
2. Faculty Specific Promotion Resources
   • Tips from JPC members - The tips at this link have been gleaned from multiple information sessions over the past several semesters.
   • Example department PRT letters of support. [PRT Letter-Docan-Morgan (CST)] [PRT Letter-Docktor (PHY)] [PRT Letter-McCool (MTH/STAT)] [PRT Letter-Shonk (HIS)] [PRT Letter-Baumann (MTH/STAT)]
   • Examples of effective (~250 word) narrative summaries/abstracts  Evans (RMTR), Hardy (HIS), Chen (MATH)