Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation

If you plan to stand in AY22-23 for promotion review, or tenure review prior to your mandatory year, you must notify your dean and/or director in writing of your intent to do so no later than May 6, 2022. If you are scheduled to stand for mandatory tenure and promotion review in AY22-23, there is no need to provide notification.

  AY22-23 Pre-Tenure, Promotion and/or Tenure, Post-Tenure Flow Chart Timeline (PDF)
Provost's Workshop for Pre-Tenure, Promotion-Tenure, and Post-Tenure         
Provost's Workshop for Pre-Tenure, Promotion-Tenure, and Post-Tenure File Reviews

August 31, 2022 Wednesday

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Location: ELIF BP Design Theatre Conference Room 401

Zoom Link Available by email

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AY22-23 Promotion/Tenure File Organization Workshop will be held on August 29, 2022 for Faculty Members scheduled to stand for Promotion/Tenure, Pre-tenure, or Post-tenure Reviews: 

August 29, 2022 Monday

1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Via Zoom: Candidates will receive details via Google calendar invite

The Promotion/Tenure File Organization workshop focuses on the overall structure of the file, how to organize the contents, create  bookmarks in Adobe PDF, and information on the promotion and/or tenure guidelines process. 

Promotion and/or Tenure File Organization Workshop May 3 Livestream Recording

OIT Adobe Software Download FOXit Instructions 

P/T File PDF Instructions: How To Add BOOKMARKS 

Reviewers Suggestions' List 

Click Here To View The AY20-21 Workshop Via Livestream  

 

Required Documents for Electronic Materials

FILE TEMPLATES

CBA CHECKLIST/TABLE OF CONTENTS, COVER PAGES             

 (Updated July 23, 2021: PDF versions with bookmarks and fillable pages)

 The Candidate Response Letter templates are optional, and are provided for candidates who opt to provide a response at any of the levels of reviews.: 

Candidate Response Letter Templates (WORD Doc Version)

Note: Effective AY 18-19: PDF Binder with cover pages, checklist, and inserted bookmarks. All documents on the checklist are required to be in the PDF, unless otherwise stated on the checklist.

Contact information
If you have questions or need further assistance, please consult with your dean/director or contact Jennifer Hoppough at 907-474-7096 or jahoppough@alaska.edu.

Each tab below will provide specific resources for each review.

Faculty going up for review do not need to complete their annual evaluation, however, we highly recommend completing the Annual Activity Report in Faculty180 to prevent gaps in data. Per the CBA 2017-2019 Article 9.2.1 Annual Activity Report/Review- "The UNAC member shall submit, by September 12 a current CV and Annual Activity Report including a brief self-evaluation narrative unless the UNAC member is undergoing a fourth-year comprehensive review, tenure review, promotion review, or post tenure review."

Contact Michelle Strickland at mastrickland@alaska.edu or 907-474-2764 for additional information regarding Faculty180.

Faculty Rank Promotion Review for Administrators

Administrators who are not members of a bargaining unit due to  an administrative assignment are able to stand for promotion. This promotion process is not intended to apply to executives, even though they may have a faculty title and may carry out some faculty duties.  You will not be subject to post-tenure review during this administrative assignment, nor will your administrative performance be considered in any future post-tenure review. Please contact the Office of the Provost regarding the promotion process for administrators who opt to stand for promotion.

 

4th Year Comprehensive and Diagnostic Review

All faculty undergoing pre-tenure review must submit their electronic file. The deadline for submitting materials for 4th Year Comprehensive Pre-Tenure Review is September 12.

All faculty in the United Academics bargaining unit, in a tenure-track position will undergo retention review in their 4th appointment year. Your file should include material that covers the period since your initial hire into your current tenure-track position. You are especially encouraged to address in your self-evaluation any aspects of your position or your record, which you feel deserve special consideration, or which you feel might not be readily apparent to those evaluating your file. See the resources tab at the bottom of the Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation page for supporting documents (i.e. Best Practices).

4th Year Pre-Tenure Review specific resources:

Hired as Assistant Professor Comprehensive 4th Year Review
2021-22 2024-25
2022-23 2025-26
2023-24 2026-27
2024-25 2027-28
2025-26 2028-29
2026-27 2029-30
2027-28 2030-31

Promotion and/or Tenure Review for UNAC Faculty

All faculty undergoing promotion and or tenure review  must submit their electronic file. The deadline for submitting materials for Comprehensive Promotion and/or Tenure Review is September 12. See the resources tab at the bottom of the Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation page for supporting documents (i.e. Best Practices).

Promotion and/or Tenure Review specific resources:

Hired as Assistant Professor Mandatory Promotion & Tenure Effective Date for Promotion & Tenure
2022-23 2028-29 July 1, 2029
2023-24 2029-30 July 1, 2030
2024-25 2030-31 July 1, 2031
2025-26 2031-32 July 1, 2032
2026-27 2032-33 July 1, 2033
2027-28 2033-34 July 1, 2034
2028-29 2034-35 July 1, 2035
2029-30 2035-36 July 1, 2036
2030-31 2036-37 July 1, 2037
2031-32 2037-38 July 1, 2038
2032-33 2038-39 July 1, 2039
Hired as Associate Professor Mandatory Tenure Review Year Effective Date for Tenure (Promotion if applicable)
2022-23 2025-26 July 1, 2026
2023-24 2026-27 July 1, 2027
2024-25 2027-28 July 1, 2028
2025-26 2028-29 July 1, 2029
2026-27 2029-30 July 1, 2030
2027-28 2030-31 July 1, 2031
2028-29 2031-32 July 1, 2032
2029-30 2032-33 July 1, 2033
2030-31 2033-34 July 1, 2034
2031-32 2034-35 July 1, 2035
2032-33 2035-36 July 1, 2036
Hired as Professor Mandatory Tenure Review Year Effective Date for Tenure
2017-18 2018-19 July 1, 2019
2018-19 2019-20 July 1, 2020
2019-20 2020-21 July 1, 2021
2020-21 2021-22 July 1, 2022
2021-22 2022-23 July 1, 2023
2022-23 2023-24 July 1, 2024
2023-24 2024-25 July 1, 2025
2024-25 2025-26 July 1, 2026
2025-26 2026-27 July 1, 2027
2026-27 2027-28 July 1, 2028
2027-28 2028-29 July 1, 2029

Post-Tenure Review for UNAC Faculty

All faculty undergoing post-tenure review must submit their electronic file. The deadline for submitting materials for Comprehensive Post-Tenure Review is September 12.  See the resources tab at the bottom of the Promotion, Tenure, and Evaluation page for supporting documents (i.e. Best Practices).

Post-Tenure Review specific resources:

Date of Last Tenure or Post-Tenure Review Next Comprehensive Post-Tenure Review
2021-22 2027-28
2022-23 2029-30
2023-24 2030-31
2024-25 2031-32
2025-26 2032-33
2026-27 2033-34
2028-29 2034-35
2029-30 2035-36
2030-31 2036-37
2031-32 2037-38

Units and/or departments may compose special criteria (referred to hereafter as "unit criteria") that must be used in evaluation of their faculty during the promotion and tenure process. Unit criteria are additional to the criteria outlined in the UAF "Blue Book" polices and regulations. Each unit criteria must be evaluated and approved by faculty senate every 5 years.

Unit Criteria supplements, but does not replace, UAF Blue Book criteria. All faculty are subject to the University Policies and Procedures: The Faculty Blue Book.

Unit Criteria Template
  Download Unit Criteria Template
  Tips for Revising Unit Criteria

For more information on how to create unit criteria or the unit criteria approval process, please contact Meryem Udden, Governance office coordinator, at 907-474-7964 or UAF-Faculty-Senate-Office@alaska.edu.

UNIT CRITERIA

All documents are PDF downloads.
UNIT Approval Date Meeting No.

ACEP (Alaska Center for Energy and Power)

 05/03/2021 256

Alaska Sea Grant 

    

Marine Advisory Program

 05/04/2020 248

College of Engineering & Mines

 05/01/2017 224

Institute of Northern Engineering 

 04/04/2016 214

College of Liberal Arts

    

Anthropology

 05/04/2020 248

Art

 05/3/2021 256

Communication

 05/03/2021 256

English and Philosophy & Humanities

 04/04/2022 263

Foreign Languages & Literatures

 04/04/2022 263

Journalism

 04/06/2015 206

Justice

 12/7/2020 252

Music

 05/04/2020 248

Sociology

 04/02/2018 231

Theatre and Film
Supplementary definitions for theatre unit criteria

05/01/2017 224

Department of Social Work

 3/1/2021 254

College of Natural Science & Mathematics

Natural Science

 11/06/2017 227

DNRE 

  05/7/2018  232

Mathematics and Statistics

 3/1/2021 254

College of Rural and Community Development

Alaska Native Language Center/ Alaska Native Language Program

 04/04/2022 263

Center for Cross-Cultural Studies

 3/1/2021 254

DANSRD

04/08/2019 239

Elmer E. Rasmuson and BioSciences Libraries

 04/08/2019 239

Geophysical Institute

 05/07/2018 232

IANRE 

    

Cooperative Extension Service

 05/04/2020 248

International Arctic Research Center

 05/03/2021 256

College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences

Oceanography Unit Criteria

 10/5/2020 250

Fisheries Division Unit Criteria

 04/02/2018 231

Marine Biology

 12/7/2020 252

School of Education

 05/07/2018 232

College of Business and Security Management

 04/04/2022 263
Unit Peer Criteria Timeline
Date of Last UPC Approval Next Review Year
2012-13 2017-18
2013-14 2018-19
2014-15 2019-20
2015-16 2020-21
2016-17 2021-22
2017-18 2022-23
2018-19 2023-24
2019-20 2024-25
2020-21 2025-26
2021-22 2026-27
2022-23 2027-28