Promotion and Tenure of Faculty

The department head, district head, or unit coordinator has specific responsibility for the evaluation and preparation of promotion and tenure documentation for faculty assigned to their department/unit. This is a very important responsibility and one that is ongoing.

Annual Review

Each academic and public service faculty member will be annually evaluated by the department head, district head, or unit coordinator relative to his/her progress toward promotion in accordance with procedures outlined in the University of Georgia Guidelines for Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure and Guidelines for Appointments and Promotion for Public Service Academic Rank. All records regarding progress for promotion will be kept in each person’s promotion file in the office of their department head, district head, or unit coordinator.

Promotion Requests and Tenure Recommendations

Faculty promotion requests and tenure recommendations shall originate within the department, district, or unit. The department head, district head, or unit coordinator will assemble a committee to discuss all promotion requests and tenure recommendations and will decide on the method of voting within the unit.

The department head shall conduct the voting within the academic departments. The department head will write the cover letter for the promotion dossier and tenure recommendations and will report the vote of the faculty in a cover letter. In instances where the department head is ineligible to participate according to University regulations, an appropriate faculty member will be assigned the duties. It is imperative that this process is done in a conscientious manner since the presentation and general information provided carries considerable influence in the overall process. The promotion dossiers and tenure recommendations will be forwarded by the department head to the appropriate associate dean for review, who will, in turn, submit them to the dean and director. The district head will write the cover letter for the promotion recommendations and will report the vote of the faculty in a cover letter. It is imperative that this process is done in a conscientious manner since the presentation and general information provided carries considerable influence in the overall process. The promotion dossiers and district recommendations will be forwarded by the district head to the appropriate associate dean for review who will, in turn, submit them to the dean and director.

The dean and director will appoint a college-wide committee to review promotion and tenure recommendations for academic faculty and public service faculty.

The committee’s recommendation will be reviewed by the dean and associate deans with dossiers of those recommended for promotion and tenure forwarded to the appropriate University committee.