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- Promotion & Tenure Toolkit
  Discover helpful tips and tricks to navigate the P&T process, as well as what is needed to create an impactful portfolio and narrative.
- Educational Scholarship Toolkit
  View key resources to guide you along your education research and scholarship journey.

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Promotion & Tenure Toolkit

Hear Academy members share their personal experiences with the process of promotion and tenure.

Take the guesswork out of your promotion and tenure teaching portfolio.

Promotion and tenure can be stressful, especially if you don't have a guidebook to follow. That's where we can help.

Among the successful promotion repository documents submitted to the Academy from a myriad of colleges and programs, we've compiled a toolkit of helpful tips and tricks to navigate the P&T process.

Overviews

Promotion & Tenure Overview

College Specific Guidelines

Narrative Writing

(College of Medicine specific)

How To's

How to Write a Teaching Philosophy

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Infographic: Crafting an Effective Narrative

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Video: Words of Wisdom from Successful Faculty

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Timeline

Every Annual Review

1 to 2 Years Out

Year Of

Begin to learn about promotion at least one to two years before you plan to go up. Attend a P&T informational meeting, such as the one Faculty Development hosts annually. Your college may also have similar programming.

TIP: It is never too early to begin keeping organized records of your work!
Record keeping of accomplishments, awards, presentations, publications and other scholarly products is essential to building your case for promotion. A good way to do this is with an e-portfolio.

The process for promotion and tenure will be guided by specific due dates from your college. It is typically about a one-year process that starts after annual faculty appraisals. Identify the deadlines and begin setting personal goals to prepare the different elements.

Take special notice of any documents that must be signed or created by your supervisors or administrators, so that you give them adequate time to complete their contributions.

Also, each college will handle letters of evaluation or external review differently, so be sure to review the guidelines carefully.

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Email Dr. Beth Beam to Add Your P&T Narrative

We are seeking examples of successful narratives and portfolios to add to our Promotion & Tenure Toolkit.  If you are interested in sharing your documents, please email Beth Beam, PhD, for more information.