Attend an upcoming promotion workshop with VP Courtney Brewer and your campus executive dean: 3/8 at 4 pm Eastern, 3/9 at 11 am Ammerman and 3/14 at 3:30 pm Grant. Details will be sent via email.

The spring semester means a new promotion cycle is kicking off.

All full-time faculty will be receiving an email providing details about the promotion workshops which have been scheduled for March this year. The workshops will be held via Zoom on the following dates:

• March 8 at 4 pm
  Eastern with Dean Reese
• March 9 at 11 am
  Ammerman with Dean Rios
• March 14 at 3:30 pm
  Grant with Dean Ciampa

Faculty can attend any workshop they would like since they'll be held via Zoom, and each of the deans has experience with the promotion process and can offer useful tips and advice.

The workshops will include many of the details and eligibility requirements needed for promotion at various levels, i.e., classroom and non-classroom faculty, PAs and specialists. The expectations for promotion are different for each rank, so even if you’ve attended a workshop in the past, it’s still a great resource for important information you will need to know.

Service to the college, service to the community, and personal and professional growth are areas assessed during promotion. Our members are excelling in all three areas, not only going above and beyond in their roles on campus and in their virtual classrooms but also shining a light on the value and excellence of the college to the communities in which they live and work. Promotion is an important recognition, and anyone who is eligible in the upcoming cycle should consider applying.

Promotion workshops are offered each spring, and I urge any member to attend one. Even if you are not scheduled to apply for promotion in the spring, attending the workshop is an excellent way to get helpful information on how best to position yourself for future success in the promotion process. While the workshop is largely geared toward full-time faculty, adjunct faculty should not hesitate to contact me with any questions they have about the adjunct promotions process.

Eligibility for adjuncts and full-time faculty

If you are unsure of whether or not you are eligible to apply for promotion, eligibility letters will be sent from the office of your Executive Dean in March. Those who meet time-in-rank and educational requirements as outlined in our promotions guidebook will receive notification.

If you are full time and plan to apply, remember that although the full application is not due until June 15, you must submit the cover page of the A Form to your campus executive dean’s office by May 15, 2022.

If you are an adjunct, the full application is due by March 7, 2022.

Applying for assistant professor

For this year’s promotion cycle, all full-time faculty hired with the rank of instructor on or before September 2020 or hired January or February 2021 are eligible to apply for promotion to assistant professor by June 15, 2022. Adjuncts who have served for at least 10 semesters with 39 teaching hours need to apply by March 7, 2022, for promotion to adjunct assistant professor.

Applying for associate professor

Full-time faculty hired with the rank of assistant professor or granted a promotion to assistant professor on or before September 2019 or hired January or February 2020 with the rank of assistant professor are eligible to apply for promotion to associate professor by June 15, 2022. Adjuncts who have served for at least 14 semesters or obtained 54 teaching hours as adjunct assistant professor need to apply by March 7, 2022, for promotion to adjunct associate professor.

Applying for professor

Full-time faculty hired with the rank of associate professor or granted a promotion to associate professor on or before September 2018 or hired January or February 2019 with the rank of associate professor are eligible to apply for promotion to professor by June 15, 2022. Adjuncts who have served for at least 18 semesters or obtained 69 teaching hours as adjunct associate professor need to apply by March 7, 2022, for promotion to adjunct professor.

Applying for PA and specialist ranks

Full-time faculty hired with the rank of PA, PA1 or specialist or granted a promotion to PA, PA1 or specialist on or before September 2019 or hired January or February 2020 with the rank of PA, PA1 or specialist are eligible to apply for promotion to PA1, PA2 or specialist 2 (respectively) by June 15, 2022. Adjuncts who have served for at least 14 semesters adjunct professional assistant 1 need to apply by March 7, 2022, for promotion to adjunct professional assistant 2.

Note: If you were an adjunct for at least 30 credit hours and then hired as full-time faculty member, the time in rank needed for the first promotion is reduced by one year.

Finally, all full-time promotions (for those applying in June 2022) will be effective September 2023. Adjunct faculty promotions (for those who apply in March 2022) will be effective in September 2023.

If you have any questions regarding the promotion process feel free to contact me and please consider attending the promotion workshop to get all the information you need to be successful.