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The arrival of a new spring semester means the promotion process will begin once again for our faculty members, both full time and adjunct.

Applying for promotion may seem like a daunting task, but the FA is here to assist all of our members who navigate the process.

In this article I provide basic information about eligibility, workshops and important dates. Please join me at one of the workshops so I can share more details and answer your questions.

Above and beyond

Promotion is an important recognition of the work of FA members who are consistently going above and beyond in their roles to support students and improve the efficiency and functionality of the many departments we serve. We know that our members—in classrooms and offices, on campus and online—are demonstrating to the larger community the value and excellence of what we have to offer current and prospective students.

Areas assessed during the promotion process include service to the college, service to the community, and personal and professional growth. In each of these areas, the promotion committee will look for documented evidence of each applicant’s work that goes above and beyond their core job description.

We strongly encourage anyone who is eligible to apply.

Eligibility

Those who meet the time-in-rank requirements as outlined in our promotions guidebook will receive notification from college administration. I share below, however, the pertinent timeframes for full-time and adjunct faculty so you can double check your eligibility status in terms of time in service.

Full-time faculty who are eligible to apply should receive a letter of eligibility in March or earlier from the office of their executive dean or respective vice president. Adjunct faculty members who are eligible to apply should receive notification in early February from Dean Gherardi’s office. Again, please review the time-in-rank requirements below to check your status.

Workshops and important dates & deadlines

Full-time and adjunct promotion workshops have been scheduled, both in person and on Zoom, for members interested in hearing more about the process or who have questions about their status. Because workshops offer very helpful information, all are encouraged to attend, even those who are not applying this semester.

If you are full time and plan to apply, remember that although the full application is not due until June 17, you must submit the cover page of the A form application by May 15, 2024, to your campus executive dean’s or respective vice president’s office.

Finally, all full-time promotions (for those applying in June 2024) will be effective September 2025. Adjunct faculty promotions (for those who apply in March 2024) will be effective in September 2025.

See you at the workshops and, remember, I will be happy to assist all adjunct and full-time colleagues as you work through the process to apply for this significant recognition from the college.

Applying for assistant professor

For this year’s promotion cycle, all full-time faculty hired with the rank of instructor on or before September 2022 or hired January or February 2023 are eligible to apply for promotion to assistant professor by June 15, 2024. Adjuncts who have served for at least 10 semesters with 39 teaching hours are eligible 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 2021 or hired January or February 2022 with the rank of assistant professor are eligible to apply for promotion to associate professor by June 15, 2024. Adjuncts who have served for at least 14 semesters or obtained 54 teaching hours as adjunct assistant professor are eligible 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 2020 or hired January or February 2021 with the rank of associate professor are eligible to apply for promotion to professor by June 15, 2024. Adjuncts who have served for at least 18 semesters or obtained 69 teaching hours as adjunct associate professor are eligible 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 2021 or hired January or February 2022 with the rank of PA, PA1 or specialist are eligible to apply for promotion to PA1, PA2 or specialist 2 (respectively) by June 17, 2024. Adjuncts who have served for at least 14 semesters adjunct professional assistant 1 are eligible 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.