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In my February WORD article, I officially announced the start of the 2024-25 promotions cycle, which included hosting multiple promotion workshops for adjunct colleagues as well as for our full-time colleagues. Thanks to everyone who attended.
Because achieving promotion in rank is such an important element of our work lives and because I know you are all quite busy, I share reminders of the due dates and eligibility overview below.
Important deadlines
Don’t miss these deadlines! One thing that makes me very happy each September is being able to publish in The WORD a long list of our members who have successfully achieved promotion.
- March 6: Adjunct faculty promotion applications are due to Dean Gherardi’s office; complete the adjunct faculty A1 form and reach out to me with any questions.
- April 26: Adjunct faculty observation forms due to Dean Gherardi’s office.
- May 15: Full-time faculty promotion cover sheet due to your campus executive dean’s office or, for Central faculty, your respective VP’s office. Complete the full-time faculty A formand reach out to me with any questions.
- June 17: Full-time faculty completed A form packets are due (note: due date is June 15 contractually but since that falls on a Saturday this year, the deadline will be Monday, June 17).
If you are thinking about applying but have questions about the process or your eligibility, be sure to ask. I am happy to help.
Eligibility overview
While the college administration historically has been very good about notifying members of promotion eligibility, once in a while—fortunately very rarely—a member will fall through the proverbial cracks and miss that notification. We never want to see this happen, but ultimately it is up to each faculty member to be aware of their eligibility timeline. This is why I share the following information in my promotion articles. So double check, please, and ask me if you have any questions.
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 17, 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 17, 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 17, 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. |
