Promotion, Tenure, & Annual Evaluations

New Faculty Orientation2015

Blannie E. BowenVice Provost for Academic Affairs

201 Old Main814-863-7494bxb1@psu.edu

Becoming a Faculty Scholar

8 Bad-a-holics

How to Explode Your Faculty Opportunities (See Cherie Carter-Scott’s Corporate Negaholic)

#1: LATE-a-holic

• My Time is Most Valuable!• Must Make Grand Entrances. • No Digitals Here Baby!• Delays Own Funeral (If Possible).• Deadlines Are For Others.

#2: GOSSIP-a-holic

• Colleagues Know ALL of my Birthmarks• Must Be 100% Informed About Colleagues• Loves Rumors, Especially Mating Habits• Never Heard of confidentiality & Ethics

#3: YES-a-holic

• Volunteers for Everything• Does NOT Understand Any Part of NO!• Dependable as the Titanic • Sits & Finishes Nothing

#4: DEFENSE-a-holic

• Colleagues Watch ONLY Me• Can’t Trust Anyone Here• Externally Motivated• Poor Self-Esteem• Everyone Is Out to Get Me

#5: INFLATE-a-holic

• An Alphabet Person (BS, MS, MBA, PhD)• Loves Titles • Exaggerates Skills & Experiences• Head Bounces While Walking• Walks on Water (Or Thinks So)• Nobel Prize Winner for Sure!

#6: NEG-a-holic

• The Glass is Always Half Empty• Never Compliments• Everyday is Cloudy• Mad at the World• Makes Colleagues Miserable

#7: CLUELESS-a-holic

• Never in the Loop• Arrives for Class on Sundays! • What Rules & Expectations?• No Sense of the Game

#8: EXPERT-a-holic

• Knows Everything• Thinks He’s as Deep as the Atlantic• Colleagues Say She Has Bathtub Depth• Allergic to Workshops & Seminars• Loud & Wrong• Flunked Stats 101!

In Summary:Avoid the 8 “Holics”

1. Late 5. Inflate

2. Gossip 6. Negative

3. Yes 7. Clueless

4. Defense 8. Expert

Keys to Success: 4 C’s

• Collaborate• Communicate• Cooperate• Compete

Build Your Skills

• Research is Expensive $$• Choose Mentors Wisely• Take Seminars & Workshops• Seek Awards & Grants• Write & Present• Build Your Network

Where to From Here?

• Model Successful, Positive Mentors• Avoid/Manage Negative People• Hone Your Skills• Focus on Teamwork & Collaboration• If It Is To Be, It Is Up To Me!

Now, Who Are Our Faculty?(Fall 2014)

• Full-time: 6,304• Part-time: 1,898• Total: 8,202

Who Are Our 6,304 Fulltime Faculty?(Fall 2014)

• Professor: 1,337• Associate: 1,260• Assistant: 1,284• Instructor: 775• Other: 1,658*

* Includes lecturers, librarians, & research faculty. Penn College faculty included in the 6,304.

Our Faculty by Tenure Status(Fall 2014)

• Tenured: 2,239 (37.3%)• Tenure Track: 640 (10.7%)• Non-tenure Track: 3,121 (52.0%)• Total: 6,000*

* Excludes Penn College faculty

And now,let’s speak the unspeakable –

Promotion and Tenure!

www.psu.edu/vpaa

Review HR-23 (P&T Procedures and Regulations) and Other Documents

• Located on Web at: http://www.psu.edu/vpaa • HR-23 Policy• Administrative Guidelines for HR-23• Frequently Asked Questions

• College and Department Materials• P&T Guidelines • Committee Lists & Administrators

3 Levels of Independent Review & Judgment

• #1 - Department/Campus Level of Review• Most familiar with candidate’s discipline, quality, &

quantity standards.

• #2 - College Level of Review• Evaluate faculty using the college criteria and

expectations in context with the departmental criteria. • Strive for consistent standards within the college.

• #3 - University Level of Review• Ensure compliance with departmental & college

standards. Strive for consistent excellence across PSU.

Final P&T Decisions

• Who can deny tenure & promotions?

• Who can award tenure & promotions?

Required 2nd & 4th Year Pre-Tenure Reviews

• 2nd-year review in spring of year #2• Use of college committee?• Reviews are both developmental &

evaluative; you can be denied at 2nd or 4th.• If improvement opportunities noted, a plan is

developed to remedy the situation.• Deans can require special 3rd and/or 5th year

reviews.

Have a conversation about tenure early in the first semester with your

department/division head or director of academic affairs.

Criteria for Promotion and Tenure

• Scholarship of Teaching & Learning• Scholarship of Research & Creative

Accomplishments• Service and the Scholarship of Service to

the University, Society, & the Profession• NOTE –Appendix E of Administrative

Guidelines – Dossier Sections and Format

Nomination for Promotion to Professor

• By an appropriate academic administrator (your head)

• By a P&T committee after consultation with the appropriate academic administrator

• Time in rank not a criterion

6th-Year Tenure Reviews• In 2014-15, there were 88 6th-year tenure cases.

• Seven (7) cases were denied at the college level and never reached the University level.

• 81 cases (including 7 early tenure cases) were forwarded to the University Committee with 79 holding positive recommendations by the submitting dean.

• The University Committee recommended 79 cases. President Barron granted tenure for these 79 recommendations; therefore, two (2) were denied at the University level.

• 89.7% received tenure (79 of 88 cases).

But What If I’m Fixed Term?

• I’m not on the tenure track.• I am on an FT1 or FTM contract.• Can I get promoted?• Well – It depends.

Promotion of Fixed Term Faculty (HR21)

• Some positions have promotion opportunities (i.e., lecturer to senior lecturer)

• Decisions made within colleges/campuses• Peer review committees involved• Review your college/campus guidelines

Annual Evaluations (HR40)

• Everyone Gets Evaluated Each Year!• Department Heads Conduct Evaluations.• Salary Increases Linked to Evaluations.• Post-Tenure or Extended 5-Year Reviews.• Review Your College Guidelines.

Have an annual discussion with your department/division head or director of

academic affairs about your performance.

Welcome to Penn State

• Enjoy your tenure.• Be mentorable.• Ask for assistance.• Seek information & ask questions. • www.psu.edu/vpaa & bxb1@psu.edu