Information about promotion and tenure at the University of North Georgia (UNG) can be found on the Academic Affairs website under Policies and Procedures in the Faculty Handbook.
For calendars related to the annual processes, please see the Promotion and Tenure Monthly Calendar on the Promotion and Tenure Policy Statement in the Faculty Handbook.
For information on the University System of Georgia Board of Regents policy regarding promotion and tenure, see sections 8.3.6 and 8.3.7 of the Board of Regents Policy Manual.
USG policy guides faculty/leadership on P&T decisions regarding faculty work beyond the Scholarship of Discovery: 8.3.15.2 Work in USG Institutions
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If you are located on a campus that is different than your department head, you should ask your campus coordinator/direct supervisor to provide a letter on your behalf.
Yes, you can ask the portfolio owner to enter a DETI ticket or email Irene Kokkala to add you to their portfolio. You are added as student to the course and can browse the portfolio without accidentally changing it.
For 10-month faculty, the pay raise after receiving notification of a successful promotion or tenure review will begin with the following August 1 paycheck.
For 10-month faculty, after receiving notification of your promotion, you can begin to use your new title as of August 1 of the following academic year.
Tenured Twice by Amy Jones. One woman's story of recognizing that her first department/institution was not a good fit – just as she received tenure there – and her decision to pursue a position somewhere that would be a better fit.
Road Signs to Tenure by Miguel Mantero. Compiled advice from six tenured professors. Also, Were the Road Signs Wrong? Miguel's retrospective article as he comes up for tenure, written two years after the previous article, analyzes and responds to the earlier advice.
Shameless Self-Promotion by James Lang. "Given the unsupervised nature of much of what we do in this business, I am really in the best position both to describe and to evaluate my work most effectively," explains the author.
Keeping Your Research Alive by Rick Reis. How to make your research a priority, in the face of other, more urgent (but not necessarily more important) demands on your time.
CTLL also offers a variety of resources for Academic leaders on our Academic Leadership page.
Books
Getting Tenure (Survival Skills for Scholars), by Marcia Whicker, Jennie, Kronenfeld, and Ruth Strickland. This practical guide clarifies the tenure process and gives concrete advice for graduate students and junior faculty members on the strategy required to maximize the chance of achieving tenure.
Advice for New Faculty Members: Nihil Nimus, by Robert Boice. Boice provides a unique and essential guide to the start of a successful academic career.
Life on the Tenure Track: Lessons from the First Year, by James Lang. Lang narrates the story of his first year on the tenure track with wit and wisdom, detailing his moments of confusion, frustration, and even elation—in the classroom, at his writing desk, during his office hours, in departmental meetings—as well as his insights into the lives and working conditions of faculty in higher education today.
Preparing for Promotion, Tenure, and Annual Review: A Faculty Guide,by Robert M. Diamond This guide to helping faculty prepare for professional review, whether an annual event or at a key moment in their career, will help make this often stressful and confusing experience less challenging and provide faculty a sense of mastery over the process.
Other Tools & Resources
Charting Your Progress Toward Tenure. Guidelines and template for creating your own table to track your progress toward tenure provided by Science Education Resource Center at Carleton C