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Promotion and Tenure

Procedures for Preparing Recommendations for Promotion, Tenure and Emeritus Status

 

Click here to access the Promotion, Tenure and Emeritus Policy

 

Other helpful information from Faculty Handbook: 

 

Calendar for Promotion and Tenure Process

Click here for the Timeline for PTE with roles for candidates, committees and leadership.

 

Faculty Portfolio

The candidate is responsible for preparing their portfolio using the Promotion and Tenure Portfolio Organizational Standards (Appendix C) and must attest to its completeness prior to submitting it to the college or school. Recommendations should be as detailed and current as possible since they are the basis for decisions.

Refer to the Promotion, Tenure and Emeritus Policy for:

  • Section IV.C.4 for Portfolio Requirements, Submissions and Access.
  • Appendix C for Promotion and Tenure Portfolio Organizational Standards.

 

Submitting Final Packets to the Provost’s Office

The college or school submits the final packet for each candidate to the designated Box folders for Tenure-Track Faculty, Nontenure-Track Faculty, and Emeritus Faculty. 

Refer to the Promotion, Tenure and Emeritus Policy for:

  • Section IV.C.4 for Portfolio Requirements, Submissions and Access.
  • Appendix A for Promotion and Tenure Calendar and deadlines.
  • Appendix C for Final Packet Standards as set by the Provost’s Office  

Contact Tina Peck, Manager of Faculty Affairs, with any questions: 817-257-1216 or ALBERTINA.PECK@tcu.edu.

 

Tenure Extension Request Form

Click the link above for the Promotion, Tenure and Emeritus Policy that outlines eligibility requirements for an extension. If you, the requesting faculty member, meet the requirements, submit this Tenure Extension Request Form to your Chair and Dean. If approved by the Dean, the Dean will forward it to the Provost’s Office for review and approval. The faculty member (copying the Dean and Chair) will be sent a formal letter of approval or denial.

 

University Promotion and Tenure Committee

The University Promotion and Tenure Committee advises the Provost/Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs on actions concerning promotion and tenure in accordance with the policy and procedures of the Faculty Promotion and Tenure Committee structure.

 

Contact Tina Peck, Manager of Faculty Affairs, with any questions: 817-257-1216 or ALBERTINA.PECK@tcu.edu.