Addran College of Liberal Arts
AddRan College of Liberal Arts Tenure and Promotion Procedures for Faculty
AddRan Tenure and Promotion Calendar
AddRan Tenure and Promotion Format
- Chair’s letter and recommendation of the Faculty Advisory Committee and/or tenured faculty
- Vita
- For tenure, annual tenure review letters
- Department Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria
- Evidence of teaching accomplishments
a. Listing of all courses taught with dates, including independent readings, dissertation or thesis, and number of students enrolled; must note all team-taught courses.
b.Evidence of teaching as prescribed by the Departmental Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria, e.g., peer reviews, SPOT.
6. Evidence of research accomplishments
- Evidence of service accomplishments Up to ten pages of supporting materials that are consistent with Departmental Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria may be included. Original copies of books, articles, grants, and other materials relevant to the tenure or promotion process should be maintained in the Department office and made available should the dean, provost, or members of the College or University Faculty Advisory Councils wish to consult them. Department Tenure and Promotion
Criminal Justice
Economics
English
History
Modern Languages and Literatures
Philosophy
Political Science
Religion
Sociology / Anthropology
Spanish
AddRan College Tenure and Promotion
Each candidate for tenure or promotion will compile one comprehensive file that will be presented in a 3 ring binder for examination by relevant people in the Department, the Faculty Advisory Council of the College, the Dean and those above. Supplementary material described in sections 5), 6), and 7) are limited to 10 pages each. A smaller version, consisting of letters from chair, recommendations of relevant department groups, vita and the specified letters, will be provided in multiple copies (8) for distribution to the College and University Councils involved in recommendations.
Contents of binder:
- Chair’s letter and recommendation of the Faculty Advisory Committee and/or tenured faculty
- Vita
- For tenure, annual tenure review letters
- Department Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria
- Evidence of teaching accomplishments
- Listing of all courses taught with dates, including independent readings, dissertation or thesis, and number of students enrolled; must note all team-taught courses.
- Evidence of teaching as prescribed by the Departmental Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria, e.g., peer reviews, SPOT.
- Evidence of research accomplishments
- Three to five evaluative letters from scholars outside of TCU. Letters will be solicited by the Dean from a prioritized list provided half by the chair and half by the candidate, at least two of which will be from the candidate’s list.
- Cover page of each publication (for journals, include the editorial page of the journal) or acceptance letter. If the publications are in a nonEnglish language, this material must be accompanied by a translation. Other relevant materials relevant to evaluation of research, consistent with Departmental Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria, may be included, but are limited to ten pages.
- Maximum of 500 word statement of future research plans and their connection to previous work.
- Evidence of service accomplishments Up to ten pages of supporting materials that are consistent with Departmental Statement of Tenure and Promotion Criteria may be included.
Original copies of books, articles, grants, and other materials relevant to the tenure or promotion process should be maintained in the Department office and made available should the dean, provost, or members of the College or University Faculty Advisory Councils wish to consult them.