Promotion and Tenure From a Candidates Perspective

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Promotion and Tenure From a Candidates
Perspective

• Bill Bales
• Associate Professor
• College of Criminology and Criminal Justice

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Building relationships and learning from others

• Your Dean and other faculty want you to succeed.
• Seek their advice and counsel on your progress in
  the areas of teaching, research and service.
• Do not hesitate to approach senior faculty with
  questions and to solicit their advice.
• Rely on Mentor(s) their experience is
  invaluable.

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Collaboration and Teams

• Our fields have become complex and very few
  faculty can do it all on their own.
• Approach faculty and graduate students to
  collaborate in the writing of articles, grants,
  etc.
• Learn and increase your productivity through team
  work.
• These can be both productive and enjoyable
  experiences.

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Bringing Value to Your College and the University

• Challenge yourself by asking, What else can I do
  to help my College and the University?
• Bring added value to your college and the
  university.
• Make it clear to your Dean and the faculty that
  you are available to contribute to the mission of
  your college.

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Solicit feedback on your progress

• In my college, we have annual reviews by the
  Promotion and Tenure Committee.
• Constructive suggestions for how to improve are
  offered.
• Do not be discouraged if your initial reviews are
  not stellar.
• Solicit feedback from your Dean during the course
  of the year.

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Documentation of Achievements

• Be diligent about documenting every aspect of
  your work as you proceed.
• Retracing your accomplishment during the binder
  preparation process will be much more taxing and
  time consuming.

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Binder Preparation

• Read examples from recently tenured and/or
  promoted faculty.
• Talk with recently tenured faculty about their
  approach to binder preparation and content.
• Do not hesitate to boast about your
  accomplishments and contributions to your field.
• Bring something personal about yourself and your
  experiences.

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