Tenure and Promotion
GUIDELINES, POLICIES, AND RESOURCES

TEMPLATES FOR EXTERNAL LETTERS
Tenure and Promotion Deadlines
| April 1: | Faculty members seeking discretionary promotion notify Department Chair and Dean | 
| May 31: | Dossier due | 
| June 1: | External reference letters requested by the Department Chair | 
| September 1: | External letters due | 
| October 15: | Department committee’s recommendation and Department Chair letter due to the Dean | 
| November 15: | College/School review committee’s recommendation due to the Dean | 
| January 15: | College/School Dean’s recommendation due to the Provost | 
| February 15: | New publications added to the dossier | 
| April 1: | Provost’s recommendation to the President | 
| June 1: | President’s decision due | 
| August 31: | Regents’ decision due |