Promotion and Tenure
Frequently Asked Questions and Updates
2018-2019 Promotion and Tenure FAQ
June 2018: Penn State announces fixed-term faculty promotions, effective July 1, 2018
Key Policies, Guidelines, and Forms
University Policy AC21 (formerly HR21): Definition of Academic Ranks
University Policy AC23 (formerly HR23): Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations
Summary of Revisions to the Administrative Guidelines for Policy AC23 (formerly HR23) for 2018-2019
Early Tenure Review Guidelines
2018-2019 Immediate Tenure Review Guidelines
Promotion and Tenure Form (PDF) – also available on page 40 of the 2018-2019 Administrative Guidelines
Activity Insight
Activity Insight is an online software tool by Digital Measures designed to help faculty members collect, organize, and display their data for the purposes of annual reviews, promotion and tenure, and more.
Activity Insight at Penn State
Executive Summary: Faculty Activity Insight Systems (FAIS)
Committees
2018-2019 Immediate Tenure Review Committee
2018-2019 University Promotion and Tenure Review Committee
Reports
Associate Professors: Time in Rank (2016-2017 Annual Report)
Faculty Tenure Rates Annual Report (January 2017)
Workshops, Presentations, and Resources
Statement of Practices for the Evaluation of Teaching Effectiveness for Promotion and Tenure
Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence (SITE)
(SITE offers instructional consultants to assist with issues related to teaching and learning.)
Student Rating of Teaching Effectiveness (SRTE)
2017 Promotion and Tenure Workshop Presentation
By Dr. Kathleen Bieschke, Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs
October 19, 2017
MediaSite recording
Update regarding the 2017 presentation and workshop above: Please note that four external reviewers are required for all sixth-year promotion and tenure cases, as well as promotion to full professor cases. During the workshop, the initial answer to this question was incorrect and was corrected later in the workshop.