Dear unit heads,
Attend the Department Head Strategy Session to trade strategies with colleagues facing similar circumstances. The first session on Dec. 6 from noon to 1 p.m. will focus on navigating/leading multidisciplinary departments. Other topics are welcome as long as the focus is on the department head experience. RSVP by Nov. 15 to vpaa@uoregon.edu.
Please consider these reminders during the promotion and review process:
- Watch for irregularities in faculty member’s promotion and/or tenure file materials – correct them before the file goes forward
- Please record promotion votes (committee and faculty) accurately. Instructions are provided on the dossier template on the Guides, Forms, and Templates webpage.
- When faculty members are serving on a college/school personnel committee or UO FPC, they should vote on promotion and tenure cases at the department level and recuse themselves from participating on that case at the higher-level personnel committee. At the department level only, faculty may vote with the personnel committee and also in the vote of the eligible department faculty.
- DEI engagement is documented in our reviews, but unlike the primary categories it should not be graded “does not meet/meets/exceeds expectations."
Encourage your faculty to attend Preparing for Post-Tenure Review (Q&A) Oct. 31 from 10-11 a.m. on Zoom. This session covers post-tenure reviews for associate or full professors. See additional fall term Q&A sessions.
Sincerely,
Renée Irvin
Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
Questions about faculty reviews, sabbatical, TRP, emeritus, and related topics can be directed to vpaa@uoregon.edu or rirvin@uoregon.edu. I am also interested in hearing concerns about workload, process burdens (we are continually looking for ways to streamline processes), and policies that need clarification. Email or visit office Hours: Fridays 9:30-10:30am, Johnson Hall 206 or Teams call 541-346-2155. Wishing you a productive, calm, and enjoyable fall term/semester.