Department Head Strategy Sessions, Promotion and Review Updates

Unit Heads: Attend the Department Head Strategy Session to trade strategies with colleagues facing similar circumstances. The first session (tentatively set for Friday, Dec. 5 from noon to 1 p.m.) will focus on some suggested policy changes to deal with faculty absence or non-engagement. 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:

  1. Watch for irregularities in faculty member’s promotion and/or tenure file materials – correct them before the dossier goes forward.
  2. Please record promotion votes (committee and faculty) accurately. Instructions are provided on the dossier template on the Guides, Forms, and Templates webpage.
  3. 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.
  4. Please document DEI engagement, as applicable, within the contexts of teaching, research, or service.

You, your faculty, and your staff members are encouraged to attend any of the fall term Q&A Zoom sessions. These cover topics ranging from career faculty promotion to post-tenure review, sabbaticals, and search committees. See the full list of Q & A Zoom sessions.


Questions about faculty reviews, sabbatical, TRP, emeritus, and related topics can be directed to vpaa@uoregon.edu or rirvin@uoregon.edu. We want to hear your 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 10:30-11:30am, Johnson Hall 206 or Teams call 541-346-2155.