Submission Guidelines For Promotion To Distinguished Professor

Submission Guidelines For Promotion To Distinguished  Professor

Office of the Provost

Submission Guidelines For Promotion To Distinguished  Professor

In accordance with Section 4.4.4 of the Faculty Handbook, “Nominations for promotion to the rank of Distinguished Professor may be made directly to the Provost by any member of the faculty or by an academic unit’s Promotion and Tenure Committee. The Distinguished Professors Review Subcommittee processes and reviews all such nominations along with the external and internal reference letters, including the Department Chair’s and the Dean’s. Reference letters must be solicited for nominees for promotion to Distinguished Professor that are recommended by a 2/3 majority of the senior members* of the P&T committee of their department."

* Those eligible to vote for promotion to Full Professor

The following information should be supplied in support of nominations:

Nominations from academic unit P&T

Committee (assuming 2/3 recommend)

Self-nominations

  

CV (see Office of the Provost website for format)

CV (see Office of the Provost website for format)

Nominee’s list of 6 names of reviewers submitted via the appropriate template

Nominee’s list of 6 names of reviewers submitted via the appropriate template

Academic Unit’s P&T Committee list of 6 names of reviewers submitted via the appropriate template

Self-Nomination Letter

Academic Unit’s Chairperson recommendation letter (if applicable)

 

Academic Unit’s Dean recommendation letter

 
 

\Note: All Promotion materials must be submitted electronically via the Google Shared Drive provided by the Office of the Provost.