PROMOTION AND TENURE FORMS

Table of Contents:

• PURPOSE
• GENERAL INFORMATION
• ESHIBIT AND INSTRUCTIONS
• PROMOTION AND TENURE
• FORM REQUIREMENTS
• CONTACT INFORMATION
• CROSS REFERENCES

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PURPOSE

This form is used for (1) awarding tenure to the ranks of professor, librarian, associate professor, associate librarian and assistant professor; and (2) for promotion to the ranks of professor, librarian, associate professor, and associate librarian.

GENERAL INFORMATION

• Recommendations for promotion and tenure shall be submitted to the Office of Human Resources in accordance with a time schedule distributed each year.


• Refer to Policy AC23 Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations, and ACG17 Requests for Reduction of Prior Tenure Credit. Details on preparing the dossier are given in the Administrative Guidelines for Policy AC23 Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations, distributed annually by the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.

EXHIBIT AND INSTRUCTIONS

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Log of External Letters Exhibit

PROMOTION AND TENURE

NOTE: As of July 1, 2024, with the exception of the Log of External Letters, all Promotion and Tenure forms will be generated within Activity Insight using data entered in Activity Insight. If you have questions about how to produce the forms, please email AI-Support@psu.edu.

Form Requirements:

No form may be used that substitutes for an approved official University form without prior review and approval by the steward of the form/central office, as facilitated by the Office of Systems and Procedures (designated representative of the Associate Vice President for Budget and Finance). Policy FN17 Required Use of Approved University Forms Appearing in the General University Reference Utility (GURU) requires that all form templates must be vetted and approved prior to being published on the GURU website and all such documents having gone through said established approval process must be password protected. See Procedure FN2017 Use of Approved Form Templates Appearing on the GURU Website for complete details.

Contact Information:

For questions, additional details, or to request changes to these forms, contact Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs at vpfa@psu.edu.

Cross References:

• Policy AC23 Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations
• Policy Guideline ACG17 Requests for Reduction of Prior Tenure Credit
• Policy AD35 University Archives and Records Management
• Policy FN17 Required Use of Approved University Forms Appearing in the General University Reference Utility
• Procedure FN2017 Use of Approved Form Template Appearing on the GURU website