Promotion and Tenure Workshop Series: 2023-24 Academic Year

The Office of the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs is pleased to offer a workshop series on preparing for success in the promotion and tenure process. The series will provide an in-depth exploration of the promotion and tenure process for all Penn State faculty, including tenure- and non-tenure-line.

Each session will be offered live via Penn State’s Zoom platform (Zoom link information below the 2023-24 session list), and each session will be recorded for later viewing. Links to recordings will be posted below after each workshop session. Audience questions are highly encouraged. Registration is not required to attend.

If you have questions about the workshop series, contact Assistant Vice Provost Ann Clements at acc13@psu.edu.

ZOOM LINK FOR ALL WORKSHOPS:
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://psu.zoom.us/j/99469208257?pwd=dFJTMzVzNkRObFVkUmpQZmlPSHNVQT09

Fall 2023 and Spring 2024 Promotion and Tenure Workshop Series Sessions

Administrator and Staff Engagement in the Tenure-line and Non-tenure-line Promotion Reviews Process
Date and Time: Thursday, September 14, 2023
Target Audience: Academic Unit Heads, Unit Executives, FAAC, and Staff (who support promotion and tenure)

The Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs Office provided a question-and-answer session on promotion and tenure at Penn State. This session covered any changes to promotion and tenure guidelines that are new for the academic year and was an opportunity to ask any questions you may have about the review process for tenure and non-tenure-line faculty, including review committee structure and the work they do, dossier materials, external reviewers, feedback to pre-tenure faculty, PTORP, Activity Insight, and other aspects of the promotion and tenure process for tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty.
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording
Promotion & Tenure Helpful Links

Committee Chair and Committee Member Engagement in the Tenure-line Promotion Review Process
Date and Time: Tuesday, September 19, 2023
Target Audience: College and Unit Committee Chairs and Committee Members (who will oversee P&T committee work this academic year)

This workshop covered changes to promotion and tenure guidelines that are new for the academic year and is an opportunity to ask questions about the review process for tenure-line faculty, including review committee procedures, administrative guidelines, dossier materials, external reviewers, Activity Insight, and any other aspect of the promotion and tenure process for tenure-line faculty.
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording
Promotion & Tenure Helpful Links

Preparing for Promotion and Tenure at Penn State for Pre-Tenured Faculty
Date and Time: Thursday, September 28, 2023
Target Audience: Pre-tenure tenure-line Faculty

This workshop discussed the different stages of the tenure and promotion review process and tips and strategies to successfully navigate the process successfully.  The workshop covered several topics, including the 2-4-6-year review format, AC 21 and 23, components of a dossier and the path a dossier takes at each stage of review, excellence in teaching, research, and service, and the impact of COVID-19 on research plans.
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

Advancement and Promotion for Non-Tenure-Line Faculty
Date: Thursday, October 5, 2023
Target Audience: Non-Tenure-Line Faculty at All Stages of Promotion

This workshop covered the promotion process for non-tenure-line faculty and ways in which faculty can take advantage of the resources and opportunities for growth and advancement. The workshop’s topics included the three-level promotion process; University Policy AC21 and the variability of unit-based evaluation processes; assessment committee structure; and the impact of COVID-19 on research and teaching. 
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

Transitioning from Associate to Full in a Tenured Faculty Position
Date and Time: Thursday, February 8, 2024, 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Target Audience: Tenured Associate Professors

This workshop will discuss how associate professors can prepare for the transition to full professor. This workshop is intended for tenured faculty who are considering applying for full professor. The workshop will cover topics of the nomination process, expectations for the attainment of the rank of full, mid-career decision-making, varied experiences in teaching, research, and service, and the review process, procedures, and documentation.
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

Tips for Writing a Narrative Statement
Date: Thursday, February 15, 2024, 10:00-11:00 A.M.
Target Audience: All Faculty Seeking Promotion

This workshop will cover the purpose of and University policies related to the narrative statement; how to create a story about your work in teaching, research/creative accomplishment, and/or service; the various audiences who will engage with your narrative; suggestions on how to showcase strengths and address weaknesses; and potential differences in the narrative depending on your status as tenure-line or non-tenure-line faculty. 
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

Tips for Creating a Teaching Portfolio
Date and Time: Friday, February 23, 2024, 11:00 A.M.-12:00 P.M.
Target Audience: Pre-tenure and non-tenure-line Faculty

This workshop will discuss the purpose of a teaching portfolio, how to tell a story about your teaching through the evidence selected, the various audiences who may engage with your teaching portfolio, and suggestions on how to showcase strengths and address areas of improvement.
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

Promotion and Tenure Workshop Series Archive: 2022-2023

Transitioning from Associate to Full in a Tenured Faculty Position
Date: Friday, February 11, 2022
Target Audience: Tenured Associate Professors
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop, intended for tenured faculty who are considering applying for full professor, covered the nomination process; expectations for attainment of the rank of full, mid-career decision making; varied experiences in teaching, research, and service; and the review process, procedures, and documentation. 

Advancement and Promotion for Non-Tenure-Line Faculty
Date: Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Target Audience: Non-Tenure-Line Faculty at All Stages of Promotion
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

Preparing for Promotion and Tenure at Penn State for Pre-Tenured Faculty
Date: Monday, February 21, 2022
Target Audience: Pre-Tenured Faculty
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop covered the different stages of the promotion and tenure review process and tips and strategies to navigate the process successfully.  It covered several topics, including the 2-4-6-year review format; University Policies AC21 and AC23; components of a dossier and the path a dossier takes at each stage of review; excellence in teaching, research, and service; and the impact of COVID-19 on research plans.  

Tips for Creating a Teaching Portfolio
Date and Time: Friday, March 24, 2022
Target Audience: Pre-tenure and non-tenure-Line Faculty
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop discussed the purpose of a teaching portfolio, how to tell a story about your teaching through the evidence selected, the various audiences who may engage with your teaching portfolio, and suggestions on how to showcase strengths and address areas of improvement.
Tips for Creating a Teaching Portfolio – DOCX PDF
Components of a Teaching Portfolio – DOCX PDF
Brainstorming Ideas for the Portfolio – DOCX PDF

Tips for Writing a Narrative Statement
Date: Thursday, March 24, 2022
Target Audience: All Faculty Seeking Promotion
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording 

This workshop covered the purpose of and University policies related to the narrative statement; how to create a story about your work in teaching, research/creative accomplishment, and/or service; the various audiences who will engage with your narrative; suggestions on how to showcase strengths and address weaknesses; and potential differences in the narrative depending on your status as tenure-line or non-tenure-line faculty. 

Administrator and Staff Engagement in the Tenure-line and Non-tenure-line Promotion Reviews Process
Date and Time: Thursday, September 15, 2022
Target Audience: Academic Unit Heads, Unit Executives, FAAC, and Staff (who support promotion and tenure)
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop covered changes to promotion and tenure guidelines that are new for the academic year. Attendees asked questions they had about the review process for tenure and non-tenure-line faculty, including review committee structure and the work they do, dossier materials, external reviewers, feedback to pre-tenure faculty, PTORP, Activity Insight, and other aspects of the promotion and tenure process for tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty.

Committee Chair and Committee Member Engagement in the Tenure-line Promotion Review Process (New this year!)
Date and Time: Monday, September 19, 2022
Target Audience: College and Unit Committee Chairs and Committee Members (who will oversee P&T committee work this academic year)
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop covered changes to promotion and tenure guidelines that are new for the academic year. Attendees asked questions they had about the review process for tenure-line faculty, including review committee procedures, administrative guidelines, dossier materials, external reviewers, Activity Insight, and any other aspect of the promotion and tenure process for tenure-line faculty.

Promoting Faculty Success through Tenure and Promotion at Penn State
Date and Time: Thursday, September 29, 2022
Target Audience: Tenure-line Faculty, Academic Unit Heads, Unit Executives, and Staff (who support promotion and tenure)
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop covered the different stages of the tenure and promotion review process. The workshop is particularly helpful for tenure-line assistant professors who are preparing for promotion to associate professor and for tenured associate professors who are preparing for promotion to full professor. This covered a number of topics, including the processes of promotion and tenure at Penn State, standards for evaluating research, teaching, different types of service and engaged scholarship, and the impact of COVID-19 on research plans and progress.

Advancement and Promotion for Non-Tenure-Line Faculty
Dates and Times: Thursday, October 6, 2022 and Thursday, February 16, 2023
Target Audience: Non-tenure-line faculty at all promotion levels
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop covered changes to the promotion process and resources and opportunities for growth and advancement for non-tenure-line faculty. The workshop covered several topics, including the three-level promotion process, policy AC 21, the variability of unit-based evaluation processes, assessment committee structure, and the impact of COVID-19 on research and teaching.

Preparing for Promotion and Tenure at Penn State for Pre-Tenured Faculty
Dates and Times: Thursday, October 20, 2022 and Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Target Audience: Pre-tenure tenure-line Faculty
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

The workshop discussed the different stages of the tenure and promotion review process and tips and strategies to successfully navigate the process successfully.  The workshop covered several topics, including the 2-4-6-year review format, AC 21 and 23, components of a dossier and the path a dossier takes at each stage of review, excellence in teaching, research, and service, and the impact of COVID-19 on research plans.

Transitioning from Associate to Full in a Tenured Faculty Position
Date and Time: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
Target Audience: Tenured Associate Professors
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop discussed how associate professors can prepare for the transition to full professor. This workshop was intended for tenured faculty who are considering applying for full professor. The workshop covered topics of the nomination process, expectations for attainment of the rank of full, mid-career decision making, varied experiences in teaching, research, and service, and the review process, procedures, and documentation.

Tips for Writing a Narrative Statement
Date and Time: Thursday, March 16, 2023
Target Audience: Tenure-line and non-tenure-line faculty seeking promotion
Slide Presentation
Kaltura Recording

This workshop discussed the purpose of a narrative statement, policies around the narrative statement, how to create a story about your work in teaching, research/creative accomplishment, and/or service, the various audiences who will engage with your narrative, suggestions on how to showcase strengths and how to address weaknesses, and potential differences in the narrative depending on your status as tenure-line or non-tenure-line faculty.