Promotion and Tenure

Of all faculty activity, promotion and tenure is of primary importance to most rising faculty members. It is the mission of the Vice President for Academic Personnel Office staff to make this process as smooth and seamless as possible for faculty members, committees, colleges and the university. This site provides forms, detailed information and instructions for each step of the process. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office at 480-965-7405.

University Information

• Promotion and Tenure Decisions 2002-2003 through 2008-2009 (PDF)
• Promotion and Tenure Exemplars
• Promotion and Tenure Process (Workshop Presentation) (PDF)
• University Committee Membership

College/Department Information

Guides for Personnel Action Cases

• Departmental Letters (PDF)
• External Letters (PDF)

Directions for Documentation

• Schedule of Academic Personnel Actions (PDF) | Word

• Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure Review for College Personnel
• Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure Review for Faculty
• Probationary or Conditional Reviews for Faculty and Academic Professionals
• Promotion and/or Continuing Status for Academic Professionals
• Promotion Reviews for Multi-Year Academic Professionals, Clinical Faculty, Lecturers, Research Faculty and Professors of Practice

• External Review Guidelines
• File Order for Promotion and Tenure Cases
• Forms, Promotion and Tenure
• Cover Memo (PDF)
• Sample Outside Letter - Academic Professionals (Word)
• Sample Outside Letter - Faculty (Word)
• Sample Outside Letter - Thank you (Word)
• Student Evaluations of Instruction (PDF)