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Personnel Processes
It is the mission of the staff of the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel to make the academic personnel processes as smooth and as seamless as possible for academic personnel, committees, colleges and the university. This site provides forms, detailed information and instructions for each process. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the office at 480-965-7405.
Schedule of Academic Personnel Actions 2017-2018: PDF | Word
Schedule of Academic Personnel Actions 2018-2019: PDF | Word
University Promotion and Tenure Committee Roster: PDF
Guidance from the Vice Provost
- Promotion and Tenure Process (Workshop Presentation) (PDF)
- Faculty Promotion and Tenure Portfolio Preparation (PDF)
- Guidance on Which Academic Appointments Require Provost Office Approval (PDF)
- Guidance for Instructional Faculty Appointments (PDF)
College/Department Information
Process Guides
Faculty Process Guides
- Process Guide for Leave of Absence (PDF)
- Process Guide for Extension of Probationary Period (PDF)
- Process Guide for Promotion and/or Tenure (PDF)
- Process Guide for Expedited Review (PDF)
- Process Guide for New Hire Expedited Review (PDF)
- Process Guide for Probationary or Conditional Review (PDF)
- Process Guide for Sabbatical Leave (PDF)
- Process Guide for Fixed-term Faculty Promotion (PDF)
- Process Guide for Multi-year Faculty Renewals (PDF)
Academic Professional Process Guides
- AP Process Guide for Leave of Absence (PDF)
- AP Process Guide Extension Probationary Period (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Continuing Appointment (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for On Track Promotion (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Fixed-term Promotion (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Expedited Review (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Probationary or Conditional Review (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Sabbatical Leave (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Multi-year Renewal Reviews (PDF)
Resources
- University Promotion and Tenure Committee Roster
- Arizona University System ABOR-Approved University Peer List
- Association of American Universities Member Institutions
- Academic Personnel Actions Clocks (Excel)
- External Review Guidelines
- Sample Outside Letter - Academic Professionals (Word)
- Sample Outside Letter - Faculty (Word)
- Sample Outside Letter - Thank you (Word)
- Best Practices for Summary of Student Evaluations of Instruction (PDF)
- Academic Personnel System (Adjunct Faculty ACD 505–02 & Affiliated Faculty ACD 505–04)
- Portfolio Checklist for Promotion and/or Tenure (PDF)
- Portfolio Checklist for Fixed-term Promotions (PDF)
- Case Material Checklist for Multi-year Renewals (PDF)
- Portfolio Checklist for Continuing-track Academic Professionals (PDF)