Personnel Processes
It is the mission of the staff of the Vice Provost for Academic Personnel to make the academic personnel processes 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 2020-2021: 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 which are for Both Faculty and Academic Professionals
- Guidance for Chair/Director Promotion-case Letters (PDF)
- Guide for Preparing External Letters (PDF)
- Process Guide for Addenda for Fixed-term Promotions (PDF)
- Process Guide for Addenda for On-track APs and On-track Faculty (PDF)
- Process Guide for Emeritus Status (PDF)
- Process Guide for Interfolio Applicant Lists (PDF)
- Process Guide for Volunteer Appointments (Faculty and APs) (PDF)
Faculty Process Guides
- Process Guide for Expedited Review (Current Employees) (PDF)
- Process Guide for Expedited Review (New Hire) (PDF)
- Process Guide for Extension of Probationary Period (PDF)
- Process Guide for Fixed-term Faculty Promotion (PDF)
- Process Guide for Leave of Absence (PDF)
- Process Guide for Multi-year Renewal (PDF)
- Process Guide for Probationary or Conditional Review (PDF)
- Process Guide for Promotion and/or Tenure (PDF)
- Process Guide for Sabbatical Leave (PDF)
Academic Professional Process Guides
- AP Process Guide for Continuing Status (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Expedited Review (Current Employees) (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Expedited Review at Hire (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Extension of Probationary Period (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Fixed-term Promotion (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Leave of Absence (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Multi-year Renewal (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for On-track Promotion (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Probationary or Conditional Review (PDF)
- AP Process Guide for Sabbatical Leave (PDF)
Resources
- Academic Personnel Actions Clocks (Excel)
- Arizona University System ABOR-Approved University Peer List
- Association of American Universities Member Institutions
- Best Practices for Summary of Student Evaluations of Instruction (PDF)
- Case Material Checklist for Multi-year Renewals (PDF)
- External Review Guidelines
- Guidance on Termination Codes in PTRs for Academic Personnel PDF)
- Guide for Entering Educational Data (PDF)
- Portfolio Checklist for Continuing-track Academic Professionals (PDF)
- Portfolio Checklist for Fixed-term Promotions (PDF)
- Portfolio Checklist for Promotion and/or Tenure (PDF)
- Sample Outside External Reviewer Request - Academic Professionals (Word)
- Sample Outside External Reviewer Request - Faculty (Word)
- University Promotion and Continuing Appointment Review Committee Roster
- University Promotion and Tenure Committee Roster