Third or Subsequent Year Reappointment
Using the UMS Tenure and Promotion Application Form should help facilitate preparation of the future application for Tenure and Promotion. It is also hoped that the format will provide guidance and structure to the information a faculty member submits for reappointment consideration. This format is recommended.
For third or subsequent year reappointment, please click the following link: https://www.maine.edu/students/office-of-the-vice-chancellor-of-academic-affairs/tenure-promotion/
Because various academic units of the University have different missions, this format does not place priorities among the several criteria herein identified. It is the faculty member’s responsibility to ensure that all appropriate and pertinent information is provided following this format. Faculty members involved in interdisciplinary programs are encouraged to document these activities.
It is the responsibility of the Departmental Peer Committee, the Chairperson, and other University administrators to review and evaluate the material submitted by the faculty member in a manner consistent with the mission of the appropriate academic unit and the University. Criteria for reappointment are available in the standards adopted by the colleges and departments which is available at http://www.umaine.edu/provost/departmental-evaluation-criteria
The actual format includes instructions and other explanatory notes. These instructional notes should be omitted from the document submitted to the peer committee by the faculty member.
Suggestions to Faculty for Preparing for Reappointment Consideration
- The peer committee has access to your personnel file. Review it to make sure it is complete and up-to-date.
- Do not compare yourself to other faculty members. You are evaluated against University standards and the specific criteria in your unit’s promotion and tenure guidelines, not against other faculty members.
Deadline for Submission to Peer Committee by Faculty Member: April 3, 2023
The Departmental Peer Committee will prepare a letter evaluating your performance as a faculty member and make a recommendation about your reappointment. This evaluation will include specific and frank assessments about your achievements as well as areas requiring greater focus and/or attention. Peer committee evaluations may speak to your potential capacity and success as a faculty member, scholar and colleague. Peer committees will also often give direction about areas needing tangible evidence of accomplishment as well as possible suggestions for resources to further strengthen your record. The peer committee’s evaluation, based on established departmental evaluation criteria, should give you a clear understanding of your current progress toward meeting the standards for eventual tenure and promotion.
You may respond, in writing, to the Peer Committee’s recommendation within one week of receipt of that recommendation. Your response, if any, should be forwarded to the department chairperson/school director. You will also have five days from receipt of the Provost’s recommendation to submit a response to previous recommendations. Any statement(s) submitted by you shall become part of the official material reviewed by the Provost and President.