Index page detailing location and contents of all materials
Name of candidate, department, and contact information for candidate and department chair
Letter from candidate stating preference for open or closed meeting
Candidate Statement (3-4 pages in length)
Curriculum vitae including information listed on page 6 of criteria document
Transmittal letter from the chair of the department executive committee to the dean, indicating that committee’s recommendation and the recorded vote. This letter should also include the department’s evaluation of the candidate’s capabilities and place in the overall program of the department.
The department and school/college criteria for promotion. Include the dean’s procedures if different than the school/college’s procedures.
Copies of publications and/or evidence of creative activities. Wherever possible, include the following for context: Reviews and/or other evaluations of the publications and creative activities; reader’s reports on accepted, but not yet published, manuscripts; and clear explanations of contributions in the case of collaborative research.
Documentation of teaching contributions described in chair’s letter to Committee. A balanced and objective digest of quantitative and qualitative teaching evaluations with an explanation of how sample was generated. (Required for internal candidates. Optional for external candidates.)
Work in progress, reports, grant proposals, etc.
Documentation of service contributions described in department chair’s letter to the committee.
Outside letters evaluating candidates’ research and/or creative accomplishments from authorities outside 51ÁÔĆć. Letters should be solicited and gathered by the departmental executive committee and not by the candidate. Accompanying the letters must be a brief description of the qualifications of the letter writers and how they were selected. A list of everyone from whom letters were solicited, including those who did not provide an evaluation or who wrote a negative one, must also be provided. Departments should not solicit letters from the candidates’ former advisors and graduate teachers, or any other persons with possible conflicts of interest. Any potential conflict of interest must be explained. Dossiers submitted without this information will be returned to the department for revision. A minimum of four (4) letters are required for internal candidates; a minimum of three (3) for external candidates.