Early February

Meet with candidate to review the entire process.  Inform the

candidate that you will need eight names of external reviewers by early April and will need a dated cv, teaching statement, research statement, and copies of scholarship by early June. Begin process of coordination of joint reviews. 

Early April

Names of eight external reviewers needed from candidate.

Appoint tenure review panel (or members from your unit to joint

tenure panel) and begin to assemble list of external reviewers.

Begin to contact reviewers informally to determine their

availability or work with other unit on reviewer contact.

Early June

Dated CV, teaching statement, research statement, and copies

of scholarship submitted by candidate.   Send out materials to

external reviewers, with an early September deadline for receipt

of letters.  Continue to coordinate if joint review.

Early September

External letters due and shared between joint-appointing units.

Early Sept – Early Oct

Tenure panel or joint tenure panel reviews case and prepares

single report.

Early October

Preliminary summary provided to candidate, who is given two

weeks to respond in writing.

Early November

Faculty vote in all relevant units

By November 14  

Compose chair’s cover letter and assemble tenure dossier, or

collaborate with joint-appointing unit in assembly.

November 14

Tenure dossier due to Divisional Affairs (post on CTools or submit original hard copy)