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Sample tenure dossiers are available for review in the Secretary of the Faculty Office. Please contact Michaela Aust to request access.
Tenure Process and Timelines
Per the Administration & Governance - Procedures for the Guidance and Evaluation of Probationary Faculty Members, a Mentoring and Oversight Committee may make a recommendation for tenure or termination at any time during the probationary period, but must do so no later than during the mandatory tenure review year. Once it has been determined that a faculty member will go up for tenure, administrative staff will meet with the Mentoring and Oversight Committee chair and the candidate to discuss the tenure dossier process. Probationary faculty are encouraged, but not required, to update their Box folder with their latest publications, awards and other available documents as they move through the probationary period.
Tenure dossiers will be reviewed by the SoHE Executive Faculty and the respective Divisional Committee. Please view the Social Sciences and Arts & Humanities Division tabs below for more information about the timeline.
Once a tenure dossier has been submitted to the appropriate Divisional Committee meeting, the committee will assign members to completely review the entire dossier. Following the Divisional Committee meeting, a recommendation will be provided to the SoHE dean. In order to give the dean an adequate amount of time to review the recommendation from the Divisional Committee, we generally request 48 hours for a response. All tenure decisions require final approval by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.
Preparing Your Dossier
All documents should be uploaded to your Box folder. Follow along with the appropriate divisional dossier checklist to know which folder documents should be placed it.
*Tip: If you are updating an existing document, you can upload a new version of the document rather than a separate new document. Click on the 3 dots icon next to the file size and select "Upload New Version".
Below are examples of materials shared with external reviewers:
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Social Sciences Division
Social Science Divisional Committee homepage
Downloadable SoHE Templates for Social Sciences Tenure Cases
*Tip: We highly recommend keeping your impact factors up to date as they Social Sciences Division requests the impact factor for the year of publication.
Social Sciences Divisional Committee Meeting Timeline - 2023-2024
| SoHE Materials Due | SoHE Executive Faculty Meeting | Divisional Materials Due (at noon) |
Divisional Committee Meeting |
| N/A | N/A | August 16 |
September 13 |
| N/A | N/A | September 13 |
October 11 |
| September 8 | September 18 | October 11 |
November 8 |
| October 6 | October 16 | November 9 |
December 6 |
| November 10 | November 20 | December 6 |
January 17 |
| December 8 | December 18 | January 17 |
February 7 |
| January 19 | January 29 | February 7 |
March 6 |
| February 9 | February 19 | March 6 |
April 10 |
| March 1 | March 11 | April 10 |
May 8 |
Arts & Humanities Division
Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee homepage
Arts & Humanities Divisional Committee Meeting Timeline - 2023-2024
| SoHE Materials Due | SoHE Executive Faculty Meeting | Divisional Materials Due (at noon) |
Divisional Committee Meeting |
| N/A | N/A | August 17 |
September 14 |
| N/A | N/A | September 14 |
October 12 |
| September 8 | September 18 | October 12 |
November 9 |
| October 6 | October 16 | November 9 |
December 7 |
| November 10 | November 20 | December 7 |
January 18 |
| December 8 | December 18 | January 18 |
February 8 |
| January 19 | January 29 | February 8 |
March 7 |
| February 9 | February 19 | March 7 |
April 11 |
| March 1 | March 11 | April 11 |
May 9 |
Academic Staff Contacts
Administrative staff are here to help throughout your probationary period.
Michelle Hamilton
Office 4199D
Abby Putnam
Office: 4187