Charge
The Faculty Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure shall advise the Chancellor on promotion and tenure cases under review, and on appointments in cases where consultation is needed. The Committee coordinates discussion of appointment, promotion, and tenure procedures and expectations across academic units and with administration. The Committee shall recommend policies related to appointment, tenure and promotion to the Executive Council, which may bring them to the Faculty Assembly for a vote or may adopt them as provided in Article II Section 2 of the UW Tacoma bylaws.
Charge Letter:
Membership
The voting membership of the Faculty Committee on Appointment, Promotion, and Tenure shall consist of no less than seven (7) members. Each academic unit will be represented by a tenured faculty member. In units with no tenured faculty, there will be no representation. Each academic unit will elect a representative. Academic unit heads are not eligible to serve. The term of office shall be three years and a representative may serve a maximum of two consecutive terms, at which point, a member cannot be re-elected for one full year.
Representatives
- Jim Thatcher, Chair 2022-2023, School of Urban Studies, 2021-2024
- Christine Stevens, School of Nursing and Healthcare Leadership, 2021-2024
- Barb Toews, School of Social Work and Criminal Justice, 2022-2025
- Howard Smith, Milgard School of Business, 2022-2024
- Matthew Weinstein, School of Education, 2021-2024
- Riki Thompson, School of Interdisciplinary Arts & Sciences, 2021-2024
- Debasis Dawn, School of Engineering and Technology, 2020-2023
APT End of Year Reports
- APT 2022-2023
- APT 2021-2022
- APT 2020-2021
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Promotion & Tenure Resources and Policies
A complete list of Promotion & Tenure resources, including processes, deadlines, forms, and policies can be found on the Academic Human Resources website. The Appointment, Promotion, & Tenure Committee offers the following additional resources:
APT Promotion & Tenure General Guidelines
- P&T General Guidelines from APT Committee, 2019 & 2021 (PDF) | (Word doc) [approved by the Faculty Assembly Executive Council on 5.6.19 & June 2021]
APT Review of Select New Appointments
- APT Committee Review of Select New Appointments - (PDF)| (Word doc) [approved by the Faculty Assembly Executive Council on 10.13.17]
Promotion & Tenure Information Sessions and Workshops
- 2021-2022 APT Workshops (UWNetID Required)
- Assistant Professor to Associate Professor (April 1, 2022)
- Associate Professor to Full Professor (April 11, 2022)
- Assistant and Associate Teaching Professor (April 29, 2022)
- APT Workshop 4/23/2020- (Video)
- Promotion & Tenure Workshop - 4/9/19; (PDF of slides)
- Promotion & Tenure Information Session - 3/13/18; (video below)
- APT 2018 Info Session
Promotion & Tenure Guidelines By School
- School of Education P&T Guidelines
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- School of Engineering & Technology Promotion & Tenure Criteria
- SET Teaching Professor Promotion Criteria - pdf
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- School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership P&T Criteria [Includes information for both Tenure Track faculty and Lecturers]
- School of Social Work & Criminal Justice P&T Criteria [Includes information for both Tenure Track faculty and Lecturers]
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