The Collective Bargaining Agreement adds two components to the dossier of candidate for tenure and/or promotion: (1) A Service Portfolio is required; and (2) A discussion is encouraged of the candidate’s contributions to Equity and Inclusion in the personal statement.
(1) Service Portfolio Guide
The Collective Bargaining Agreement between United Academics and the University of Oregon describes requirements associated with Non-Tenure Track Faculty (NTTF) review and promotion and Tenure-Track Faculty (TTF) review and promotion in (Article 19) and (Article 20), respectively.
The submission of a Service Portfolio is required for TTF files for promotion and/or tenure, and, if applicable, for NTTF promotion files. The Service Portfolio documents the candidate’s contribution to the university, profession, and community. The portfolio should not be comprehensive of all that is listed in the “Service” category on the CV, but rather provide evidence of the candidate’s service. Each candidate’s appropriate level of service will differ based upon his or her professional responsibilities as defined by the candidate’s job description and the unit workload policies.
The Service Portfolio may contain several examples of service to the university, which can include university committees, elected bodies, advisory groups, task forces, and/or other activities serving the university’s mission. The Service Portfolio may also contain examples of service to the profession and community.
Documentation of service can be included, such as white papers authored or co-authored by the faculty member, commendations, awards, op ed pieces, and/or letters of appreciation.
The Service Portfolio may include a short narrative elaborating on the candidate’s unique service experiences or obligations. Candidates may wish to comment on the significance and quality of their work and provide a rationale for the choice of examples in the portfolio, the significance of those choices, the role played by the candidate, and the amount of time devoted to the activity.
(2) Equity and Inclusion in Tenure and Promotion Personal Statements
PREFACE: The Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) reached between United Academics and the University includes provisions encouraging the inclusion of a discussion of the contributions to institutional equity and inclusion in the personal statement of a candidate for tenure and promotion (for tenure-track faculty) and in the personal statement of non-tenure track faculty who are being reviewed for promotion.
Articles 19 and 20 of the CBA require both tenure track and non-tenure track faculty to develop a 3-6 page personal statement documenting relevant research (or creative activity), teaching and service contributions as part of this review process. According to the CBA, the “statement should also include discussion of contributions to institutional equity and inclusion.” (Article 19, Sec 11, p27 and Article 20, Sec 8, p 32).
The guidelines taken from our own work as well as from existing documents in the University of California System, offer a general framework for faculty members in describing “contributions to institutional equity and inclusion” in their personal statements.
In the future, we plan to offer additional guidance about how to measure the quality of contributions within the context of various academic processes.
Guidelines for Equity and Inclusion in Tenure and Promotion Personal Statements
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