1. Overview of Policies and Procedures University of Missouri-Kansas City

2.  September –mandatory candidates notified, call for promotion to full professor; List of external evaluators compiled  October through January- Info Sessions & Electronic Portfolio sessions with Beci  February 1 – External Evaluator Lists due to Dean  May 1– candidates submit portfolio to Dean’s Office via P&T Coordinator  Summer – External Evaluators Review Portfolio  The Next Fall-Unit Reviews including Department/Unit P&T Committees, Chair, and Dean  January thru April – Campus Review including Campus P&T Advisory Committee, Provost, and Chancellor  May – Final Decision by Chancellor

3. Department/School P&T Committee review follows procedures developed by its faculty and writes letter of recommendation to Chair. Chair/Supervisor prepares Part II of the portfolio and writes letter of recommendation to next level. School Committee reviews (only if both Dept. & School committees exist) and writes letter of recommendation to Dean. Dean reviews portfolio and writes letter of recommendation to Provost. Candidate will receive, and may rebut, all recommendation letters as they are issued; if no rebuttal, Candidate should advise P&T Coordinator to move forward as quickly as possible; otherwise, rebuttals must be delivered by deadline indicated.

4. Dean forwards portfolio to Provost. Campus P&T committee is advisory to the Provost and Chancellor Provost makes recommendations to the Chancellor based on CPTAC votes and her own review of each portfolio Chancellor makes final decisions and informs candidates in early May. Successful candidates will receive promotion and/or tenure at the beginning of the next academic year (September 1).

5. CRR 320.035 (UM P&T Regulations) Chancellor's Memorandum #35 Departmental/Unit Guidelines UMKC Portfolio Instructions UMKC P&T Form Part 1 (Candidate Completes) UMKC P&T Form Part 1 UMKC P&T Form Part 2 (Chair Completes) UMKC P&T Form Part 2 External Evaluator Disclosure Form

6.  For assistant professors early promotion and tenure requires exceptional justification.  In all cases, evidence of early productivity at UMKC must be exceptionally strong. Extensions  Extensions may be requested for extenuating circumstances beyond the candidate’s control which adversely affect the candidate’s progress toward tenure.  See http://info.umkc.edu/pt/extension- to-tenure-clock/ for more informationhttp://info.umkc.edu/pt/extension- to-tenure-clock/

7. The electronic portfolio contains 5 folders to be completed by the Candidate:  Candidate Information Folder  Contains Part I Form, CV, Leave, Extension, and other documents pertinent to the information supplied in Part 1 Form Sections A & B, Dept., Unit, Campus, & UM System Criteria and Guidelines for P&T  Teaching Folder  Contains evidence of Teaching to support Part 1 Form Section C (last 5 years of teaching activity)  Scholarship/Research/Creative Activity Folder  Contains evidence of Scholarship to support Part 1 form Section D  Service Folder  Contains evidence of Service to support Part 1 form Section E  Additional Materials Folder  Contains evidence to support claims made in Part 1 Form Section F

8. A. Educational Background B. Teaching Experience Courses taught Involvement in graduate education C. Research and Other Scholarly/Creative Activities Publications, citations, reviews, grant applications Professional activities, other D. Service Workshops, conferences planned or taught Department, university, community committee service Student activities E. Other information Professional experience Honors Other evidence

9.  Statement of Teaching Philosophy and practices including teaching motivation, goals, future agenda, and impact  Check with Department for best way to present teaching evidence  Teaching scholarship  Teaching evaluations (summary sheets only, no raw data  Volunteer Teaching activities & Service Learning Initiatives  Unsolicited Letters and other information

10.  Explain how teaching is evaluated  Identify context for teaching scores  Include Student Evaluation Summary Sheets (no raw data!!!) with samples of student comments  Syllabi and supplementary documentation

11.  Personal Statement of Scholarship Philosophy including Scholarly agenda, goals, motivations, trajectory, and impact  Research/Creative activities  Funded Research  Peer evaluation of research/external reviews

12. Journal articles, book chapters/reviews/others Manuscripts under review Research grant activity Papers at professional meetings Involvement with professional organizations Directed research of students Success of mentees (provide name, degree, thesis/dissertation topic, what they’re doing now)

13. Exhibitions and Installations, gallery catalogs Reviews, commissions, prizes Performances, recordings and videos Grants Visiting artist positions Workshops attended/presented Activities in professional societies Directed scholarship of students

14.  Indicate which activities occurred since last promotion or hire.  External reviewers must be of equal or higher rank  Clearly describe collaborations and candidate’s role in projects  Promotion to Professor – include only evidence from last promotion forward (exclude previously reviewed evidence)

15. Personal Statement of Service Philosophy includes motivation, goals, role, % of effort of each activity, and impact of organization/your involvement Academic unit professional activities College or school activities University service activities Discipline-related professional activities Editorial boards, journal reviews Professional association committees Consultation Community-related professional activities Service-Learning initiatives Include outcome/examples of committee work

16.  Avoid excessive documentation of service  Provide simple list  Include unsolicited letters documenting committee appointment and/or commendations of “exceptional service”

17.  Recommend one two-hour session in faculty member’s office in early Fall to discuss portfolio content, organization and documentation  Recommend one two-hour session in early April after all documentation has been gathered and organized to create portfolio.  Contact Beci Edmundson to schedule: EdmundsonR@umkc.edu 816-235-2721 EdmundsonR@umkc.edu