The department head shall solicit 4-6 reviews. Two of the evaluators will be chosen from a list provided by the candidate. The remaining evaluators will be selected by the Head from persons specializing in the candidate's field of scholarship. In the case of core faculty in the Public Administration Program, the Program Director will, for the Program, advise the Department Head on whether to recommend promotion. A favorable majority vote of the senior faculty does not ensure that promotion will be recommended.
Qualitative judgments have a major bearing on whether promotion is recommended.
Members of the senior faculty and the Department Head apply their personal interpretations of the University's standards for appointment as a full professor. The suggestions that follow simply provide an indication of what tends to be emphasized by members of the senior faculty in applying the University's standards. Thus, key considerations in decisions on promotion are the professional progress and accomplishments of faculty members during their tenure as associate professor. Decisions on promotion to full professor normally give greatest weight to research and teaching, although service and extension may also be taken into account. Research Distinction in research is normally expected for promotion to full professor.