Section 4.9.7B | The Dossier

All candidates applying for tenure and/or promotion are required to submit a dossier unless an exception is granted as specified in Section 4.9.3A Tenure Upon Appointment .

The dossier should reflect the faculty member’s cumulative performance in satisfying the requirements for the award of tenure regarding teaching, research / scholarship / creative activity, and service. The tenure and/or promotion dossier is divided into Sections that contain information about the primary criteria by which candidates are assessed. It is used for review at the departmental, academic unit, and university levels. A description of the materials required for each Section and the order of their assembly shall be maintained by the provost and posted on the university website.

Great care should be taken in the preparation of the dossier. Nothing may be added to or removed from a candidate's dossier after it has been evaluated by the department tenure and promotion committee. This requirement ensures that each reviewing authority will examine exactly the same evidence in making decisions on tenure and/or promotion. This rule notwithstanding, the Faculty Appeals Committee may request information that it deems necessary to form its recommendations to the president.  The specific substance of the materials required for adequate review of a faculty member's activities in teaching, research/creative achievement/scholarship, and service will vary with the academic discipline and the terms of candidate’s appointment.