Guidelines for submission of the
portfolio (or “Purple Book”):
Promotion to Professor
According to the Rules Governing Faculty Appointments under UWS 3, Wisconsin Administrative Code; approved by the Board of Regents on October 5, 1979, and amended February 5, 1982 and April 2, 2004, “Associate professors may apply for promotion to professor when they have met the minimum university requirement for education and time in rank (III,H,1 of these rules).” [Note: a copy of the Rules is found at: http://www.uww.edu/facsenate/rulesrev.pdf.]
Date for submission
of the portfolio:
The timeline for submission of the portfolio for promotion is the same as that for promotion to Associate Professor. The timeline is available at: http://acadaff.uww.edu/Promotions/2008-09/PromotionTimeline.htm.
Period of review:
According to Section III, C, 4, e, (1) (c) of the Rules: “For promotion to a higher rank, the period of review shall be the faculty member’s time of service in the current rank up to the time the faculty member submits the portfolio to the department for review. Accomplishments after the faculty member submits the portfolio for review by the department shall count toward subsequent promotion applications.”
The Portfolio:
The portfolio is “a synthesis of a faculty member’s performance.” (Rules, Section III, F,)
The General Guidelines for Preparation of the Portfolio are listed in Section III, F, 2-III, F, 4 of the Rules. Basic documentation includes: Completed Cover Form with all signatures, updated vita, Document of Intent*, Narrative, Annual List of Performance Data, Course evaluation summaries and peer review of teaching, and representative evidence of teaching/job performance, research/creative activities, and professional and public service activities. Additional information is available on the UW-Whitewater Purple Book web page. Faculty who were promoted to Associate Professor before the Purple Book was implemented are encouraged to use the Purple Book structure in organizing the promotion portfolio.
[*Applicants should use the Document of Intent format to indicate the division of duties in the current rank among teaching/advising/job performance; research/creative activity; professional and public service; and administrative duties (if applicable).]
The Standard Classification of Performance Data is to be used in preparing the portfolio. Additional information on the Standard Classification of Performance Data is found in Section III, G of the Rules.
Procedures:
1. Notice of Review: The Department must give a notice of review and decision, as described in Section III, C, 4, b. of the Rules.
2. Procedures for Conducting the Review: In conducting the review, the Department must follow the procedures as described in Section III, C, 4, d, and Section III, C, 4, e, (2) through Section III, C, 4, e, (9) of the Rules.
3. Document requirements and Disposition: Requirements for the information that must be included in the Record of Review and Report of Decision are contained in Section III, C, 4, f of the Rules.
Additional information on the process, including: the faculty member’s rights following a department review; procedures following a negative decision; the responsibilities of the dean, Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs, and the Chancellor; rebuttals; and appeals; are described in Section III, C, g through Section III, E of the Rules.
UW-Whitewater, Provost and Vice-Chancellor’s Office
Contact us: schrankj@uww.edu
Phone:
(262) 472-1672
Rev:
7/15/08 - jts