Renewal, Tenure, and Promotion (Full-Time Faculty)

This site presents information relevant to SUNY Oneonta faculty applying for renewal, tenure (“continuing appointment”) or promotion. The site includes a calendar of relevant deadlines; the SUNY Board of Trustees and SUNY Oneonta renewal, tenure, and promotion policies; a description of the renewal, promotion and tenure processes at SUNY Oneonta; and a glossary of terms.

Please note that starting in the ‘22-‘23 academic year, there are two sets of guidelines and corresponding templates available for faculty use as follows:

The new guidelines and template (associated with the RTP Agreement) are for use by:

  • faculty beginning employment in fall ’22 or beyond.
  • faculty employed in ’21-’22 or prior who opt into the new guidelines/template as described below.
  • tenured faculty seeking promotion.

The former guidelines and template (in place before fall ‘22) may be used through continuing appointment by faculty in service during the ‘21-‘22 academic year and prior—unless the faculty member elects to fall under the new guidelines/template by notifying their dean of this “irrevocable decision” by Sept 30 of the application year.

Dates and deadlines are the same for users of both guidelines/templates. Faculty who will be evaluated under the new guidelines will compile a Professional Development Portfolio, using not only the template published on this site but also the disciplinary-specific Guidelines and Criteria provided by their department. All faculty and librarians will be evaluated based upon the Board of Trustees policies and UUP contract and guidelines.

Important Dates

Employee Renewal/Tenure/Promotion Notification Due Date August 31, 2024
Description Date
Faculty candidate files due to Department December 15, 2023
Dept & Chair Recommendations re: renewal, tenure, and/or promotion due to Faculty Member January 22, 2024
Faculty Files re: renewal, tenure, and/or promotion due in SharePoint January 26, 2024
Rebuttal period (of department and department chair recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the Dean’s Administrative Assistant February 2, 2024
Renewals:
Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) recommendations due in SharePoint April 22, 2024
Rebuttal period (of DAC recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the Dean’s Administrative Assistant April 29, 2024
Dean recommendations due in SharePoint May 24, 2024
Rebuttal period ends (Dean’s recs). Rebuttals should be submitted to the Provost’s Administrative Assistant May 31, 2024
Provost’s Recommendations due in SharePoint June 14, 2024
Rebuttal period (Provost’s recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the President’s Administrative Assistant June 21, 2024
Promotion &/or Tenure:
Dean’s Recommendations re: tenure and/or promotion due in SharePoint March 4, 2024
Rebuttal period (Deans’ recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the Provost’s Administrative Assistant March 11, 2024
Promotion & Tenure Committee’s Recommendations Due in SharePoint May 17, 2024
Rebuttal period (P & T Committee’s recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the Dean’s Administrative Assistant May 24, 2024
Provost’s Recommendations due in SharePoint June 14, 2024
Rebuttal period (Provost’s recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the President’s Administrative Assistant June 21, 2024
President’s Recommendation due to HR (notification to employee by Aug 31) July 8, 2024
Employee Renewal/Tenure/Promotion Notification Due Date December 15, 2024
Description Date
Faculty candidate files due to Department September 3, 2024
Dept & Chair Recommendations re: renewal, tenure, and/or promotion due to Faculty Member September 18, 2024
Faculty Files re: renewal, tenure, and/or promotion due in SharePoint September 20, 2024
Rebuttal period (of department and department chair recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted to the Dean’s Administrative Assistant September 25, 2024
Renewals:
Dean’s Advisory Council (DAC) recommendations due in SharePoint RTP (app) October 11, 2024
Rebuttal period (of DAC recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted in SharePoint RTP (app) October 18, 2024
Dean recommendations due in SharePoint RTP (app) November 1, 2024
Rebuttal period ends (Dean’s recs). Rebuttals should be submitted in SharePoint RTP (app) November 8, 2024
Provost’s Recommendations due in SharePoint RTP (app) November 22, 2024
Rebuttal period (Provost’s recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted in SharePoint RTP (app) November 29, 2024
Promotion &/or Tenure:
Dean’s Recommendations re: tenure and/or promotion due in SharePoint RTP (app) October 11, 2024
Rebuttal period (Deans’ recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted in SharePoint RTP (app) October 18, 2024
Promotion & Tenure Committee’s Recommendations Due in SharePoint RTP (app) November 1, 2024
Rebuttal period (P & T Committee’s recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted in SharePoint RTP (app) November 8, 2024
Provost’s Recommendations due in SharePoint RTP (app) November 15, 2024
Rebuttal period (Provost’s recs) ends. Rebuttals should be submitted in SharePoint RTP (app) November 22, 2024
President’s Decision to HR December 6, 2024
HR notification to the employee December 15, 2024

Submission of Materials for Review

Requirements

I. Overview

The files provided by faculty members in support of their requests for contract renewal, tenure appointment and/or promotion are to be submitted as a portable document format (PDF) file. Instructions for creating and uploading the file are found below in section II. The faculty member is responsible for uploading the PDF file by the date specified in the Administrative Calendar.

II. Instructions for Submitting Materials:

The following are links to instructions describing how candidates will submit their dossier for Contract Renewal, Tenure and Promotion. These are the steps to take after going through departmental review and adding the department letters to the PDF dossier. You may download the instructions by clicking on the linked text below.

III. Instructions for obtaining statistical data for each section taught during review period

View the instructions.

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