STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESS A Mentoring Manual for Tenure-Track Faculty September 2020 Office of the Provost Office of Faculty Affairs Table of Contents Welcome from the Provost.................................................................................................................. 4 The Path to Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion.......................................................................... 5 Faculty Success Centers…………………………………………………………………………………...5 Teaching is Fundamental ................................................................................................................. 6 Scholarly and Creative Work ........................................................................................................... 9 What is Research? What is Creative Work? ............................................................................... 9 Developing an Agenda .............................................................................................................. 10 Maintaining and Sustaining Research ....................................................................................... 11 Maintaining and Sustaining Creative Work ................................................................................ 12 Preparing for Publication, Performance, or Exhibition ............................................................... 13 Obtaining Financial Resources to Support Your Scholarly/Creative Work ................................. 13 Internal Support for Scholarly and Creative Work at CU Denver ................................................ 14 Center for Faculty Development and Advancement (CFDA) ................................................. 14 Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research ............................................................................ 14 Schools and Colleges ............................................................................................................ 15 Office of Research Services (ORS)........................................................................................ 15 Office of Research Development and Education (ORDE) ...................................................... 16 Office of Grants and Contracts (OGC) ................................................................................... 16 Department of Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) ........................................................ 16 Office of Regulatory Compliance ........................................................................................... 16 Relationship Building: Increasing the Visibility of Your Scholarly/Creative Work ................................ 17 Primary Unit ........................................................................................................................... 17 CU Denver and University of Colorado Communities ............................................................ 17 National and International Networks ..................................................................................... 18 Leadership and Service ........................................................................................................................ 18 University Leadership and Service ........................................................................................... 19 Public Leadership and Service ................................................................................................. 19 Community Service................................................................................................................ 19 2 Service to the Profession ....................................................................................................... 19 Keeping Records of Activities and Accomplishments ........................................................................... 20 Documentation of Teaching .......................................................................................................... 20 Documentation of Scholarly/Creative Work ............................................................................. 21 Documentation of University and Public Leadership and Service Activities ............................. 21 Summary of Advice ......................................................................................................................................... 22 The RTP Review Process ..................................................................................................................................... 24 RTP Policies ............................................................................................................................................ 24 Stages of the RTP Review Process .................................................................................................. 24 Pre-Tenure .................................................................................................................................. 25 Dossier ........................................................................................................................................ 26 Tenure Review ............................................................................................................................ 27 Promotion Review………………………………………………………………………………….28 Post-Tenure Review……………………………………………………………………………….28 Levels of the RTP Review Process ............................................................................................................ 29 First Level Review: College, School, or Library ............................................................................... 30 Second Level Review: Vice Chancellor’s Advisory Committee (VCAC) ...................................... 31 Third Level Review: President ...................................................................................................... 31 Final Decision ................................................................................................................................. 31 Appendix A: Syllabus Policy........................................................................................................................ 33 Appendix B: Syllabus Template ................................................................................................................. 37 Appendix C: Developmental Stages of Scholarly Teaching ............................................................. 45 Appendix D: Sample Summary of Courses Taught and FCQs ........................................................ 46 Appendix E: Office of Research Services Information ....................................................................... 47 Appendix F: CV Format ................................................................................................................................. 48 Appendix G: Important Links to Policies and Resources.................................................................. 50 Appendix H: Sample Letters for External Reviewers .................................................................. 51 Appendix I: Dossier Overview ....................................................................................................... 58 Appendix J: VCAC Guidelines for Dossier Preparation ............................................................... 61 Appendix K: Letter Writing Requirements for Dossiers .............................................................. 66 3 Welcome from the Provost August 2020 Dear Faculty Colleague: I am delighted to welcome you to the University of Colorado Denver. I hope that your years with us will be filled with rewarding and successful teaching, scholarly/creative work, and leadership and service to the university and your profession. My colleagues and I in the Provost’s Office are pleased to provide you with Strategies for Success. This manual is designed to be a virtual mentor, providing advice and guidance as you pursue your career here, develop your skills as a teacher and researcher, provide service to various communities, and prepare yourself to be considered for reappointment, tenure, promotion, and leadership roles in the university. Strategies for Success includes: (1) sections on teaching, scholarly/creative work, and leadership and service; (2) an overview of the reappointment, tenure, and promotion (RTP) review process at all levels; and (3) appendices that contain materials to help you organize and prepare a faculty dossier. It is our hope that the information in Strategies will be useful throughout your faculty career. This office has published Strategies for Success for many years. Please contact your department chair, associate dean, or the Center for Faculty Development & Advancement about the material provided here or about any questions you might have about your faculty career at CU Denver. I look forward to meeting and getting to know you and extend my very best wishes for an enjoyable and successful future at our university. Sincerely, Roderick Nairn, PhD Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs University of Colorado Denver | Anschutz Medical Campus Office of the Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs Campus Box 137 1380 Lawrence Street, 14th floor Denver, Colorado 80217-3364 Office: 303.315.2100 Fax: 303.315.2087 4 The Path to Reappointment Tenure, and Promotion Career success in academia is based on your engagement in three areas of activity: teaching, scholarly/creative work, and leadership and service. As a faculty member at the University