Continuation of Tenure Track - Appointment, Promotion & Tenure, and Continuations

The continuation of probationary tenure track faculty appointments is the annual review of faculty progression towards promotion and tenure.

The Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) works with faculty candidates to create a dossier for review and recommendation vote, and decision by the Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee, School of Public Health (SPH) faculty, dean, University of Minnesota Provost and Board of Regents in accordance with the appropriate UMN and SPH policies and procedures.

Questions about the continuation review process in SPH should be directed to SPH OFA at sph-ofa@umn.edu.

Important Dates

November 19, 2024: Continuation of Tenure Track Workshop

February 28, 2025: Dossier submission deadline

Dossier Submission Deadline

Continuation dossiers for the 2024-2025 review period will be due to OFA on February 28, 2025. The Office of Faculty Affairs will communicate with tenure track faculty with instructions on how to submit promotion dossiers.

Continuation Schedule

The annual probationary review schedule provides a general schedule by month of the activities including workshops, working sessions, dossier due dates and deadlines for the review process. Dates are subject to change according to completion of actions.

Continuation Workshops & Sessions

Continuation of Tenure Track Workshop

Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | 1:00-2:00 pm

A301 Mayo Bldg or via Zoom (The session will be recorded and made available).

Hosted by: Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Discuss the continuation of the probationary tenure track faculty appointment review process. Topics covered include:

policy and review procedures;
appointment year progression and extensions;
continuation dossier creation;
deadlines and review schedule;
key elements including narratives, DEI activities, and COVID Impact Statements; and
time for Q&A!

Office Hours with Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Drop in virtually with questions about the continuation process, specific individual questions, or your dossier documentation.

1:1 Working Sessions. Meet with OFA Senior Administrator for a 30-minute session to discuss individual questions, review dossier documentation, etc. Sessions will be available between January 27– February 13, 2025.

Faculty Dossier Manual

The guidelines detailed in the Faculty Dossier Manual reflect the organizational structure of dossiers requested by the Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost and implemented by the School of Public Health to provide for consistency among faculty continuation dossiers.

Dossier creation is the responsibility of the faculty candidate. Division support is available to assist faculty with the construction of the dossier. The SPH Office of Faculty Affairs (OFA) oversees the creation of dossier materials and the dossier construction process before confirming that the dossier meets the required standards for the review process.

The Faculty Dossier Manual is arranged like a dossier and includes instructions and templates (see Guides and Templates section) for the required documentation in each section. The manual is organized into two parts:

How to create and prepare materials before constructing a dossier.
How to construct and submit a dossier for the review process.

Policies and Procedures

The continuation process of probationary tenure track faculty appointments is the School of Public Health’s annual review of faculty progression towards promotion and tenure. This review, and the resulting recommendations for continuation of appointment, are completed by the Division, SPH Appointment, Promotion and Tenure (APT) Committee, and SPH tenured faculty before presenting to the dean and the UMN Provost for final decision.

Continuation of the appointment requires the creation and submission of a dossier according to SPH and UMN standards and requirements.This dossier is the vehicle used to evaluate academic accomplishments for the recommendations and decision to continue the appointment.

The continuation reviews are completed in accordance with the annual appraisal processes and procedures established by the University of Minnesota and the Board of Regents faculty tenure code.

The continuation of the tenure track appointment process in the SPH is governed by:

FAQs: Continuation Dossiers

Q: Where can I find Student Rating of Teaching (SRTs) prior to 2019?

A: If faculty are unable to locate SRTs prior to 2019, contact SPH OFA at sph-ofa@umn.edu