7B.2. Eligibility

a. Promotion Through Portfolio Review

Only faculty in good standing at each step of the process (Letter of Intent, last Friday in September; Submission of application, First Friday in February; and Confirmation with the Provost in April) are considered eligible for rank. To be in good standing, a faculty member must:

  • Not be in progress on a Coaching and Development Plan.
  • Not have received a Letter of Corrective Action within the last 24 months.

Faculty must teach for three years as full-time faculty at CWI as an instructor before applying for assistant professor, four years full time as assistant professor before applying for associate, and five years full time as associate before applying for full professor. Time taken for non-protected leave may not be calculated in time of service. Contracted faculty employed with less than 1.0 full time employment will be eligible for rank application after completing the full-time equivalent semesters of experience required. Released or reduced teaching responsibilities of full-time faculty that is approved by the Provost will not interrupt the normal timeline for promotion.

Candidates being denied promotion must wait at least one full promotion cycle before being eligible to apply for rank promotion.

Faculty must also have passed the FT Faculty Evaluation and Promotion Quiz with a 90% minimum.

b. Rank Placement at Time of Hire

See Appendix C or the Faculty Evaluation Repository Blackboard shell for application details.

This process supports incoming faculty in starting their career at CWI at a rank that both reflects their past experience in academia and the scope of work they want to engage in as they enter our college. 

  • This Rank Placement will be effective immediately.
  • Faculty will begin working at the scope and impact associated with accepted rank.
  • Supervisor will support faculty in achieving rank expectations.
  • Any rank placement does not factor into compensation negotiation.   
  • Rank Placement at Time of Hire does not include any financial compensation that would be available with Promotion through Portfolio Review.