Promotion & Tenure (P&T)
Materials and Resources for Faculty
The Promotion and Tenure (P&T) section includes the materials and resources faculty need for promotion and/or tenure related needs. Whether being a tenure system or non-tenure system faculty member, this section will provide the required materials and several helpful resources to help faculty successfully navigate through the P&T process at UIC.
- Guidelines, Forms, Timeline, and Interfolio
- Helpful Resources & Support for Faculty
- Senior Rank Promotions
- Faculty Affairs Congratulates the Most Recent Cohort of Promoted and/or Tenured Faculty at UIC
Important Announcements:
- Announcement for Interfolio at UIC from the Provost and Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs.
- Announcement for the launch and training dates for Interfolio’s Review, Promotion and Tenure (RPT) module.
- Announcement for the release of AY 26-27 P&T Guidelines and Forms, aligning with the new Interfolio-RPT process.
- Announcement for the launch and training dates for Interfolio’s Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR) module.
For questions regarding Promotion & Tenure (P&T), please contact us by submitting a P&T Inquiry form.
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Guidelines, Dossier Forms, and Timeline
Guidelines & Dossier Forms
Visit the Interfolio at UIC webpage to learn more about how Interfolio will be used for P&T.
- Part I – University Guidelines
- Part II – Suggestions for Preparing an Effective Promotion and Tenure Case
- Part III – Instructions for Preparing the Contents for the Promotion and Tenure Case
- Part IV – Instructions for Creating, Completing, and Reviewing the P&T Case in Interfolio
- Part IV – Section 1 Candidates – with Helpful Images
- RPT training recording and slides are available in the “Resources & Support” section.
- Dossier Forms
- Sample Annotations
P&T 2026-27
| Date of Activity / Deadline | Details |
|---|---|
| Monday, January 4, 2027 | Colleges Coordinators must submit Candidate P&T Cases via Interfolio-RPT for University Level review. |
| Tuesday, February 16 - Friday, February 19, 2027 8:30 am - 4:30 pm (each day) Location Tuesday, Feb. 16 - 301 Student Center East Wednesday Feb. 17-19 - Zoom | University P&T Committee Deliberations |
| Friday, March 5, 2027 | Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs (VPFA) notifies Deans of University Committee Voting Results. |
| Friday, March 12, 2027 | University P&T Committee submits recommendations to Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs (VCAA), Vice Chancellor for Health Affairs (VCHA) and Dean of the Graduate College (DGC). |
| Tuesday, March 16, 2027 | P&T Case Review with Provost/VCAA, VCHA and DGC. |
| Friday, April 2, 2027 | The Provost/VCAA, VCHA, and DGC submit recommendations to the Chancellor, and send notifications to Deans of the recommendations made to the Chancellor. Appeals by P&T Candidates, of recommendations made by the Provost/VCAA, VCHA, and DGC, along with supporting documentation, must be sent to the Office of the Chancellor, chancellor@uic.edu, by the deadline listed below. |
| Monday, April 12, 2027, 5:00 pm | Appeals from P&T Candidates due to the Office of the Chancellor, chancellor@uic.edu. |
| Wednesday, April 14, 2027 | Provost/VCAA, VCHA, DGC, VPFA Debriefing Meeting with Chancellor. |
| Friday, May 7, 2027 | Chancellor's notifications sent to P&T Candidates of final decisions or recommendations made to the BOT, regarding Promotion and/or Tenure. |
| Friday, May 21, 2027 | College Coordinators electronically submit appropriately signed and executed Mid-Probationary Reviews to OVPFA. Additionally, all Senior Rank Promotion submissions (Reporting Form & Dean’s Endorsement Memo), in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement. |
| Wednesday July 14-Thursday July 15, 2027 | Board of Trustees Meeting in which P&T recommendations will be reviewed/approved for tenure system faculty. BOT approval notifications will be sent to tenure system faculty candidates by email in late-August. |
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Resources & Support for Faculty
OVPFA Resources & Support
- OVPFA Office Hours for Interfolio-RPT Support
- Fridays 11:00 am – 1:00 pm | April 3rd – December 18th
- Book a 15 minute session: Booking Form
- Learn more about Interfolio at UIC
- Training for Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR):
- Faculty
- Rescheduled to Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Register to Join via Zoom
- For all Faculty users. FAR System Administrators are also encouraged to attend this training to support their Faculty.
- Reporting
- Rescheduled to Thursday, November 19, 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Register to Join via Zoom
- For Faculty and Staff users who will work on data reporting in the system.
- Learn more about FAR Account Types and Administrative Access Rights to help determine user roles and responsibilities.
- Questions can be sent to facultyreviews@uic.edu
- Faculty
- Training for Interfolio – Review, Promotion and Tenure (RPT)
- P&T Mentoring Workshops
- Offered annually during the spring for tenure and non-tenure system faculty.
Interfolio Resources & Support
- Training for Faculty Activity Reporting (FAR):
- Faculty
- Rescheduled to Wednesday, November 18, 4:00 – 5:00 pm | Register to Join via Zoom
- For all Faculty users. FAR System Administrators are also encouraged to attend this training to support their Faculty.
- Reporting
- Rescheduled to Thursday, November 19, 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Register to Join via Zoom
- For Faculty and Staff users who will work on data reporting in the system.
- Learn more about FAR Account Types and Administrative Access Rights to help determine user roles and responsibilities.
- Questions can be sent to facultyreviews@uic.edu
- Faculty
- Training for Interfolio – Review, Promotion and Tenure (RPT)
- Learning Resources
- Webinars
- Office Hours
- Email: interfolio-support@elsevier.com
- Phone: (833) 844-2118
- Learn more about Interfolio at UIC
Resources for Prior to the P&T Review
- Annual Evaluations of Faculty
- Mid-Probationary/Pre-Promotional Reviews
- P&T Mentoring Workshops
- Offered annually during the spring for tenure and non-tenure system faculty.
- CATE Workshops and Guides to support Faculty in the P&T Process
- Student Evaluations of Teaching: Preparing for and Analyzing Student Feedback
- Discuss the bias and limitations of student evaluations of teaching, identify strategies to prepare students to give constructive and meaningful feedback, and develop strategies to respond to student evaluations in a systematic and reflective manner.
- Writing Effective Teaching Statements
- Describe what a teaching statement is and how it can be used as a critical reflection tool, identify different sources of feedback and evidence about your teaching effectiveness, reflect on your progression and growth as an instructor, distill your teaching philosophy into a thesis statement.
- Reflective Teaching Practices
- Resources and materials to help with teaching feedback and reflection, including writing an effective teaching statement, analyzing student and peer evaluation feedback, and peer observation training.
- Reflective Teaching Guides
- Resources for analyzing student and peer feedback, along with mechanisms, protocols, and processes.
- Workshops
- Teaching Guides
- Student Evaluations of Teaching: Preparing for and Analyzing Student Feedback
- Internationalization in the Promotion & Tenure Process
- Resources provided by the Office of the Vice Provost for Global Engagement
- UIC Faculty Handbook & Policies