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Assistant Professor Review Process Workshop

Schedule - Three opportunities to attend!

These sessions are offered to help Assistant Professors understand many of the policies and procedures in academic personnel reviews. The sessions are informal and faculty will be able to ask questions pertinent to their own mid-career review, tenure review, eight-year limit, leave eligibility, etc.

Tuesday, May 13, 2008
2:00p.m. - 4:00p.m.
Bay Tree Conference Center
Cervantes and Velasquez Conference Room (D)

Wednesday, May 14, 2008
10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
Bay Tree Conference Center
Muwekma Ohlone conference Room (C)

Thursday, May 22, 2008
10:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.
Kerr Hall, Room 61

For more information or to register attendance, please contact Nancy Furber, ext. 9-4779 or furber@ucsc.edu in the Academic Personnel Office.

Workshop Outline - Topics Covered:
Tenure, Mid-Career, Reappointment and Merit
Overview of review process and the policies and procedures that affect the review process.

Advancement and salaries
Overview of salary scales and timelines for advancements of Assistant Professors

Leaves
Overview of leaves including sabbatical leaves, sick leaves, and effect of leaves on advancement.

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Advancement and salaries
UC faculty salary scales (Regular and Business and Engineering Scales)
Overlapping Steps
Off-scale Salaries
Timeline for advancement of Assistant Professors and 8-year limit

Leaves
Sabbatical Leaves
Compensation While on Sabbatical Leave
Family Leave
Leaves and effect on advancement and 8-year clock

Grievance resources
Dean; Assistant Academic Vice Chancellor; Ombudsman; Privilege and Tenure/P&T Consultants

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List of reference materials for the workshop:

(Online access to resource documents coming soon!)

Academic Personnel Manual [PDF]

Academic Personnel Records

Academic Salary Scales [PDF]

Academic Salary Scale Notes (defines rank, step, normal periods of service)

Academic Senate Bylaw 55-Voting Rights

Biobibliography Guidelines

Bylaw 55 Voting Rights

Campus Academic Personnel Manual (CAPM)

Campus Deadline Policy

Campus Guidelines for use of Overlapping Steps

Campus Policy on Off-Scale Salaries

Checklist to Assure Fairness [PDF]

Childbearing Leave; Parental Leave; Active Service Modified Duties [pdf]

Conflict of Commitment and Outside Activities of Faculty Members
Local Implementation Guidelines

Delinquent Narrative Evaluations

Document Inventory

Dossier for Mid-Career Appraisal

Family and Medical Leave [pdf]

Flow Chart of the Review Process-Delegated to the Divisional Deans

Flow Chart of the Review Process-Approved by the Chancellor
and/or Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor

Guidelines for Preparation of Biobibliography

"Limitation on Total Period of Service" (AKA "the tenure clock;" "the eight year rule") Excerpt from Academic Personnel Manual (APM) 133 [pdf]

Preliminary Assessment

Redaction/Access to Documents in Review File

Resources for Questions about Policies and Procedures

Sample Letter for soliciting outside review for a Mid-Career Appraisal

Sample Personal Statement

Sick Leave - APM 710

Some advice on identifying contributions to joint work

Synopsis of the Review Process

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