Promotion Workshops

Promotion Workshops Coordinated by IAS and VPFAA

As part of its goal of helping associate professors on their path to promotion to full professor, IAS is pleased to host Promotion Workshops in collaboration with the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs. These Workshops focus on specific aspects of the promotion process in order to help associate faculty best plan and present their promotion cases.

These workshops will be led by the office of the Vice Provost for Faculty and Academic Affairs. These sessions will be conducted in Zoom, and you must register for each workshop in order to receive the Zoom link(s). Any IUB associate professor is welcome to attend these workshops.
Each workshop will be approximately 1 hour in length and will be recorded. Each workshop will include plenty of time for questions and discussion!

To suggest a topic for a future Workshop, email IAS at ias@indiana.edu.

Spring 2024 Promotion Workshops

Contributions in Teaching and Mentoring: Leadership, Innovation, and Impact

Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Although student evaluations may be viewed as the cornerstone of a promotion dossier, successful candidates will be able to demonstrate leadership, curricular development, innovation and successful mentoring over the course of time in rank. As one plans for promotion to full professor it is helpful to engage in activities that allow for the development of a profile with evidence of reflection and achievement across these areas. This workshop will identify the many ways that impact through teaching and mentoring may be achieved and documented. The conversation will address how teaching activities may be integrated into thoughtful long-term planning.

Making Meaningful Service Contributions: Planning and Documenting Impact

Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Tenure and promotion are often accompanied by increased expectations for involvement in departmental and university activities as well as in one's areas of expertise within a specific discipline. Additionally, criteria for promotion to full professor incorporate meaningful service contributions into the evaluation of one's impact, both locally and professionally. This workshop explores the process of identifying meaningful service activities and connecting that work to overarching goals and planning. The conversation will include suggestions for ensuring that research productivity, and teaching and mentoring opportunities are enhanced and protected despite these increasing responsibilities.

Planning a Path to Promotion: Establishing Impact through Research and Creative Activity

Thursday, March 21, 2024

Progress after tenure in research or creative activity can include expansion toward greater depth and/or breadth, and even work in entirely new directions. Making the most of one's time in the rank of associate professor involves engagement in scholarship and creative activity that builds one's reputation and makes a positive impact on the university and the professional community. This workshop explores questions related to identifying the next project (or set of projects), creating a multi-year plan to move toward promotion and documenting impact along that trajectory.

Fall 2023 Promotion Workshops

Benchmarks and Goals: Understanding the Criteria for Promotion to Full Professor

Monday, September 11, 2023

This workshop will address the various campus and unit-level criteria for promotion. We will explore the options for promotion based on excellence in research, teaching, or service, as well as the balanced case.

Mentors and Feedback: Finding Guidance Along the Associate Professor Career Trajectory

Thursday, October 5, 2023

This workshop will address mentoring along the career path of associate professors with the goal of establishing a plan for seeking advice at crucial times from the right sources. We will explore types and access to feedback in the context of campus policy and discuss the checkpoints along the path toward promotion to full professor. Topics covered include campus resources, as well as the formal and informal opportunities that exist for feedback and guidance.

Planning and Resources: Finding the Resources to Support Your Plan to Promotion

Monday, November 13, 2023

This discussion will cover the broad range of support and resources available for the diverse types of research and creative activity that associate professors produce on the path to promotion. The workshop is timed to allow faculty to identify resources and plan proposals prior to upcoming spring deadlines.

Discover past roundtables and workshops

IAS YouTube