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Tenure, Permanency, and Promotion Resources
The resources below have been developed by the Academic Appointments Support Committee alongside the Professional Development Committee. New resources will be added here as they come available. Watch the MRFA calendar for new opportunities to learn more.
The MRFA also works collaboratively with Academic Affairs in offering regular training sessions on an annual basis. Refer to the Faculty Training page for more upcoming sessions.
Reference and Timelines
- Tenure, Permanency, and Promotion Handbook
- Tenure and Promotion Forms
- Faculty Specific Tenure and Promotion Criteria
- Timelines:
- Tenure and Promotion Timeline Google Calendar (click this link to add the tenure timelines calendar to your Google Calendar)
- Tenure Timelines
- Promotion Timelines
- MRFA Session Resources:
- Winter 2026 Session on Permanency Processes for Senior Lecturers and Lab Instructors
- Fall 2025 Tenure Process Session for New Tenure Track Faculty (Slides)
- Tenure Process for New Tenure Track Faculty: Slides (Fall 2024) and Session recording (Fall 2024)
- AASC Session on Preparing for your Final tenure Review – Session Recording (2024-11-08)
- Getting Ready to Apply for Tenure – A recorded information session for tenure track faculty in their 4th- 5th probationary year (2023-12-01)
- Notes on Initial Considerations for Applying for Promotion (and slides – Fall 2024)
- Slides from the Session on Building your Promotion Dossier (Spring 2025)
- Tenure and Promotion Committee Member Resources:
Dossiers and Annual Reports
- General Considerations when Applying for Promotion (Session 1 & 2)
- Event Notes and PowerPoint Slides from Session 1 – Initial Considerations when Applying for Promotion
- Event Notes and PowerPoint Slidesfrom Session 2 – Building your Promotion Dossier
- General Information on the Tenure Process and Tenure Dossiers
- Event Notes (Get Cracking Session Notes 2023-01-06)
- PowerPoint Slides
Peer Evals and SPoTs
- Making the Most of your Peer Evaluations (Get Cracking Session Notes 2022-11-18)
Teaching
- Resources for teaching are available here and on the ADC Website
Scholarship
MRFA PD Scholarship Series Event Notes (2021-2022)
- What Constitutes Scholarship at MRU
- Grant Writing, An Insider Scoop on Where to Start
- Engaging Students in Research
Service
- Surviving Service: Making Service Effective, Efficient and Enjoyable (February 21, 2018)
Pandemic Impacts
- Pandemic Impacts on Tenure and Promotion (March 2023) ~ Information session hosted by Irene Shankar, Kim Williams, and Lee Easton