PLANNING AND FORMATTING A SUCCESSFUL PROMOTION AND TENURE DOSSIER
Early Career Development
Taun Beddes
Horticulture Agent
UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY
Orem
Abstract
Obtaining promotion and tenure (P&T) is challenging for new Extension faculty. As part of this process, most Extension systems require the creation of a portfolio showcasing the faculty member’s accomplishments. Even though specific documents required in this portfolio vary, competent authorship of such documentation includes certain principles that must followed. Of these, program needs assessment, program evaluation, thorough recordkeeping, use of peer reviewers and mentors are paramount. Being a pre-tenure agent myself, I am personally experiencing this process and have been fortunate to be honored by USU Extension for my efforts as an invited pre-tenured faculty panel member at a University-wide P&T training symposium; invited as a panel participant in USU Extension specific new hire training seminars; and by having my P&T portfolio formatting adopted by USU Extension for use by all new, tenure eligible field faculty starting in 2012. This presentation will show from personal experiences how I successfully created supporting documents in hopes that others may be able to utilize aspects from this presentation in their own P&T adventures.
Authors: Beddes, T.
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Beddes, T. Horticulture Agent, Utah State University, Utah, 84321