Transcript SY 201 Sociology of Families

LBAPC
• LBAPC 13.12.4
– Subject to 13.12.1 and 13.12.2 (general rules)
– Consists of 7 members
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FIC Temporary Chair
3 tenured members (+2 alternates)
1 Program Coordinator
2 members in applicant's discipline
– (program and discipline identified in application)
• 13.12.4.4 Member informed of LBAPC, can dispute
if discipline not properly represented
Tenure and Promotion
• The Process:
– Outlined in Article 15 of the FTCA.
• When you are granted tenure, you are also promoted
to Associate (15.7.6). One application covers both.
• You must be considered for tenure by the third year of
your Candidacy appointment. You will receive
notification from the Dean at the beginning of your 3rd
year of Candidacy.
– Clock stops for maternity/parental and associated leaves
(Article 32) and tenure clock can be extended by one year for
those who have taken maternity or parental leave (32.6.3)
and/or by those who have requested a reduced load for elder
or child care reasons (Article 20)
– A one year extension of the tenure clock can also be
requested at the probationary stage (13.2.2)
• Application and notification dates are listed in 15.6.6
• Stage 1: LBAPC recommendation
– You apply to the Chair of your LBAPC and cc the Dean by
Sept 15th
– You will receive an invitation to appear before LBAPC
(15.4.3). Usually candidates decline unless they anticipate
problems and/or have additional supporting information they
want to present. If you do appear you can have a
representative from WLUFA accompany you
– Your LBAPC may request further information from you if they
feel it is necessary or relevant to make a recommendation
(15.4.3).
– In the event that any negative information is presented to
LBAPC, you will be given a chance to respond before a vote
is taken. You can be accompanied by a WLUFA
representative (15.4.3).
– LBAPC makes its recommendation and report to SPAT and,
by the same time, provides you with a copy of the decision,
the vote count, and the reasons for the recommendation
(15.4.5, 15.4.6) (Usually you just get a copy of the letter sent
to SPAT).
– See WLUFA if there are any negative votes at this stage
• Stage 2 – SPAT recommendation
– Your chair will be present at SPAT to present LBAPC’s
report and answer questions when SPAT considers your
application.
» The chair is not present for the vote, and does not know
the result at this stage
– SPAT may request additional information from you (15.5.4).
– You will receive an invitation from SPAT to appear (or
provide a written submission) to present any further
information that you think is important for the committee to
hear (15.5.4). You would only appear if there were negative
votes or a serious problem with the LBAPC report.
Otherwise decline this invitation. If you do attend you can be
accompanied by a WLUFA representative
– You are to be notified and have a chance to respond if any
negative information comes up at this stage as well (15.5.4)
– SPAT makes its recommendation to the President and
forwards this along with the file and the report from your
LBAPC.
– You, your Chair, and your Dean are informed of SPAT’s
recommendation, the vote count, and reasons for the
recommendation by Nov 15.
– If the recommendation is negative contact WLUFA.
• Stage 3 – President and Board Decision
– The President makes her/his recommendation to the
Board and you receive a copy. At this stage the decision
is subject to the grievance procedure (15.6.3)
– While the decision in reality is made by the President, the
recommendation still has to go through the board.
– Final letter of notification comes after the Board’s
decision (no later than December 15th).
» Your work is likely to be described as “satisfactory” in
your letter when you are granted tenure. This just
reflects the fact that “satisfactory” is a term/category
used in the CA.
• The Criteria (15.7)
– A “satisfactory record” of teaching,
scholarship, and service. See 15.7.2 for
details
• Need to demonstrate consistent performance,
demonstrated growth and future potential (15.7.4)
– This means that what you came with when you were
hired is important, but so is what you have done since,
and where you are going (demonstrable plans for the
future)
• Note that excellence in teaching can lessen the
usual standards for scholarship, and excellence in
scholarship can lessen the usual standards for
teaching or service, BUT excellence in service can
NOT make up for any deficiencies in teaching or
research (15.7.4 c).
• Peer-reviewed journal articles are important. So is
the quality of the journals.
• The importance of research grants varies by
discipline, but the product is more important than
the grant itself.
• Your Application and Package
– What follows are guidelines only, be sure to seek
advice from people in your discipline
– Think about this as the presentation of your
case.
• Make it clear, accessible, well-organized and
complete for your readers
• There are no external referees commenting on the
importance of your work, so it is your job to make sure
that this is clear, and that everything the committees
need to assess your case is included.
– The committees can not comment on or assess anything that
isn’t in the application package, even if it would help you.
– At minimum you need a letter of application,
CV, a copy of all publications, and a teaching
dossier. You may also include any other
documentation that provides evidence or
explanations of achievement or potential
• E.g. book contracts, copies of emails from
publishers, reviews of your work, a research
statement or dossier.
– The Letter
• A summary of highlights and achievements
– Suggested length – 2 pages, 2½ at the outside
– If you need more than this, consider including a research
dossier as a separate document
• A qualitative (rather than a quantitative exercise)
– A way of addressing why what is in the CV matters in terms
of the 3 criteria
• Address all 3 criteria in your letter
– One to two paragraphs for teaching and service
– Two to three paragraphs for research, summarizing what you
had when you came, what you have done since, your future
research plans.
– This is where to link your achievements, foreground where
your work is going, and how you will continue to build on
these achievements – your future potential.
• The letter is also the place to highlight things such
as quality and reputation of journals, high citation
counts, positive reviews of your work, exceptional
service to the university or academic community,
awards and nominations etc, and to address
anything that might raise questions in your
package.
– CV
• The quantitative summary of your career
• Clarity, organization, consistency and readability
are important
• See sample
– Teaching Dossier
• See CA Article 31.6.2 for items to include
• Other points
– In most cases it is not a good idea to go up early
• You can only go up once
• You are judged by the same criteria as those who wait
until the “normal time” (third year of candidacy)
(15.3.3).
– When putting together your application seek
advice from your Chair and Dean.
• Provide them with draft copies of your letter and CV
well in advance and ask for feedback
• Consider asking respected colleagues for copies of
their tenure application letters to use as models.
– Make sure you communicate with your chair
during the tenure process and advise him or
her of any additions or changes to your CV
that occur after Sept 15th.
– If these are early days for you, think about
where you put your energies
• Service is important, but it won’t mitigate
shortcomings in research or teaching.
• Prioritize the preparation of peer-reviewed journal
articles.