Promotion and Tenure Advisory Committee
Charge
This Committee reviews recommendations for tenure and promotion and advises the University Librarian on tenure and promotion decisions and on other related matters as required.
Membership Details
Composition
There are seven members, all tenured associate professors or professors, elected at-large from the Faculty. Members serve two-year staggered terms and may be re-elected to one successive term. The chair is appointed annually by the University Librarian from among the elected members.
Additional Committee Information
Documents
Background
- Promotion, Tenure, and Annual Review Related Calendar
- Untenured Faculty Peer Review Committee Assignments
- Statement on Promotion and Tenure to the Library Faculty at UIUC
Campus Documents
- Provost Communication 9: Promotion and Tenure
- Provost Communication 13: Review of Faculty in Year Three of Probationary Period
- Complete List of Provost’s Communications
- Public Engagement — A Faculty Guide for Relating Public Service to the Promotion and Tenure Review Process
Review Process Documents
- 0-2Y and 4Y Review Process Document (08/2016)
- Mid-tenure (3Y) Review Process Document (08/2016)
- 5Y Dossier Review Process (12/2021)
- General Process for Candidates Seeking Promotion to Full Professor (10/19/20)
- University Library Guidelines for Requesting Appointment with Rank of Associate Professor or Professor (09/25/12)
- Library PTA Committee Deliberative Policies & Procedures When Considering P & T Cases
Documents Regarding PRCs and Candidates
- Statement on the Relationship between Tenure Track Faculty and Peer Review Committees
- Guidelines & Procedures for Peer Review Committees for Untenured Library Faculty (Updated October 2006)
- Guidelines & Procedures for Peer Review Committees for Tenured Library Faculty
Dossier Preparation and Reviewer Selection
- Library Dossier Outline 2023rev (revised May 2023)
- Dossier Guidelines 2024rev (revised Sept 2024)
- Sample Evaluative Statements for Substitute Section III of P & T Dossier
- DEI Matrix 2024 (revised April 2024)
- Guidelines for Including Systematic Reviews and Evidence Synthesis Activities in Dossier (rev. Nov 2024)
- Guidelines for Selection of External and Internal Reviewers for Library Tenure Cases (10/17/16, 10/5/2017)
- Coversheet Template
- Dossier Signature Page Template for 3Y (Word) (PDF Form)
- Dossier Signature Page Template for 0,1,2,4,5Y (Word) (PDF Form)
Specialized Faculty Integration & Documents
- Task Force Report on Integration of Specialized Faculty
- Statement on Promotion of Specialized Library Faculty at UIUC
- Process for Specialized Faculty Candidates Seeking Promotion
- Dossier Guidelines for Specialized Library Faculty (Revised Sept 2024)
- Dossier Outline for Specialized Library Faculty
- Guidelines for Requesting Appointment of Specialized Faculty with Rank of Associate Professor or Professor
- PTAC Deliberative Policies & Procedures When Considering Promotional Cases for Specialized Faculty
- Guidelines for Selection of External and Internal Reviewers for Library Specialized Faculty Promotional Cases