Promotion & Tenure Policy

P&T Committee

Tenure-track Faculty Positions

Wayne McGowan - Tenure-track (2023-2026)  Vice Chair
Roseli Cavalcante* - Tenure-track (2023-2026)
Gloria Villaverde- Tenure-track (2022-2025) Secretary
Kim Lopez Gallagher - Tenure-track (2022-2025)  
Sherrell Wheeler* - Tenure-track (2021-2024)  Chair
Joyce Hill - Tenure-track (2021-2024)

College-track Faculty Positions

Sonja de Vargas* – College – (2022-2025)
Janet Delgado* – College – (2021-2024)

*Indicates second term
**Junior tenure-track faculty member because there were not senior faculty
members available to fill the slot

 

Timelines – 2023-24
For Promotion and Tenure (P&T) Activities
Candidates for Promotion or Tenure

Due Date*

Candidates for Promotion or Tenure
By last working day in March
of previous year
March 31, 2023		 Tenure eligibility requirement from VPAA to candidates due (copy to division heads (DHs) & P&T Chair). If a candidate chooses not to seek tenure, the VPAA will be notified in writing at this time and the candidate will attach a letter of resignation effective at the end of the following academic year.
Mid-May of previous year Letter of intent to apply for promotion or tenure to DH,  Chair of P&T and VPAA.
Last Friday in September
September 29, 2023		 Promotion and Tenure Portfolios submitted in Watermark Faculty Success to DHs.
No later than the second
Monday in October
October 9, 2023		 P/T candidate portfolio meetings with DHs. 10 working days for rebuttal. 
No later than the second
Friday in October
October 13, 2022		 Promotion and Tenure Portfolios submitted in Watermark Faculty Success to P&T Committee.
Following Monday for nine
days through Thursday
October 16 – 26, 2023

P/T portfolios available to ALL faculty for viewing and comments, DH letter and evaluations not included.

Comments on portfolios sent to P&T Chair.

P/T portfolios available to P&T Committee does include the DH letters and all evaluations.
Last Friday in October and first
Friday in November
October 27 & November 3		 P&T review promotion and tenure portfolios.
Second Friday in November
November 10, 2023		 Candidates receive P&T review results. 10 working days for
rebuttal.
Beginning of Spring Semester
Spring 2024		 VPAA meets/informs candidates of promotion/tenure recommendation. 10 working days after meeting/informing for rebuttal.
Early Spring Semester
Spring 2024		 P/T portfolios sent from VPAA to Las Cruces Main Campus for review.

 

Timelines 2024

For Annual Performance Evaluation / Promotion
and Tenure (P&T) Activities

(Moved by a week because of spring break)AOE of pre-tenured faculty due to DHs through Watermark Faculty Success Workflow.​

Due Date*

All Regular Faculty
Last Friday in January
January 26, 2024

APEs (complete AOE, Narrative of accomplishments, student evals) due to Division Heads through Watermark Faculty Success.

Initial AOEs due to Division Head except pre-tenured faculty
Third Friday in February
February 16, 2024		 APE evaluation meetings completed with DHs. 10 working days for rebuttal.
Third Friday in February
February 16, 2024		 All pre-tenure faculty APEs submitted by faculty to P&T Committee through Watermark Faculty Success.
Fourth Friday in February
February 24, 2024		 All others from DH to VPAA through Watermark Faculty Success Workflow.
Second Friday in March
March 8, 2024 		 Pre-tenure APEs back to DHs and to VPAA.
P&T reviews of pre-tenure APEs to faculty members. 10 working days for
corrections and rebuttal.
Third Friday in March
March 22, 2024

(Moved by a week because of spring break)

AOE of pre-tenured faculty due to DHs through Watermark Faculty Success Workflow.
Fourth Friday in March
March 22, 2024		 Pre-tenure APEs to VPAA through Watermark Faculty Success Workflow.
During last of March and  first of April VPAA review of all APEs. VPAA notifies faculty through Watermark Faculty Success the result of the VPAA review. Faculty may set up meeting with VPAA to discuss APE. Faculty have 10 working days for rebuttal after receiving completed APE from supervisor. VPAA will respond to meeting requests within 10 working days.
Last working day in March
March 29, 2024		 Tenure application notification letters from VPAA to candidates due (copy to division heads (DHs) and P&T Chair)
By April 15, 2024 VPAA/Assoc. Campus Director reviews faculty APE rebuttals and sends resolution to faculty member and supervisor
By mid-May – as
announced by VPAA		 Letter of intent via email to apply for promotion or tenure to DH and Chair of P&T.