The purpose of the Tenure and Promotion work group is to revise the current institutional tenure and promotion policy. Additionally, this group will review tenure and promotion policies from peer institutions, and review the needs of various units within the institution. This work is important because it will set the institutional requirements that guide departments and units as they draft department tenure and promotion policies.
The Tenure and Promotion work group will be responsible for:
- Reviewing current ETSU tenure and promotion policies
- Reviewing tenure and promotion policies from peer institutions, and
- Listening to the recommendations of various units across the institution
Deliverables and Timeline:
To provide an ETSU tenure and promotion policy draft during the spring 2026. The work group will gather feedback so that the policy can go out for public comment during the spring semester.
Membership
Dr. Kate Beatty
Director, Master of Public Health, College of Public Health
Dr. Alison Barton
Director, Center for Teaching Excellence
Dr. Ginni Blackhart
Professor, Department of Psychology
Dr. Randy Byington
Professor, Department of Allied Health Sciences
Dr. Virgina Foley
Professor and Program Coordinator for Administrative Endorsement, Department of Educational
Leadership and Policy Analysis
Dr. Beth Fox
Vice Dean for Academic Affairs, Quillen College of Medicine
Dr. Colin Glennon
Chair, Department of Political Science, International Affairs and Public Administration
Dr. Keith Green
Professor, Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Dr. Nathan Hale
Associate Dean for Research, College of Public Health
Dr. Stephanie Mathis
Research Associate Professor, Department of Community and Behavioral Health
Research Faculty, Addiction Science Center and Center for Rural Health and Research
Dr. Lisa Perry
Assistant Professor, Department of Music
Dr. Tony Pittarese
Dean, College of Business and Technology
Deidra Rogers
Senior Lecturer, Department of Counseling and Human Services
Ms. Ashley Sergiadis
Associate Professor / Digital Scholarship Librarian, University Libraries
Watermark Faculty Success Implementation Coordinator
Dr. Sarah Thomason
Chair, Pharmacy Practice
Dr. Melessia Webb
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Dr. Flo Weierbach
Associate Professor, College of Nursing
Support
Dr. Karin Keith, Associate Provost for Faculty, will provide the following support:
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- Liaison to the Provost;
- Researching institutional policies;
- Printing, storing, and organizing files;
- Scheduling meetings;
- Clarifying questions;
- Advising as necessary; and
- Other support as needed
For more information about the work of the task force, Dr. Karin Keith.
Presentations
Thursday, September 11 - presentation to Academic Council
Monday, March 9 - Presentation to Faculty Senate
Thursday, March 12 - Presentation to Academic Council, Presentation to Dean's Council, Presentation to Associate Deans
Monday, March 23 - Town Hall Presentation
Tuesday, March 24 - Town Hall Presentation
Thursday, March 26 - Presentation to Academic Council & Presentation to Dean's Council
Monday, March 30 - Presentation to Tenure and Promotion Work Group
Thursday, April 2 - Presentation to Dean's Council
Timeline
March 9 - Presentation to Faculty Senate
March 12 - Presentation to Academic Council
March 9-25 - Work Groups will have college meetings to ask for feedback
March 19 - Presentation to the Dean's Council
March 23 - Town Hall (hybrid), 9:00 - 11:00, Location - DP Culp Auditorium; Zoom link will be provided
March 24 - Town Hall (hybrid), 11:00 - 1:00, Location - DP Culp Forum; Zoom link will be provided
March 25 - Deadline for campus community to provide feedback on the proposed policies for the next round of revisions
April 1 - Second Draft published for feedback
April 7 - Town Hall (hybrid) 11:30 a.m., Location - DP Culp Forum room 311; Zoom link
April 8 - Town Hall (online only) 5:00 pm Zoom link
April 9 - Town Hall (hybrid) 2:00 p.m., Location - DP Culp Forum room 311; Zoom link
April 15 - Period for feedback closes
April 23 - Presentation to Academic Council
May 21 - Presentation to the Board of Trustees
Access Tenure and Promotion Drafts & Timelines
Use your etsu username and password to access PDF copies of the 2nd draft of policies here.
Provide Feedback
Provide feedback to the work group here. This form (limited to 4000 characters) will collect your name and e-mail address. Feedback is due by Wednesday, April 15th. You may also upload a separate document to make additional comments.
Feedback collected from the campus will be made available for campus to view and will be uploaded daily here.