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
Chairs, Ashley Sergiadis and Kate Beatty made a presentation to Academic Council on Thursday, September 11th to provide an update of the work done to this point and plans for future work.
Chairs, Ashley Sergiadis and Kate Beatty made a presentation to Faculty Senate on Monday, March 9th to discuss differences between the current and the proposed policies and to let them know that they should provide feedback on the proposed document by March 25th.
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 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 policies here.
Provide Feedback
Provide feedback to this group here. This form will collect your name and e-mail address.