Promotion and Tenure Guidelines
Critical for a university to achieve and embody excellence and rigor
The Promotion and Tenure process is central to a university achieving and embodying excellence and rigor and must be approached in a manner that is intentional, clear, consistent, and equitable.
Tenure is granted to faculty who have demonstrated excellence as scholars/researchers/creative artists, strong records of teaching and mentoring, a clear record of serving their department, university, and discipline.
Those faculty who are promoted to Professor have achieved exceptional success and developed an international reputation in their disciplines, have been strong teachers and mentors, and have continued to be engaged in the university and professional community.
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Optional: Faculty 180
Faculty 180 is part of Interfolio, Stony Brook's faculty careers platform.
If you choose, you can use Faculty 180 to log your academic accomplishments, such as your teaching, scholarship, grants, service, and professional development activities. There is also a template you can use to build your CV.