ABSTRACT
Teaching is scholarly when one writes about curricula, is an invited speaker, develops innovations, receives grant awards. Achieving promotability is an active process that cannot be left to the last minute, but rather must be engineered as soon as the faculty member is appointed or receives their first promotion. The typical situation is where research productivity has dropped due to administrative responsibilities or a change in research focus. Major publications predicted recommendations for promotion in assistant professors, but other publications predicted such recommendations for associate professors. Documentation of research scholarship not only includes publications, presentations, and funding, but should also include evidence of peer review. The Curriculum Vitae is the written representation of professional career and, as such, must be complete. Teaching portfolios document the current status of advisees, and education-related committees and leadership. Letters-of-support are generally critical to a promotion package. A personal statement can be helpful if it may appear that the scholarship is unfocused.
