Savannah State University
University System of Georgia
Savannah, Georgia 31404

Application for Promotion
		Portfolio of Achievement	

Name of applicant:      	Social Security No.:      	
Highest degree earned:      	
Total number of years teaching experience:      	
Total number of years at the institution:      	
Present rank and title:      	
Years in present rank and title at the Institution:      	
Recommended rank and title:      	
Probationary credit toward Tenure (for promotions to Assistant Professor only):      	
Recommended for prior service at the rank of Instructor at the Institution:      	

A brief description of academic accomplishments: (See outlines provided in triptych).
     	

Resume - A complete up-to-date resume:
The resume should include a complete employment history, identification and dates of degrees completed and public service performed.

Signatures of Reviewers of this Application	
Department Chair:	Date:	
Chair, Personnel Committee:	Date:	
Dean:	Date:	
Vice President for Academic Affairs:	Date:	

Evidence of
Academic Achievement

On the following pages, the Applicant for promotion and/or tenure must include a copy of official transcript indicating the successful completion of a terminal degree or a letter from the faculty member's major professor indicating his or her progress toward the completion of the degree.

An applicant's promotion to the rank of ASOP or PROF requires that achievement of a doctorate degree in the field in which he or she teaches from an accredited institution.

An exception may be permitted in cases where the master's degree is the terminal degree that is prevalent in the field (e.g. MFA), or in special cases where the applicant has sufficiently superior training, ability, or experience to warrant consideration as doctorate level achievement. Such as candidate for promotion to ASOP or PROF must provide the reviewers with documentation that demonstrates doctoral level achievement based upon superior training, ability, or experience.

Name of applicant:

Date of application:

Evidence of
Professional Growth and Development and/or Scholarship/Creative Activities

On the following pages, the Applicant must include evidence of scholarly productivity. Such productivity may be manifested by publishing, but it may also be demonstrated in other ways, such as presenting papers at professional meetings; practicing one's discipline through performance or consulting; engaging in creative activities in the fine arts; staying current in one's field through reading, research, and attendance at conferences; holding leadership positions in professional organizations, and/or actively engaging in the programs and meetings of professional organizations.

Applicants for promotion to ASOP or PROF must demonstrate notable achievement in either institutional service or scholarship, but the candidates for promotion to ASTP must show some minimum level of achievement in each area.

The Applicant should also include copies of all papers, publications, and other materials that provide evidence of scholarship, which may include photographs of fine arts exhibits and/or audio or video recordings of performances in the fine arts.

Name of applicant:

Date of application:

Evidence of
Institutional Service

On Pages following this page, the Applicant should present evidence of internal or external service to the institution.

Applicants for promotion to ASOP or PROF must demonstrate notable achievement in either institutional service or scholarship, but the candidates for promotion to ASTP must show some minimum level of achievement in each area.

The Applicant should include letters from committee chairs, department heads, or other administrators concerning the quality of the Applicant's committee participation. In the event that the Applicant is presenting external institutional service, he/she should include letters of recommendation or accommodation from the chairman of the board, president, or other organizational executive.

Name of applicant:

Date of application:

Evidence of
Teaching Effectiveness

The Applicant is required to include evidence of teaching effectiveness on the pages following this page. Evidence must demonstrate teaching effectiveness over the period being considered in this review: e.g., three years prior to promotion from INST to ASTP, four years prior to promotion from ASTP to ASOP, five years prior to promotion from ASOP to PROF, and /or five years prior to application for tenure.

Evidence must include (1) student ratings of faculty performance, and (2) the department chair's annual evaluations. Applicants for Promotion to ASOP, PROF and/or Tenure must also include evidence that demonstrates above average performance in teaching as evidence by the ratings on teaching evaluation instruments which exceed the average ratings of faculty within the department and/or school of the applicant. The applicant, together with his or her department chair or dean should prepare a summary page that shows the ratings of the individual faculty member and the average ratings of the department and school. The department chair and/or dean should sign this summary page.

This section may include endorsements from peers at the discretion of the Applicant.

Name of applicant:

Date of application: