NTT PROMOTIONS CALENDAR 2026-27
The deadlines listed below concern the submission of information and materials to the Office of the DOF, as well as relevant DOF procedures. These deadlines may not be extended. A promotion candidate鈥檚 C/PD/PPCC chair may set earlier deadlines for the submission of files and/or letters in order to facilitate planning and procedures within their department/program.
Acronyms:
- ADOF = Associate Dean of the Faculty with responsibility for NTT personnel [David Cohen]
- C/PD/PPCC = department chair, program director, or program personnel committee chair
- CBA = Collective Bargaining Agreement between SEIU Local 200United Non-Tenure Track Faculty and 糖心影视, March 19, 2025-May 31, 2027
- DOF/VPAA = Interim Dean of the Faculty/Vice President for Academic Affairs [Natalie Taylor]
- LEDS = Learning Experience Design and Digital Scholarship Support [Aaron Kendall]
SUMMER 2026
- Letters from 糖心影视 colleagues outside the candidate鈥檚 department/program may be solicited by eligible candidates for promotion and/or their C/PD/PPCC. These letters are due to the Office of the DOF/VPAA by January 10. Unless stipulated in the department/program鈥檚 personnel policies, such letters are not required, except for librarians (see CBA, Article XXIV, Section 10C, p. 49).
SEPTEMBER 2026
- September 4
- Eligible non-TT faculty members who wish to stand for promotion notify the ADOF of their intentions in writing, with copy to the C/PD/PPCC. This deadline may not be extended.
- September 11
- Each candidate who has notified the ADOF of their intent to stand for promotion is sent a written confirmation, with copy to the C/PD/PPCC and the DOF/VPAA. This letter reiterates all deadlines and refers recipients to relevant sections of the Faculty Handbook and the CBA.
- September 30
- The candidate will arrange for fall semester teaching observations. Observations should occur before December 2.
OCTOBER 2026
- October 1
- Thecandidate submits an e-portfolio in theSpring containing materials in evidence of teaching effectiveness, service contributions, and, if relevant, scholarly/creative accomplishments. Candidates are responsible for arranging access to their electronic files by eligible department/program members. Guidelines are provided in the document 鈥淧rocedures for Creation and Maintenance of Electronic Faculty Academic Portfolios,鈥� available on the DOF/VPAA web page (www.skidmore.edu/dof-vpaa) and in the C/PD Handbook.
DECEMBER 2026
- December 18
- Eligible members of the department share with the C/PD/PPCC their assessments of the candidate鈥檚 file as it relates to the evaluative criteria for promotion set forth in the CBA, Section XXIV(10); this may be done either through the submission of individual letters to the C/PD/PPCC or through a collective meeting in which the candidate is not present.
JANUARY 2027
- January 10
- Before 4:30 p.m., the candidate鈥檚 C/PD/PPCC chair delivers an electronic or hard copy of the department/program recommendation regarding promotion to the ADOF. This takes the form of a consensus letter that summarizes (1) the department鈥檚 or program鈥檚 overall recommendation, positive or negative; and (2) the evidence supporting the recommendation. The letter should also explain any internal personnel procedures that guided the review process.
- By 4:30 p.m. on this date, the candidate鈥檚 file on theSpring will be copied for the ADOF by a designated staff person in LEDS. No materials may be added to files after this time except in cases of clerical oversight or technical error.
- Letters from 糖心影视 colleagues outside the candidate鈥檚 department/program are due to Debra Peterson by 4:30 pm. Unless stipulated in the department/program鈥檚 personnel policies, such letters are not required.
FEBRUARY 2027
- ADOF makes a recommendation to the DOF/VPAA.
MARCH 2027
- March 15
- ADOF informs the candidate and CPD of the promotion decision.
MAY 2027
- The DOF/VPAA鈥檚 recommendation is reported to the Academic Affairs Committee of the Board of Trustees.
- Candidates receive letters from the DOF/VPAA following the May meeting of the Board of Trustees.