Annual Reviews

Annual reviews are an important time to give and receive feedback, to celebrate your accomplishments, and to set goals and priorities for the next academic year.

The Dean, Associate Dean, and/or Chair of your academic unit will provide specific timeline and details.  You can consult mentors within your academic unit or with the Office for Faculty Affairs about these processes, and how best to prepare. 

Annual Review of Faculty Members’ Performance

All appointed faculty members are subject to annual review. Each academic unit shall conduct an annual review of each faculty member, wherein the past year's performance shall be discussed, evaluated, and documented. Mutually agreed upon goals and priorities for the subsequent year also shall be established during the annual review with the understanding that their attainment is to be considered as one aspect in the future evaluation by the academic unit for reappointment, promotion, salary increases, and pre-tenure and tenure review, if applicable. Academic units shall make reasonable effort to inform all non-tenured, tenure-line faculty members of the tenure process, standards of judgment, and the faculty member's relative progress in fulfilling expectations.

3.3.1    In preparation for the annual review, each faculty member shall submit a written summary to the academic unit’s administrative head of her/his past year's performance and her/his goals and priorities for the subsequent year. The report shall be based on the appropriate criteria for subsequent annual review, reappointment, promotion, and (as applicable) pre-tenure and tenure review (see Sections 3.5 to 3.8). 

3.3.2.   The academic unit’s administrative head or designated committee shall meet with each faculty member to discuss and evaluate the report.  

3.3.3    In conjunction with the annual review meeting, the academic unit’s administrative head shall prepare a brief written report of the evaluation and goals for the subsequent year with a copy given to the faculty member. The faculty member may attach a written response to the report. 

3.3.4    The faculty member's report, the academic unit’s administrative head’s evaluation and the faculty member's response shall be entered as part of the faculty member’s electronic personnel file. The appropriate Dean and the Provost as well as the appropriate committees for subsequent annual review, reappointment, promotion, and (if applicable) pre-tenure and tenure decisions shall have access to the annual reports. 

Resources

Annual reviews are an important time to give and receive feedback, to celebrate your accomplishments, and to set goals and priorities for the next academic year. 

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Watermark Faculty Success 

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New Faculty Academy – University Citizenship

The Foundations of Teaching program and New Faculty Academy help foster university citizenship by equipping new faculty with inclusive, community‑centered teaching practices and a deeper understanding of campus structures and resources. 

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Handbook

Chairs and Directors

This handbook is designed to support DU faculty as they begin their roles as Department Chairs by offering practical guidance, advice, and ideas for shaping the position to fit their own leadership style.

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