The Division of Faculty Affairs is responsible for the recruitment, retention, evaluation, promotion, and professional development of all faculty. The division consists of Academic Personnel Services (APS) and Faculty Development and Advancement (FDA), which includes Teaching & Learning Innovation (TLI).
Mission
The mission of Academic Personnel Services is to support the appointment, retention, review, and promotion of all faculty throughout their careers at UTK and to serve as an expert resource to our campus partners.
Vision
Academic Personnel Services will collaborate with campus partners to innovate and refine processes and policies related to faculty affairs. Our goals are to:
- Empower, enable, and educate our campus partners to provide high quality service;
- Promote fair and equitable treatment of faculty;
- Support departments and colleges in the appointment, advancement, and retention of faculty.
Values
Accessibility | Sustainability | Integrity | Collaboration | Innovation | Excellence
Assistance
The APS team holds office hours every Wednesday from 2:00 to 3:00 pm and also hosts a Teams site for administrative support specialists across campus. For the Zoom link, Teams information and for other inquiries, contact us at vpfacultyaffairs@utk.edu.
Faculty Handbook, Forms, & Calendar
- Faculty Handbook (HTML | PDF)
- Faculty Affairs Forms
- Faculty Affairs Acronyms
- Faculty Evaluation Calendar 2023-2024
Faculty Affairs Systems
- Elements (Faculty Activity Reporting)
- Interfolio (Promotion and Tenure Review, Faculty Search, PPPR)
- Online Faculty Review System (Annual Review, Retention Review)
Faculty Review, Promotion & Tenure
All Faculty
Tenure-Track & Tenured Faculty
- Annual Retention Review (RR)
- Enhanced Tenure-Track Review (ETTR)
- Tenure Track Faculty Promotion & Tenure (P&T) Resources
- Enhanced Post-Tenure Performance Review (EPPR)
- Periodic Post-Tenure Performance Review (PPPR)
Non-Tenure-Track Faculty
Faculty Recruitment
Faculty Search
Faculty Appointment
- Appointment Process
- Recommendation for Faculty Appointment Form
- Example Offer Letters
- Appointment of ORNL-based Joint Faculty (JFO)
Faculty Leave
Faculty Development & Advancement
- Teaching & Learning Innovation
- Faculty Space Taskforce
- Faculty Mentoring @ UTK
- Research Development Academy
- National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity (NCFDD)
- Faculty Women of Color in the Academy Conference Scholarships
- UTK ASCEND: Adaptations for a Sustainable Climate of Excellence and Diversity
Leadership Development
- Department Heads Forum
- New Academic Leaders Academy
- Leadership Development Program: LADRS and LEAPS
- SEC Academic Leadership Development Program