Things to do:

• Read the policy guidelines
• Clarify any questions about the process and portfolio with your Dean
• Ask for Letters of Recommendation early
• Locate D2L Portfolio Course
• Begin working on your portfolio documentation based on the policy guidelines.
• Upload finish documents into your D2L Course Portfolio by calendar deadlines.

View all up-to-date policies in the GHC Policy Manual. Search for your topic or locate Promotion and Tenure under Faculty Affairs.

Pre-Tenure Review Chair and Committee Guidelines

Post-Tenure Review Chair and Committee Guidelines

Use these links to locate definitions and examples:

GHC Common Expectations of Teaching Faculty

GHC Common Expectations of Library Faculty

USG 8.3.1 - includes Criteria for Promotion & Tenure (8.3.6 and 8.3.7)

You will find additional examples and definitions in the policy guidelines.

Goal Plans

Depending on what you are seeking to accomplish, goals plans are written for a certain number of years. Be sure to align your own goals to that of the College Goals listed in the Strategic Plan. Be sure to use the Strategic Plan that aligns with when you write your portfolio.

Your own goals could be the same as the goals you wrote for your annual evaluation.

Write these goals using the SMART guidelines. SMART Goals technique should be used for your own performance goals. Consult the SMART Goals Template for writing smart goals.

Please find a list of sample portfolios linked below. These are samples of what other GHC faculty have successfully submitted. The policy guidelines provide the details needed for each portfolio. Please note that the guidelines changed in 2020 and 2023. Also, you may have to be logged into the system to view. 

Kristin Bauman - Pre-Tenure 2020

Julia Reidy - Pre-Tenure 2020

Regina Gupta - Tenure 2020

Billy Morris Post-Tenure 2020

Jessica Lindberg - Promotion 2020 (Note: Documents are separated due to downloading from D2L. Student examples, classroom observations, and letters of recommendations are not included).

Jacob Sullins - Promotion 2019 

Jessica Lindberg - Tenure 2018

Writing a Teaching Philosophy or Teaching Statement

• Information can help you frame the intent cover letter or narratives

Top 10 Strategies for Preparing the Annual Tenure and Promotion Dossier

• These are tips on getting your portfolio organized, but this content is not GHC specific.

Mic-Drop Advice for Getting Promoted and Tenured | Inside Higher Ed (opinion)

• Tips for advancing in academe and gaining tenure