Faculty Personnel CommitteeTenure and Promotion Information

2023-24 PC Deadlines

Please note: Letters should be addressed to Provost Brenda Kelly, but should be emailed directly to her assistant, Shanon Nowell (snowell@gustavus.edu). Acknowledgment will be sent upon receipt.

Letters for Tenure Candidates Sought

The following members of the faculty are currently being considered for appointments with continuous tenure:

  • Laura Hildreth, Mathematics, Computer Science, and Statistics
  • Samuel Kessler, Religion
  • Lisa Ortmann, Education

Letters should address the criteria for tenure as stated in the Faculty Manual. The Kendall Center has provided a useful document with strategies for reducing implicit bias in recommendation letters; this will be a helpful reference in crafting letters on behalf of tenure candidates.

Letters are due Monday, September 18, 2023, at 4:00 p.m. All members of the Gustavus community are invited to submit letters. Candidates will have access to their letters.

Letters for Promotion Candidates Sought

The following member(s) of the faculty are currently being considered for promotion to full professor:

  • Lauren Hecht, Psychological Science
  • Martin Lang, Communication Studies
  • James Patrick Miller, Music
  • Anna Versluis, Environment, Geography, and Earth Sciences
  • Valerie Walker, Education

Letters written on behalf of these candidates should address the criteria for promotion as stated in the Faculty Manual. The Kendall Center has provided a useful document with strategies for reducing implicit bias in recommendation letters; this will be a helpful reference in crafting letters on behalf of promotion candidates.

Letters are due Monday, February 12, 2024, at 4:00 p.m. All members of the Gustavus community are invited to submit letters. Candidates will have access to their letters.

Promotion Nominations Due

Promotion nominations (including self-nominations) for faculty wishing to be considered for promotion in the spring of 2025 are due in the Office of the Provost by Monday, February 5, 2024.