Personnel and Budget Overview
Faculty reappointment, promotion and fellowship leave occur at the discretion of the president who receives recommendations for action from the College-Wide Personnel and Budget (CW P&B) Committee. The CW P&B Committee members include the president, provost, vice president for administration and finance, vice president for student development and enrollment management, academic chairpersons, labor designee and four at large member. Applications for reappointment, promotion and fellowship leave are only presented to the College-Wide P&B Committee after department P&B Committee approval. Department P&B Committee members are selected via department elections. In order to be eligible for reappointment and promotion, faculty must demonstrate effective teaching, active scholarship and service to the college. Fellowship leave is determined according to the academic merit of the proposed activity and the needs of the department.
Professional Development Sessions
Valuing OER in the Tenure and Promotion Process: Lessons Learned
In this presentation, Andrew McKinney, Director of Research and Publishing Strategy at the CUNY Office of Library Services, will talk about the recently released volume Valuing OER in the Tenure, Promotion, and Reappointment Process (https://pressbooks.cuny.edu/tenureandpromotioncasestudies/) and the major themes that emerged throughout the collected case studies. As the editor of the book, he will discuss how the book came to be, why incentivizing OER work via job security and promotion matters, and some best practices for both faculty and administrators as they try to make OER legible to those who don’t work in the field.
Presenter: Andrew McKinney, Director of Research and Publishing Strategy at the CUNY Office of Library Services
When: Wednesday, November 13
Time: 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Where: Zoom
Register: https://hostos-cuny-edu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcod-CtqDMrH9BMfTa7o-gxVs4gOAyt4Hww
Portfolio Resources
Tenure-track faculty and lecturers submit a teaching portfolio each year to be considered for reappointment, promotion and tenure. Each department has set guidelines for successful applications. Faculty should access the Guidelines for Faculty Evaluation below and speak with their department chair, coordinators, and mentors for additional information regarding appointment, promotion and tenure.
Peer Observation
Each semester tenure-track and part-time faculty are observed in accordance with Article 18.2 and the Memorandum of Agreement 2019 of the Professional Staff Congress/CUNY Agreement. The link below includes the Notice of Conference, Post-evaluation Conference and Observation Evaluation Form. Observations are normally conducted between the fourth and tenth week of the semester. Faculty should consult with department leaders for more details.
Steps for Completing the Observation Form Online
- In Firefox, download the form to your computer by clicking the download icon. Open it using Adobe Reader and fill it out.
- In Google Chrome, it opens on the web, fill it out. To save the form with the data, point to the print icon and change the name of the printer to "Safe As PDF". Then click on Save and follow the instructions. Or you can download it first by clicking the download icon and opening it and filling it out.
- In Internet Explorer and Edge, it opens on the web, fill it out. To save the form with the data, point to the Save icon and follow the instructions. Or you can download it first and opening it and filling it out.
- In Microsoft Edge, it opens on the web, fill it out. To save the form with the data, point to the Save icon and follow the instructions. Or you can download it first and opening it and filling it out.
- In Safari, it opens on the web, fill it out. To save the form with the data, click on File and select Save As and provide a name on the window that opens. Finally, click on Save. Or you can download it first by clicking on File and selecting Save As and providing a name on the window that opens. Then opening it and filling it out.
The Hostos Faculty Observation Handbook was developed by the Peer Observation Improvement Network for Teaching (POINT) committee to provide guidance on the process of conducting a classroom observation and the use of the current classroom observation form.
For more information and resources about using the form, click here.
Applications for Promotion, Fellowship, and Emeritus Status