Promotion and Tenure Timeline

2026-2027 Timeline

Date Activity
Spring 2026 Potential candidates meet with Department Chair to determine readiness for promotion
April 2026 Provost Department Administrators’ Zoom Meeting and Dr. Segal’s Promotion Workshop
June 5, 2026 List of nominees form due from departments
June 19, 2026 Chairs send out letters to Reviewers (note template and instructions), includes candidate’s preliminary dossier or CV and narratives
July-August 2026 Candidate’s dossier reviewed by Departmental Administrator for formatting
August 3, 2026 Deadline to submit candidate’s dossier (minus letters/forms) to hamleen@ufl.edu for formatting review
August 14, 2026 Deadline for Reviewer letters/forms to be received by Chair
August 2026 Department Administrator reviews dossier before faculty member certifies as final
August 28, 2026 Faculty member uploads final dossier in FEA and certifies packet as final
September 15, 2026 Department deadline for completion of Departmental process *Departmental assessment by eligible faculty *Chair completes his/her letter *Implement 10 Day Rule) [The chair/director must provide candidates with a copy of her/his letter by uploading the letter into the FEA system. The candidate has 10 days thereafter to submit a written response if s/he chooses to do so by uploading the response in the FEA system.]
September 30, 2026 Completed dossiers are certified by Departmental Administrator, due online for access by College Office of Faculty Affairs
October – December, 2026 *Tenure Track Committee Meetings *Mission Track Committee Meetings
December, 2026 College Committee Assessments to Candidates and Department Chairs
January 2027 Dean’s Letter to Candidates and Department Chairs[The candidate has 10 days to request a meeting with the dean or to submit a written response by uploading it into the FEA system. Any such response shall become part of the packet.]
January 15, 2027 Packets due online for review in UF Office of Academic Affairs, Tigert Hall
March-May, 2027 Academic Personnel Board reviews all packets
June, 2027 President of the University notifies Deans of his decision on nominees
July, 2027 Board of Trustees notifies Deans of decision on tenure