Faculty Evaluation & Sabbatical  

• Faculty Evaluation   

  Visit the Board Policy Manual for more information.

  • 1-1-307 Faculty Evaluation
  • 1-1-307(3) Post-Tenure Review
  • 1-1-308 Promotion
  • 2-3-801 Comprehensive Review
  • 2-3-901 Promotion
  • 2-3-902 Tenure

  Visit the University Regulations for more information.

  • 3-3-801(1) Comprehensive Review
  • 3-3-801(1)(a) Promotion Review
  • 3-3-801(1)(b) Pre-Tenure Review
  • 3-3-801(1)(c) Tenure Review
  • 3-3-801(1)(d) Post-Tenure Review
  • 3-3-801(2) Annual/Biennial Review
  • 3-3-901 Faculty Salary Increase for Promotion

  Helpful Information

  • Tenure & Promotion Information Session
  • Faculty Evaluation Clocks at UNC
  • Faculty Evaluation Processes

  Evaluation Timeline

  Third Monday in September

  College Deans notify faculty eligible for promotion and/or tenure or required to undergo Annual/Biennial/Triennial and/or Comprehensive Review no later than the third Monday in September. A copy of the list should be sent to relevant Schools or Departments, Human Resources, and Academic Affairs. 

  October-November

  College Deans notify Chairs/Directors of College level deadlines. Chairs/Directors notify faculty of Department/School Level Deadlines. Faculty electing to undergo optional Annual/Biennial/Triennial or Comprehensive Reviews notify their Chair/Director and College Dean. Deans provided updated final list of all faculty undergoing reviews to Human Resources and Academic Affairs.

  December

  Final lists of evaluations approved by Human Resources and Academic Affairs.  Colleges add appropriate faculty names to Faculty Success* workflows and launch evaluation processes.

  January-March

  Eligible faculty members submit dossiers in Faculty Success*. Program area faculty, Chairs/Directors, and Deans complete reviews in accordance with established deadlines for the year.

  Monday of Spring Break

  Dean deadline for comprehensive reviews (must submit by this date). All previous steps then have an opportunity to respond. Review of faculty dossiers by Provost and the Provost's staff will begin as soon as response steps complete.

  Early to Mid May

  Provost's stage completed for all comprehensive reviews submitted by deadline. Provost recommendation summary submitted to President; letters sent to faculty in Faculty Success*.

  Two weeks before June BOT Meeting

  Promotion and tenure recommendations to BOT for June meeting.

  Third Monday in May

  Annual/Biennial Evaluations due.

  July

  Final notification of Board approval sent to faculty.

  There are no longer evaluation forms.  Information previously collected on the forms are now built into the Faculty Success* workflows.

  *Digital Measures is now called Faculty Success. 

• Sabbatical Leave

   Visit the Board Policy Manual and University Regulations

  • 1-1-309 Faculty Leaves
  • 2-3-1001 Sabbatical Leave
  • 3-3-1001 Sabbatical Leave

  Helpful Information

  • Two Fall 2024 Sabbatical Information Sessions will be held in Michener L012 (and concurrently on Zoom):
    • Tuesday, 9/10, 11:00-12:15pm
    • Wednesday, 9/11, 10:00-11:15am
  • Downloadable Sabbatical Form for submission in the Faculty Success sabbatical workflow
  • Fall 2024 Sabbatical Information Session (coming soon)
  • Fall 2024 Sabbatical Information Session Takeaways

  Annual Sabbatical Deadlines

  End of Spring Semester

  Faculty eligible for sabbatical are notified no later than the contract end date of spring semester. 

  Third Monday in October

  Eligible faculty submit proposals to their chair.

  Second Monday in November

  Chair and faculty recommendations are submitted to the dean.

  First Monday in December

  Dean, chair, and faculty recommendations are submitted to the provost.

  January

  Provost sends sabbatical notifications.

  February Board of Trustees' meeting

  Provost reports decisions to the Board of Trustees.