Promotion/Tenure Resources

• University Policy AC23 (formerly HR23): Promotion and Tenure Procedures and Regulations 

• Administrative Guidelines for AC23 

• Promotion & Tenure FAQ’s 

• Summary of Revisions to the Administrative Guidelines & FAQ’s for Policy AC23 

• University Policy AC21 (formerly HR21): Definition of Academic Ranks 

• Non-Tenure Line Administrative Guidelines 

• Guidelines for Immediate Tenure Reviews

• Early Tenure Review Guidelines

• More Guidelines from the VPFA 

Be sure to review the HHD Guidelines webpage for all policies and guidelines across the college's central units.

• 24-25 Timetable for TT & NTL Promotion-Tenure Reviews
  To find all of the deadlines and due dates related to the Promotion & Tenure and/or Non-Tenure Promotion process, download this PDF. This document will be updated at the beginning of every calendar year. 

• 24-25 Tenure-Track Faculty Promotion & Tenure Guidelines
  Please review the most recent Promotion & Tenure Guidelines for tenure-track faculty at the College of Health & Human Development. 

• 24-25 Non-Tenure Line Faculty Appointment and Promotion Guidelines
  Review the most recent Promotion & Tenure Guidelines for tenure-track faculty at the College of Health & Human Development. 

• 24-25 Summary of Revisions to the Promotion & Tenure and Non-Tenure Line Promotion Guidelines
  A quick list review of all the changes to guidelines for the 2024-2025 promotion cycle.

• Guidelines For Evaluating Candidates Who Had an Academic Year During the COVID Period
  This guideline is intended to help advise committee members who are reviewing a dossier that has content related to the COVID period. 

• Guidelines for Choosing External Reviews
  These guidelines provide recommendations and best practices for faculty members when choosing external reviewers. 

• Post-Cycle Request for Faculty to View Promotion & Tenure Review Letters
  This guideline outlines how full-time, tenure-track and non-tenure line faculty in HHD can review the department, college, and dean’s evaluation letters from a past promotion cycle. 

• Stay of Tenure Guidelines
  Coming soon: these guidelines will assist those looking to request or revoke a stay of tenure.

To access the Department-Level Guidelines, you must be signed into your Penn State Office 365 account. 

Link is updated with updated folder of unit/department-level guidelines at the end of each summer.

Activity Insight (AI) 

Activity Insight is an online software tool designed to help faculty members collect, organize, and display their data for the purposes of annual reviews, promotion and tenure, and more.

• Activity Insight 

• Using Activity Insight  

• HHD Activity Insight Guide 

• Forms & Dossier Dividers 

Promotion & Tenure Online Reviewing Platform (PTORP) 

PTORP is an online software tool designed for the compilation of the dossier for review during a promotion and/or tenure review.

• PTORP 

• Manuals for College and Department Liaisons

• Manual for Reviewers

• CHAIR: Jeanette Rogowski, Professor of Health Policy & Administration (terms ends 6/30/2025)

• Chris Engeland, Professor of Biobehavioral Health (term ends 6/30/2025)

• Krista Wilkinson, Distinguished Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders (term ends 6/30/2026)

• Jennifer Maggs, Professor of Human Development & Family Studies  (term ends 6/30/2026)

• Mark Dyreson, Professor of Kinesiology (term ends 6/30/2025)

• Karolina Skibicka, Associate Professor of Nutritional Sciences 

• Seoki Lee, Professor of Hospitality Management (term ends 6/30/2028)

• Bing Pan, Professor of Recreation, Park, & Tourism Management (term ends 6/30/2027)

• Lori Francis, Professor of Biobehavioral Health (term ends 6/30/2025)

• CHAIR: Mary Dean Coleman, Teaching Professor of Nutritional Sciences 

• Kari Kugler, Associate Teaching Professor of Biobehavioral Health 

• Jennifer Crissman-Ishler, Teaching Professor of Human Development & Family Studies 

• Lauren Kramer, Teaching Professor of Kinesiology

• George Ruth, Associate Teaching Professor of Hospitality Management 

• Sommar Chilton, Associate Teaching Professor of Communication Sciences & Disorders 

• Patty Kleban, Teaching Professor of Recreation, Park, & Tourism Management 

• Emily Hohman, Associate Research Professor of Center for Childhood Obesity Research 

• Christina Daley, Teaching Professor of Health Policy & Administration

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Stephanie Lanza
• Orfeu Buxton
• Sonia Cavigelli
• Anne-Marie Chang
• Jennifer Graham-Engeland

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• Sheree Logue
• Beth Edwards
• Liz Lasher
• Marc Dingman
• JoAnn Foley-DeFiore

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Michael Robb
• Jimin Lee
• Chaleece Sandberg

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• Connie Kossan
• Leslie Purchell
• Eileen Kowalski

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Sy-Miin Chow
• Rob Roeser
• Max Crowley
• Tim Brick
• Alexis Santos

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• Sy-Miin Chow
• Rob Roeser
• Max Crowley
• Molly Countermine
• Shannon Corkery

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Dave Vanness
• Jess Williams
• Joel Segel

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• Chris Calkins
• Diane Spokus
• Mark Sciegaj

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Steve Piazza
• Bob Sainburg
• Danielle Downs
• Mary Jane De Souza
• Jonas Rubenson

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• John Vairo
• Alison Weimer
• Michele Duffey

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Alison Gernand
• Kathleen Keller
• Kristina Petersen
• Jennifer Savage Williams
• Greg Shearer

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• John Vairo
• Michele Duffey
• Lori Gravish Hurtack

Promotion & Tenure Committee

• Derrick Taff
• Alan Graefe
• John Dattilo
• Carter Hunt
• Jen Agans
• Jill Selfe

Non-Tenure Line Promotion Committee

• Did not convene an NTL Committee this year, no NTL faculty going up for promotion.

• The centers of HHD did not convene an NTL Committee this year, no NTL faculty going up for promotion.