DSI review is a snapshot of the period under consideration only and
is not related to reappointment, tenure, or promotion. Those are
separate processes and will have different folder preparation guidelines.
The folder to send forward should be relatively slender and focus
on evaluative statements, not raw material. The timeline for review beyond
the department is very compressed and raw material is not necessary if
the candidate, chair and department committee have done their job properly.
The support folder should be available in the department office if
requested by Subdivision, Dean, Provost or President.
The Case Presentation Folder should be indexed back to the Supporting
Source Material Folder in order to rapidly locate the material in question.
The Case Presentation Folder and letters of support that are added
to that folder should all follow the template based on the Criteria for
Personal Decisions in the Policies of the Board of Trustees. This template
is available electronically
here.
Letters of support from the department chair and the department review
committee should begin with a brief summary evaluation and then
provide evaluative statements within the criteriaa indicating what was
particularly illustrative of meritorious activity.
