How do faculty who engage in community-based research and teaching make their best case for promotion and tenure? This annual three-part workshop identifies challenges that community-engaged scholars face in the promotion and tenure process and presents several strategic and practical approaches to addressing these challenges. All sessions will take place via Zoom.
- Community-Engaged Scholarship in Promotion and Tenure: Context and overview— 3:00 to 4:30 p.m., Feb. 9, 2026 provides a broad overview about community-engaged scholarship in relationship to the University’s definition of public engagement and departmental 7.12 statements. This session is co-led by Drs. Beth Lewis and David Weerts.
- Documenting Engaged Scholarship: Enhancing Your Dossier for Promotion and Tenure Part 1—1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., Feb. 19, 2026 highlights practical strategies to help faculty document the characteristics of quality community-engaged scholarship within their own work. This session is led by Dr. Cathy Jordan.
- Documenting Engaged Scholarship: Enhancing Your Dossier for Promotion and Tenure Part 2—1:00 to 3:00 p.m., Feb. 26, 2026 offers the opportunity for expert and peer critique of participant vitae, research statements, and other dossier documents. This session is led by Dr. Cathy Jordan.