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Tenure, Promotion, and Contract Renewal

The Tenure and Promotion process for Mānoa faculty is governed by three documents: Board of Regents Policies; the Agreement between the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly and the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii (UHPA contract), and your department's criteria and procedures. Additionally, the Criteria and Guidelines for Mānoa provides campus-wide criteria as well as instructions and guidelines for preparing the dossier.

Each fall, the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs holds informational workshops for faculty who will be applying for tenure and/or promotion. We encourage all faculty who will be submitting applications to attend one of these workshops, including those who will be applying within the next 3 years.

Fall 2007 Schedule of Workshops

Thursday, September 6, 2007
Kuykendal 101
2:30 - 4:00 am

Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Kuykendal 208
9:00 - 10:30 am

Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Hawaii Hall 309
9:00 - 10:30 am

Monday, September 24, 2007
HIG 110
2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

**For your convenience, the forms and applications are available for download below.


Forms and Downloads

General Downloads
  • BOR/UHPA Contract (PDF)
Tenure and Promotion
  • Timetable 2007-2008 (PDF)
  • UHM Criteria and Guidelines for Tenure/Promotion (PDF)
    • Appendix A - BOR Minimum Qualifications - Section 9-2 (PDF)
    • Appendix B - Supplemental Guidelines for Librarians, Specialists, or Extension Agents (DOC)
  • Faculty Tenure/Promotion Application Form (DOC)
  • Tenure and Promotion Workshop PowerPoint (HTML)
  • Memo on Minimum Qualifications for Tenure and Promotion(PDF)
  • Memo on Tenure Status for Foreign National Faculty(PDF)
Contract Renewal
  • Annual Contract Renewal Instructions Memo - 8/29/07 (PDF)
  • Attachment A - Probationary Faculty: Annual Evaluation/Contract Renewal Recommendation (PDF)
  • Attachment B - Faculty on Limited-Term Appointments: Evaluation and Recommendations (PDF)