Department Chair Guidance on Teaching Professor Cases
External Letters
All letters for teaching professor candidates must be external to IUPUI. Up to two may be from other campuses of Indiana University and Purdue University.
Reviewers must be academics, and come from similar or higher-ranked institutions, unless the chair makes a specific case for a specific reviewer because of their expertise. Because the area of excellence is teaching, it is appropriate to select reviewers at teaching-intensive institutions.
Reviewers must be at the teaching-professor or equivalent rank if non-tenure-track, and until 2024, reviewers may also be associate rank if on the tenure-track.
Time in Rank
Because the rules for senior lecturer were changed, time in rank should be judged conceptually rather than in terms of current standards.
Through the 2022-2023 cycle: candidates may include accomplishments done while 'lecturers' as well, to demonstrate sustained excellence at the required level.
For questions about documenting teaching, contact the CTL. For campus P&T questions, contact Rachel Applegate at ude[dot]iupui[at]rhdaca.
Reviewed and revised: 7/2022.