The purpose of the Impact of COVID-19 statement is for inclusion within documentation relating to any deficiencies in anticipated benchmarks and achievements of AFT employees during this unprecedented time. AU levels of evaluations of the performance and production of AFT employees for the purposes of probationary recontracting, tenure, multi-year recontracting, promotion, sabbatical, and any other related evaluations should not be affected negatively because of the effects of the pandemic.

The Senate TR&P Committee Chair is Cristina Iftode.

All questions should be emailed to senatetandr@rowan.edu. Please reference the appropriate MOA in your email.

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2025-2026 Tenure, Recontracting, & Promotion Info and Q&A Sessions

Bill Friend, President of the University Senate, and Cristina Iftode, chair of the Senate Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion Committee, presented Overview of University Senate and Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion (27:48) on August 14, 2025 as part of New Faculty Orientation.

This was a brief introduction to Rowan’s Senate and an overview of Rowan’s Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion processes and support. View this session’s slide deck and session notes.

Questions should be emailed to senatetandr@rowan.edu.

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RowanFACTS Video

• log in to the system,
• view your Annual Report
• submit your materials

About Tenure, Recontracting, & Promotion (TR&P) at Rowan

About the 1st-Year Review 

Questions?

• If you have any questions about the RowanFACTS system, please contact us at FACTS@rowan.edu 
• For questions about the recontracting process not directly related to RowanFACTS, contact the Senate TRP Chair at senatetandr@rowan.edu

Dr. Cristina Iftode, chair of the Senate Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion Committee, presented How to Prepare your Formative Review Recontracting File (31:38) on October 3, 2025 as part of New Faculty Orientation.

This information session, designed for faculty and librarians in their first year of service, was a detailed overview of the Tenure, Recontracting & Promotion (TR&P) process at Rowan.

View this session’s Session Notes.

Questions should be emailed to senatetandr@rowan.edu.

Dr. Cristina Iftode, chair of the Senate Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion Committee, presented Avoiding Pitfalls and Supporting T&R Candidates (52:10) on October 24, 2025.

This information session provided College and Department Tenure, Recontracting and Promotion committee chairs and members with things to think about, do, and avoid while supporting candidates through the TR&P processes.

View this session’s slide deck.

Questions should be emailed to senatetandr@rowan.edu.

On November 21, 2025, Cristina Iftode, chair of the Senate TR&P committee, presented this information session designed for Tenure-Track Faculty and Librarians in their 2nd or 3rd year of service who are applying for 3rd or 4th year recontracting.

This session focused on things to think about, things to do, and things to avoid when crafting recontracting packets. 

Slide Deck

Also, view the T&R Packet Preparation and Design slide deck.

On November 22, 2024, Cristina Iftode, Chair of the Senate Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion Committee, presented this information session for tenure-track candidates in their 2nd or 3rd year of service (applying for 3rd and/or 4th year recontracting).

The first TT comprehensive application: 3rd and 4th year recontracting for TT Faculty and TT Librarians in their 2nd year of service (recording) (presentation slides) (11/21/24)

3rd/4th Year T&R Packet Preparation and Design slides (11/20/24)

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Dr. Cristina Iftode, chair of the Senate Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion Committee, presented The First Comprehensive Review for Non-Tenure-Track Teaching Faculty Applying for Third, Fourth and Fifth Year Recontracting on February 13, 2026. This information session was designed for non-tenure-track Teaching Professors in their second year of service who wish to learn things to think about, do, and avoid when crafting their first comprehensive application for recontracting (for years 3-5).

View this session’s slide deck.

For more information, visit the AFT Local Agreements webpage for promotion, tenure, recontracting, and sabbatical materials, checklists, and downloads. Questions should be emailed to senatetandr@rowan.edu.

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Information Session for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty or Librarians: Crafting the Promotion File (12/12/25)

Slide Deck

Recording (16:31)

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Dr. Cristina Iftode, chair of the Senate Tenure, Recontracting, and Promotion Committee, presented Crafting the Promotion File for Assistant & Associate Teaching Professors and Non-Tenure-Track Librarians (24:12) on January 30, 2026.

This information session was designed for Assistant Teaching Professors, Associate Teaching Professors, and non-tenure-track Librarians applying for promotion who wish to learn the things to think about, do, and avoid when crafting their promotion packets.

View this session’s slide deck.

 Questions should be emailed to senatetandr@rowan.edu.

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A huge THANK YOU to Alison Novak, from PR & Advertising, who recorded the videos, and Rachel Shapiro, from Writing Arts, who put together the clickable checklist guide. 

All sessions are virtual from 3:30-4:30 on Fridays

September 13 - Q&A- Last minute questions for candidates applying for tenure (for tenure-track faculty and librarians in their year 6th of service)

September 27 - Q&A- Last minute questions for tenure-track candidates applying for 5th and/or 6th year recontracting (for tenure-track faculty and librarians in their 4th or 5th year of service)

October 18 - Avoiding pitfalls and supporting T&R candidates for (TRP Committees chairs and members) (recording) (presentation slides)

November 8 - Crafting the promotion file for tenure-track/tenured faculty or librarians (for Instructors, Assistant and Associate Professors, Librarians) (recording) (presentation slides)

November 22 - The first comprehensive review for tenure-track candidates applying for 3rd and/or 4th year recontracting (for tenure-track faculty and librarians in their 2nd year of service)(recording) (presentation slides)

January 31 - Crafting the promotion file for non-tenure-track teaching faculty (for Assistant and Associate Teaching Professors) (recording) (presentation slides)

February 14 - The first comprehensive review for non-tenure-track teaching faculty applying for 3rd, 4th, & 5th year recontracting (for non-tenure-track teaching faculty in their 2nd year of service) (recording) (presentation slides)

March 7 - Q&A- Last minute questions for non-tenure-track teaching faculty applying recontracting (for non-tenure-track teaching faculty applying in all recontracting cycles)

April 4 - Preparing for a Successful External Review Process (for tenure-track faculty (tenure candidates) and tenured faculty (promotion candidates) (recording) (presentation slides)

Professional Development for T&R Committee Chairs and Members (College and Department) (52:10) (10/24/25), Building upon her years of experience as a member and Chair of the University Senate TR&P Committee, Dr. Cristina Iftode provides Department and College T&R/TR&P Committee Chairs and members with things to think about, do, and avoid while supporting candidates through the TR&P processes. Slide Deck.

Promoting Equity: Transforming the Tenure Review Process

This paper, written by the Academics for Black Survival and Wellness (A4BL) Anti-racist Tenure Letter Working Group, makes a case for anti-racist tenure and promotion letters and provides guidance for engaging in writing them.

The Sabbatical Leave Committee shall conduct its review of applications for sabbatical leave and make its recommendations to the President in accordance with the current contractual agreement.

Co-Chairs: Edward Wang, wangq@rowan.edu and Chen Shen, shenc@rowan.edu

Senate Sabbatical Information

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Sabbatical Leave Information Session slides (6/23)
Sabbatical Leave Information Session video (6/23)
Sabbatical Leave Information Session Video with transcript & closed captioning (6/23)