Cherry Blossoms

Winter and/or Spring quarter (of the year preceding submission of the packet to the deans)

  • Evaluate whether or not the department has any mandatory and/or non-mandatory promotions to put forward in the coming Autumn quarter.
    • Meet with them to review timeline, required materials, etc.
  • Confirm promotion committees or establish standing committees as needed.
  • Administrator initiates an Interfolio case.
  • Candidate begins to upload required documents to Interfolio.
  • Solicit names for external letter writers from the faculty member and from the committee.

Best Practice: Chair/Director emails external letter writers to gauge availability/interest (e.g. “would you be available and willing to …..”