CLA NOW -- March 25, 2008

Promotion and Tenure 2008/09 - Preliminary Information

Anticipated Cases. Please identify all probationary faculty members expected to be considered for promotion and tenure during the academic year 2008/09, as well as any tenured faculty members who may be considered for promotion to professor. Please email your cases to Gayle Gabrielski at gabr0074@umn.edu by Wednesday, 2 April 2008.

Information Sessions. Promotion and Tenure information sessions will occur in April. More information will be forthcoming. Faculty, Chairs/Directors, and staff members in departments with upcoming cases are encouraged to attend.

Transitions in CLA

As many of you already know, Karna Kurtz’s contract with the College of Liberal Arts is completed at the end of March. The duties and responsibilities previously held by Karna are being folded back into the CLA Office of Human Resources. From this point forward, please direct all correspondence and HR-related business with Karna to the new CLA Director of Human Resources Margaret Klein. Margaret can be reached at 6-9842 or klein021@umn.edu

Margaret’s assistant Rick Jacobson can be reached at 4-3605 or rickj@umn.edu

Mark Your Calendar

Mar 27
Financial / Human Resources Meeting, 101 Fraser Hall, 9:00 am

Mar 28
Deadline for requesting a TA Allocation Agreement for fall and/or spring semesters 2008-09

Mar 31
Deadline for Annual Reviews of Chairs / Directors

April 4
CLA Payroll cutoff for the 03/31/08 – 04/13/08 pay period, 4:30 pm.

April 5
CLA Open House, 7:15 am – 5:00 pm

April 18
CLA Payroll cutoff for the 04/14/08 – 04/27/08 pay period, 4:30 pm.

April 25
Firm deadline for submitting requests for Tuition Benefits for Summer 2008 Graduate Student TA and Instructor Appointments

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