This program encourages tenure-track faculty, ideally in years one to three, to invest time in reviewing expectations for tenure in order to identify both the strategies and tactics necessary for success. This two-day program is designed for a holistic overview of skills and dispositions for promotion success. Day 1 focuses on the planning and the process involved in ensuring you navigate your probationary period intentionally ensuring you are strategic with both your time and effort, and that you engage with mentors and colleagues well along the way. On day 2 there are modules that are designed to reinforce the skills and disposition necessary for success.
2026 Schedule
DAY 1
Monday may 11, 2026
8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Roadmap for a Successful Tenure-Track Academic Career
DAY 2
TUESDAY MAY 12, 2026
8:30 - 10 a.m. | Aligning Expectations in Mentoring
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | Measuring More Than Numbers: Communicating the Broader Impact of Research, Teaching, and Service
1 - 2:30 p.m. | Teaching that Counts: Impact Through Continuous Improvement
3 - 4:30 p.m. | Your Voice in the Room: Integrating the Annotated CV and Candidate Impact Statement to Convey Impact in the P&T Dossier
Speakers and Learning Outcomes
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SPEAKER:
- Presented by Clint Patterson, Associate Director of Mentoring and Collaborative Innovation and Julie Harlin Wolf, Associate Dean, Graduate and Professional Studies and Associate Professor | Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Effectively establish mutually beneficial expectations for the mentoring relationship
- Clearly communicate your expectations for the mentoring relationship
- Work with a mentee to align mentee and mentor expectations
- Consider how personal and professional differences may influence expectations
DESCRIPTION:
Literature indicates that faculty often are not trained for their crucial role of mentoring. The TAMU Mentoring Academy implements evidence-based mentoring competencies developed by the Center for the Improvement of Mentored Experiences in Research (CIMER) to improve mentoring across faculty, postdocs, staff, and graduate students. At this workshop you will gain the knowledge, confidence, and skills needed for aligning expectations. The session is highly interactive.
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SPEAKERS:
- Bruce Herbert, Professor, Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications
- David E. Hubbard, Research & Scholarly Initiatives Librarian, Texas A&M University Libraries
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
- Develop the ability to effectively measure the impact of your research, teaching, and service using citation-based and alternative metrics
- Gain practical skills in using narrative approaches to communicate the broader significance of your contributions
- Design effective strategies to enhance the visibility and access of your contributions
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SPEAKER:
- Jean Layne, CTE Lead Educational Consultant and Cindy Blackwell, Director of Academic Faculty Development
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
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Identify the key requirements and expectations related to teaching for promotion at each faculty rank (assistant, associate, and full professor)
- Analyze their teaching portfolio using the Teaching Framework dimensions (know, plan, teach, assess, reflect) to identify strengths and areas for development aligned with promotion criteria
- Create a personalized career progression timeline with specific milestones and evidence-collection strategies to document achievements across all evaluation areas
- Apply reflective practice strategies to regularly assess and adjust their professional development activities in alignment with promotion requirements
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SPEAKERS:
- Heather Wilkinson, Associate Provost for Faculty Affairs
LEARNING OUTCOMES:
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Strategically align achievements and evidence of impact across candidate contributions to the dossier
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Describe the function and limitations of both the impact statement and the annotated CV in the Promotion and Tenure process at Texas A&M University
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Develop approach for crafting annotations in the CV