Faculty Affairs Office Hours 

Mondays, 11am-12pm: Zoom Link

We can also offer personalized support through one-on-one meetings for anything related to faculty affairs (e.g. advice on the P&T process, best practices, etc.). If you'd like to schedule a meeting, please reach out to Susan Bridgewater.

Faculty Affairs - Important Dates

• October 1, 2025 - 2025-2026 Career Track dossiers due to the College of Science
• October 14, 2025 - 2025-2026 Tenure Track P&T dossiers due to the College of Science
• November 1, 2025 - Sabbatical Requests for AY 2025-2026 due to the College of Science
• December 2, 2025 - Nomination Packets for University Honors and Awards that require a Dean's letter of support due to the College of Science by 5pm
• December 20, 2025 - Sabbatical Reports for Fall 2024 due to the College of Science

Promotion and Tenure Resources

• College of Science 
  • Criteria for Promotion
    • Associate Professor with Tenure
    • Full Professor with Tenure
  • Resources for Department Coordinators
• University of Arizona Faculty Affairs Resources
  • General Resources
    • New Faculty Resources
    • Faculty Affinity Groups
    • Mentoring Training
  • Promotion and Tenure
    • About Promotion
    • Guide to the Promotion Process
    • 2025-2026 Promotion Dossier Templates - Career Track
    • 2025-2026 Promotion Dossier Templates - Tenure and Continuing Status Track
• UHAP Policy on Promotion and Tenure
  • Tenure-eligible, Tenured, and Career-track faculty
  • Continuing-eligible and Continuing Status professionals

Sabbaticals

• Applications for the 2026-2027 Academic year will be made available this summer.
• Download the College of Science Sabbatical Application Form
• Deadline to submit Sabbatical Leave Applications for AY 2026-2027: November 1, 2025
• Purpose of Sabbatical Leaves.  The purpose of sabbatical leave is to provide faculty members the opportunity to make advances in their profession, to remain effective in their current positions, and to render the greatest possible service to the University of Arizona.  
• Sabbatical proposals should emphasize your plan to address one or more of the following:
  • Pursue new and innovative research opportunities.
  • Acquire new sources of funding.
  • Engage in scholarly activities that will enrich your contributions to the University, your students, and enhance scholarly interactions with your colleagues. 
• Sabbatical Reports: At the end of the second semester following a sabbatical leave, faculty must submit a report to their Department Head and COS Faculty Affairs. The sabbatical report will include:
  • Objectives and results of the sabbatical project.  If the objectives of the original sabbatical project have changed, provide an explanation. 
  • Summarize the results of the sabbatical project and how they are of interest to the general public.  The dean will submit the report to the Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs for review in January.
• For more information about sabbaticals, click here.

Compliance and Disclosure of Outside Interests

Conflict of Commitment Disclosures

• Office for Responsible Outside Interests
• Outside Activity
• Export Control Program 

Conflict of Interest (COI)

• Conflict of Interest Summary Sheet (pdf)
• University Policy - Conflicts of Interest & Community Policy
• University Policy - Management of Personal COIs

International Travel

• UA Travel Policy
• Travel Procedures

Student Safety

All University of Arizona students have agreed to abide by the standards for behavior set forth by the Arizona Board of Regents. The Student Code of Conduct is in place to create a safe, healthy, and responsible environment that allows UA students, faculty, and staff to be successful in their daily endeavors and to achieve long term goals.

• Dean of Students Safety Policies 
• Dean of Students Safety Resources

Faculty Responsibilities to Graduate Assistants/Associates (RAs and TAs)

Every graduate student occupying a Graduate Assistant/Associate Teaching (GAT) or Graduate Research Assistant/Associates (GAR) position must receive a written performance evaluation from his or her faculty supervisor at the end of each term, regardless of the specific duties. More information can be found at the Graduate College website; links to forms for "TA conversations" and "RA conversations are available on this page.