Faculty Resources
From promotion and tenure to Interfolio, explore resources for faculty at Purdue University Northwest.
Creating Your Fall Syllabus Just Got Easier
Purdue University is implementing Simple Syllabus, a new system-wide syllabus management tool that integrates with Brightspace and provides instructors with a streamlined way to create, manage, and share course syllabi while maintaining control over course-specific content.
The platform also supports Purdue’s efforts to meet state requirements for publicly available syllabi by managing both public-facing and student-facing content from a single syllabus.
As Purdue continues its implementation of Simple Syllabus, additional information, training opportunities, and support resources for PNW instructors will be shared as they become available.
Watch for upcoming communications from the Center for Faculty Excellence to help you get started with Simple Syllabus.
Interfolio Resources
Interfolio is PNW’s enterprise-wide digital solution for faculty review, tenure and promotion and faculty annual review.
Faculty Promotion and Tenure
See official policies for granting academic promotion and tenure at Purdue University Northwest.
Opportunities for Faculty Recognition
| Opportunity | Description | Timeline |
|---|---|---|
| Promotion and Tenure | The promotion and tenure process is a reflection of a faculty member's entire academic career at PNW. Review toward progress is conducted annually; guidelines are universal for PNW. | Final packets due in early fall |
| Faculty Annual Review | The annual review process is a reflection of a faculty member's performance over the previous calendar year (January-December) and is used in consideration for merit-based increases; guidelines are specific to each college within PNW and should include contributions to instruction, discovery, and engagement; review is performed by department chair or immediate academic unit head. | Materials submitted in mid-February |
| Teaching Portfolio | The teaching portfolio is a section of the Faculty Annual Review and is submitted as the material that informs the evaluation of the element of instruction for the annual review. | Course evaluations made available in early January; materials submitted with annual review materials in mid-March |
| TIP Award | Recognizes and incentivizes contributions to PNW in "Teaching Quality & Effectiveness and Continuing Commitment to and Innovation in Instruction; guidelines are universal to PNW; the process is voluntary; recipients receive an increase in base salary at the start of the following fiscal year; recipients may apply for another TIP award five years after the date of the most recent TIP award. | Program announced in early December by Chancellor |
From recruitment protocols to IR reports, see all the resources department chairs need with this Brightspace handbook.
Faculty International Engagement
We connect faculty, students, and staff to international teaching and research opportunities.
Purdue University Northwest uses the academic progress report as a tool to allow you to easily communicate feedback and identify students who are having academic challenges.