Table of Contents
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Faculty Advising Resources
Advising Hold Release (login required)
Advisor Connect (login required)
Advising Talking Points
APLUS Information Guide
Changing or Declaring Major or Minors
UMD Advising Office Contact Information
Swenson College Advising Forms
UMD One-Stop
Test & Transfer Credit Resources
Administrative Resources for Faculty & Staff
Swenson College Faculty Documents & Forms
Promotion & Tenure
Course Proposals & Scheduling
Employee Engagement Survey Results
Educational Technology Support for Faculty & Staff
Grant Support
Onboarding Resources for Staff
Programs (Majors & Minors)
P-card Procedures
Performance Appraisal Materials
UMD Chancellor's Office & Academic Affairs
Visiting Scholar Resources
Youth Events/Outreach
Teaching Resources
Alternative Teaching Resources - Compiled by the SCSE STEM Teaching & Learning Committee
Swenson College Faculty Documents & Forms:
- 2025-2026 Annual Faculty Letter2025-2026 Annual Faculty Letter
- Annual Activity Report (AAR) is generated through Works. Please follow the SCSE AAR guidelines.
- Form 25: Appraisals of Probationary Faculty or Form 25 editable version - evaluation of tenure-track faculty done once every year
- Teaching evaluation agreement forms are due September 15. These are department-specific and have been provided to your Department Head.
Promotion & Tenure
- Promotion and/or Tenure Consideration Form: required of probationary faculty and recommended for any tenured faculty who is not a full professor. Due to the Dean's office by September 30 of each year.
- Promotion and/or Tenure Readiness Form (pdf)
- CV Template for Faculty
- Table of Contents for Promotion & Tenure Faculty
- Table of Contents for Promotion Only Faculty
- SCSE Powerpoint Template
- Academic Affairs P&T Resource Page
- Adobe Acrobat Professional Download
- 7.12 Statements
Curriculum Proposals & Scheduling:
- SCSE Curriculum Committee Processes: Includes college deadlines for review and submission processes
- VCAA deadlines to change or propose courses
- Room Scheduling (general purpose classrooms)
- Scheduling dates (when staff can submit their departmental course schedule)
Educational Technology Support for Faculty & Staff:
- Research
- Alternative Teaching Resources compiled by SCSE STEM Teaching & Learning Committee
- Office of Digital Accessibility: resources to support creation and development of accessible digital content
Employee Engagement Survey Results:
Grant Support
- Chancellor's Small Grant Application - Due March 18, 2026 for Spring 2026. Details are listed in the application.
Onboarding Resources for Staff
Programs (Majors & Minors):
- SCSE Curriculum Committee Processes: Includes college deadlines for review and submission processes
- VCAA deadlines to change or propose new programs
P-card Procedures:
Performance Appraisal Materials:
Performance appraisals are to be completed by February 15, 2026 for the following groups Civil Service, AFSCME, Teamsters, and Academic P&A, including Post-Docs. The appraisals will again be completed using the Performance Appraisal Tool (PAT)
Below are helpful links for navigating the Performance Appraisal Tool (PAT).
- Employee Access Link
- Employee's Guide
- Navigating PAT for employees video
- Supervisor Access Link
- Supervisor's Guide
- Navigating PAT for supervisors video
UMD Chancellor's Office & Academic Affairs:
Visiting Scholar Resources
- Visiting Scholar Instructions/Process (must be completed at least 3 months before arrival)
- Visiting Scholar Budget
- Visiting Scholar Letter J-1 (Template)