Handbook Changes
Listed below are changes to the faculty handbook that have been made in the last 24 months.
Please note, the Faculty Handbook is currently being reviewed and updated by a faculty group. The updated version will be available soon. For questions or to offer ideas or input, please contact cafe@tntech.edu.
Fall 2025
October 13, 2025
- Changed navigation title from “Flower and Gift Fund” to “Golden Eagle Benefits” in alignment with page contents.
- Tenure and Promotion Information:
- Updated Tenure and Promotion overview page to include relevant policies and reduce redundancies across handbook.
- Removed Tenure and Promotion Policies from navbar to reduce redundant link to overview.
- Removed Promotion Procedures & Forms from navbar to align with update to overview page.
- Moved Tenure-Track Faculty Annual Review Process and Tenure Appointment Review Process to overview page.
- Removed details about procedures from tenure-track faculty annual review process and tenure appointment review process to replace with directing viewers to review policy 205 and procedures.
- Awards:
- Renamed “Awards” in navbar to “Faculty Awards”
- Removed drop-down and changed link to CAFE award archive.
- Moved Accessible Education Center link from Faculty Responsibilities to General University Info on Navbar
- Moved Research and Economic Development Link from Faculty Responsibility to General University Information
- Moved Travel to Faculty Responsibilities
- Lecturer Reappointments:
- Updated lecturer reappointment to add clarity to first sentence regarding how lectures are evaluated.
- Adding hyperlink for Tenure-Track Schedule mentioned in content of Lecturer reappointment page.