Ball State University utilizes Faculty Success (formerly Digital Measures) in annual promotion and tenure and merit reviews.  Refer to the Faculty and Professional Personnel Handbook for University guidelines and connect with your department for further details.

Promotion & Tenure

Promotion and Tenure

The review of materials for promotion and tenure begins each fall.  Each unit follows a unique review timeline.  For information related to your unit's timeline, contact your college champion (listed below).

Although some information will be imported from University records, faculty are responsible for adding or importing data and documents related to their teaching, scholarship, and service.

The following video clips demonstrate each step of the process:

  1. Data Entry Cheat Sheet - A guide to populating the 2024 BSU Standard CV Template
  2. Vita Data Entry
  3. Accessing Candidate Workflows
  4. Candidate Submission Steps
  5. Committee Member Responsibilities
  6. Committee Chair/Department Chair Responsibilities (Video coming soon!)
  7. College Responsibilities (Video coming soon!)
  8. Candidate Workflow Completion (Video coming soon!)

Quick guides (PDF):

Other Helpful Resources:

2023-2024 Merit Cycle

The merit review begins each spring.  All units follow the same review timeline.

Although some information will be imported from University records, faculty are responsible for adding or importing data and documents related to their teaching, scholarship, and service.

The following video clips demonstrate each step of the process:

  1. Annual Merit Data Entry
  2. Candidate Submission
  3. Committee Members
  4. Committee Chair
  5. Department Chair
  6. Candidate Workflow Completion

Quick guides (PDF):

Additional Resources

Office Hours (Fall 2024)

  • In-Person: 11:00AM on Wednesdays mid-August through October - TC 928
  • Virtual: 2:00PM on Tuesdays mid-August through October - Zoom

Monthly Workshops (Fall 2024)

Questions?

Each College has a designated point person you can talk with about Faculty Success.  Find yours below!

Estopinal College of Architecture and Planning - Daniel Overbey
Miller College of Business
- Allen Truell
College of Communication, Information, and Media
- David Hua
College of Fine Arts
- Andrew Friedman
College of Health
- Larry Judge
College of Sciences and Humanities
- Jill Coleman and Sergiy Rosokha
Teachers College - Shannon Dieringer
Honors College - Emily Rutter

For additional assistance, please email FacultySuccess@bsu.edu.