Mission
The mission of the Office of Faculty Affairs is to support faculty success and professional growth by providing guidance, resources, and opportunities for faculty development; promoting fair, transparent, and effective faculty policies and processes; and fostering a supportive and collegial academic environment.
Vision
The vision for the Office of Faculty Affairs is to cultivate an environment where all faculty members have opportunities, support, and resources to thrive and grow in scholarship, teaching, service, and leadership throughout their career.
The Office of Faculty Affairs oversees numerous functions related to faculty employment, performance, development, and engagement. These services include faculty recruitment, appointment, mentoring, annual review, tenure-progress review, post-tenure review, peer review of teaching performance, tenure, promotion, awards, grievances, and committee memberships.
Services
Standing Committees
- Administrative Council
- Scholastic Standards and Petitions
- Access and Collective Engagement Executive Committee
- Tenure and Promotion Committee
Special Councils and Representatives
- Council of Department Chairs
- Council of Program Directors
- Dean's Student Advisory Committee
- Research Advisory Council
- USC Faculty Senate Representatives
Resources
Committee Descriptions [pdf]
Committee Membership, 2025-2026 [xlsx]
Faculty Annual Review
- Annual Review Overview (Office of the Provost)
- Annual Review Procedures [pdf]
- Annual Review Document for Tenure-Track Faculty [docx]
- Annual Review Document for Professional-Track Faculty [docx]
Tenure-Progress Review
Post-Tenure Review
Teaching Peer Review
Appointment, Tenure, and Promotion Procedures
- Clinical, Instructional, and Practice Faculty [pdf]
- Research Faculty [pdf]
- ASPH Tenure and Promotion Guidelines for Tenure-Track Faculty (2019 version) [pdf]
- Adjunct Faculty Appointments [pdf]
Faculty Policies and Procedures