Policies
This is the Astronomy Department's page with information and documents related to the Plan of Organization's 2022 revision.
Plan of Organization and Promotion/Appointment Policies
- 2024 Department Plan of Organization (PDF)
- Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
- Department APT Guidelines for Professorial Faculty (PDF) (Bylaws 1A)
- APT Criteria (PDF) for External Evaluators (Bylaws 1A extract)
Professorial promotion criteria extracted from the APT guidelines for inclusion in requests to external evaluators. - Appendix 1B Merit Pay Distribution Plan for Tenured/Tenure-Track Faculty
- Professional Track Faculty
- Department AEP Guidelines for Professional Track Faculty (PDF) (Bylaws 2A)
- AEP Criteria (PDF) for External Evaluators (Bylaws 2A extract)
For inclusion in letter and AEP packages (extracted from AEP guidelines) - CMNS Research Faculty Criteria
- Appendix 2B Merit Pay Distribution Plan for Professional Track Faculty
General Department Policies
- Department Mentoring Plan (PDF)
- Graduate Mentoring Guidelines (PDF)
- EDI page
A link to the department's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page. - Travel Guide
The Department of Astronomy has recently switched to the University's new Travel System named Concur. A department user guide for Concur will soon be available. Please contact your business manager or Dorinda Kimbrell with questions.
General UMD Policies
- UMD Faculty Affairs
A link to the UMD Faculty Affairs page.