This is the Astronomy Department's page with information and documents related to the Plan of Organization's 2019 revision.

Plan of Organization and Promotion/Appointment Policies

• 2019 Department Plan of Organization (PDF)
  Approved by the Astronomy Assembly on 10/25/19.
• Department APT Guidelines for Professorial Faculty (PDF) (Bylaws 1A)
  Revised with Approval from the TTK faculty on 10/8/18 to include minor corrections.
  • 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
  Approved 02/05/18
• Department AEP Guidelines for Professional Track Faculty (PDF) (Bylaws 2A)
  PTK promotion guidelines; updated 11/9/2020.
  • PTK Promotion Criteria (PDF) for External Evaluators (Bylaws 2A extract)
    For inclusion in letter and AEP packages (extracted from AEP guidelines); updated 4/15/19.
  • CMNS Research Faculty Criteria

General Department Policies

• Department Mentoring Plan (PDF)
  
• EDI page
  A link to the department's Equity, Diversity and Inclusion page.
• Travel Guide (PDF)
  For travel approval and expense request procedures.

General UMD Policies

• UMD Faculty Affairs
  A link to the UMD Faculty Affairs page.