Faculty Affairs

What is Faculty Affairs?

The Office of Faculty Affairs is responsible for numerous processes in the faculty lifecycle. Our staff processes all faculty hiring/appointments/reappointments, verifies transcripts and degrees, monitors licensure activity at the state level, facilitates the Annual Performance and Planning Review (APPR), Promotion, Tenure, and Post-Tenure Review (PTR) processes for all faculty, maintains the Faculty Handbook, Policies, and Bylaws, and seeks to recognize and award faculty for outstanding contributions. The Office of Faculty Affairs is a core unit of the Office of Academic, Faculty, and Student Affairs.

Mission

Our mission is to support faculty by facilitating the appointment/promotion/tenure process, by sponsoring faculty development programs, and by encouraging faculty mentorship.

Vision

The Office of Faculty affairs seeks to support faculty members and administrators across the various processes in academic life, thereby enhancing the success of our faculty and facilitating the growth of our academic programs, research, clinical care, and public service.

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As of February 2025, our 1,640 full-time and part-time faculty have predominantly 12-month appointments, with less than 1% having 9-month appointments. More than 80% of our regular faculty are not on tenure the track, with 14% tenured and 4% on tenure track. Roughly 20% of our faculty hold the rank of professor, with 25% at the associate professor rank, 49% at the assistant professor rank, and 6% of the faculty at the instructor rank. UTHSC’s Factbook provides further details about our faculty. 

Faculty Affairs Support

Amy Hall, EdD, Associate Director Faculty Affairs
901.448.2312
ahall32@uthsc.edu

Lisa Zeigler, BS, Logistics Coordinator 
901.448.2226 
lzeigler@uthsc.edu 

Alesha White, BBA, CAP, Faculty Affairs Coordinator 
901.448.3259 
awhite64@uthsc.edu