Department of Business Administration
Promotion & Tenure Criteria: SCHOLARSHIP
Evidence, and Assessment
As of April 29. 2014
Contractual Requirements
The 2012-2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement (Article 14, Section 3, pages 14-5 and 14-6),
application for promotion must include the following pieces of information (which may be used to help
demonstrate outstanding service):
 A cover letter
 A detailed and current curricula vita
 A letter of support from the chairperson of the candidate’s department
 Three (3) letters of reference or support from professional and/or academic colleagues
 For candidates seeking the rank of associate professor, a copy of the promotion and tenure plan
(including reviews)
 A narrative describing the candidate’s outstanding achievements in scholarship supported by
appropriate documentation. Please note that it is important to discuss the significance, rigor,
and value of scholarship within the narrative.
Department of Business Administration's Promotion & Tenure Principles
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Any provision of these promotion and tenure criteria, evidence and assessment will be null and
void if not in compliance with the 2012 - 2015 Collective Bargaining Agreement and subsequent
memoranda of understandings.
Evidence used to support the candidate’s application for promotion should generally be limited
to pieces of information regarding the candidate’s scholarly activity within the review period (the
review period is defined as the period since hire or previous promotion, whichever is more
recent), and that evidence should include information gathered throughout the full scope of the
review period.
Evidence that encompasses more than one category (i.e., teaching, scholarship/service/ service)
may be deconstructed into evidence listed in more than one area.
Evidence may be included from activities of the Shawnee Education Association.
Section 7 Article 2 [ACADEMIC RESPONSIBILITY AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS] are not
to be taken into account in promotion and tenure decisions. Concerns about compliance that
cannot be resolved informally are to be addressed through Article 10 [COMPLAINT
RESOLUTION AN DISCIPLINARY PROCESS].
The workload to achieve promotion and tenure should be achievable within an average 40 hour
work week during fall and winter semester, excluding compensated assignments (e.g., overload),
consulting, and employment with other organizations.
The Department of Business Administration thanks our sister department, Teacher Education, for
the use of their matrices as a starting point for ours.
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Department of Business Administration
Promotion & Tenure Criteria: SCHOLARSHIP
Evidence, and Assessment
As of April 29. 2014
Outstanding and substantial scholarship may be demonstrated through the sources of evidence in the tables
below. Similar sources of information not listed here may also be used if appropriate. Candidate for
promotion are not expected to include each of the listed pieces of evidence. To demonstrate
SUBSTANTIAL scholarship candidates must meet criteria 1 – 2.
OUTSTANDING scholarship candidates must meet criteria 1, 2 & [3 or 4].
Criteria
1. Productivity: Research
and/or scholarship has
produced two scholarly
artifacts over the course of
the review period.
Source(s) of Evidence
Assess
ment
Peer-Reviewed Scholarly Artifacts
1) Peer-reviewed journal articles
2) Edited academic or professional book chapters
3) Academic or professional books.
4) Published college textbook or chapters
5) Invited or keynote panels, presentations, or addresses to
regional, national or international conferences.
6) Dissertation (unless the doctorate a condition of hire)
(*A published academic book alone will satisfy this criterion)
Verified Scholarly Artifacts
Met
1) Journal articles
Not
Met
2) Academic books (based on dissertation)
3) Published college textbook or chapters
4) Published book reviews
5) Grant supported research reports
6) Curricular projects related scholarly work
7) Posters at state, regional, national or international conferences
8) Presentations at local, state, regional, national or international
conferences
9) Panel participation at local state, regional, national or
international conferences.
10) Articles submitted for publication.
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Department of Business Administration
Promotion & Tenure Criteria: SCHOLARSHIP
Evidence, and Assessment
As of April 29. 2014
2. Currency: Research
and/or scholarly artifacts
are based on a line of
inquiry and/or research
conducted at Shawnee
State University within the
past 5 years, including
multiple discrete, shortterm lines of research
and/or inquiry.
1) Journal articles
2) Academic or professional book chapters
3) College textbooks or continuing education courses
4) Scholarly books and/or chapters
5) Posters at state, regional, national or international
conferences
6) Presentations at local, state, regional, national or
international conferences
7) Panel participation at local, state, regional, national or
international conferences
8) Research and/or scholarly curricular projects.
9) Candidate reports of current and past scholarly activity
including status of any current research projects, status as
editor or reviewer for peer-reviewed publications or
grants, results of past research projects, participation in
professional organizations, meetings or conferences, plans
for future work, attempts to secure intra- and extra-mural
funding, etc.)
These reports shall include independent supporting
documentation [e.g., statements from faculty, department
chairpersons, or members of a research team] verifying
the assertions contained therein.
Met
Not Met
10) Applying &/or obtaining for grants or similar financial
support for research or scholarly activity.
11) Consulting, or part-time (no more than 20 hours per
week on average) within one’s discipline.
12) Continuing professional education units and/or work
towards a doctoral degree, a second masters, or optional
certification.
13) Attendance at workshops, presentations, or other such
events for which continuing professional education units
or academic credit is not awarded (e.g., Sloan distance
learning courses not leading to certification; presentations
by SSU’s Teaching & Learning Center.)
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Department of Business Administration
Promotion & Tenure Criteria: SCHOLARSHIP
Evidence, and Assessment
As of April 29. 2014
3. Sustained activity:
Research and/or
scholarship is sustained
and ongoing throughout
the review period (or
within the past 5 years).
1) Scholarly or professional publications
2) Presentations to the campus or other stakeholder groups.
3) Posters or presentations at state, regional, national or
international conferences or meetings
4) Candidate reports of current and past scholarly activity
including status of any current research projects, status as
editor or reviewer for peer-reviewed publications or
grants, results of past research projects, participation in
professional organizations, meetings or conferences, plans
for future work, attempts to secure intra- and extra-mural
funding, etc.)
These reports shall include independent supporting
documentation [e.g., statements from faculty, department
chairpersons, or members of a research team] verifying
the assertions contained therein.
Met
Not Met
5) Applying for and/or obtaining grants or similar financial
support for research or scholarly activity
6) Statements from faculty, department chairpersons, or
members of a research team attesting to the candidate’s
scholarly contributions and activities
7) Awards, honors and other recognition of contributions
resulting from the candidate’s research or scholarship.
8) Consulting, or part-time (no more than 20 hours per week
on average) within one’s discipline.
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Department of Business Administration
Promotion & Tenure Criteria: SCHOLARSHIP
Evidence, and Assessment
As of April 29. 2014
4. Significance: Research
and/or scholarship is
independent and of
significant scholarly value
as defined by peers within
the candidate’s discipline.3
1) Journal articles
2) Academic or professional book chapters
3) College K-12 level textbooks and/or chapters
4) Scholarly or professional books and/or chapters
5) Posters at local state, regional, national or international
conferences
6) Presentations at local state, regional, national or
international conferences
7) Panel participation at local, state, regional, national or
international conferences
8) Candidate reports of current and past scholarly activity
including status of any current research projects, status as
editor or reviewer for peer-reviewed publications or
grants, results of past research projects, participation in
professional organizations, meetings or conferences, plans
for future work, attempts to secure intra- and extra-mural
funding, etc.)
These reports shall include independent supporting
documentation [e.g., statements from faculty, department
chairpersons, or members of a research team] verifying
the assertions contained therein.
9) Obtaining grants or similar financial support for research
or scholarly activity
10) Statements from faculty, department chairpersons, or
members of a research team attesting to the candidate’s
scholarly contributions and activities.
11) Consulting, or part-time (no more than 20 hours per
week on average) within one’s discipline.
The Department of Business Administration accepts and encourages inter- and multi-disciplinary work,
but a candidate is expected to demonstrate his or her independent, identifiable, and significant
contribution to the research team.
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Department of Business Administration
Promotion & Tenure Criteria: SCHOLARSHIP
Evidence, and Assessment
As of April 29. 2014
Appendix -- Scholarship that will generally not count towards tenure
1. Self-published books or articles not subject to editorial or peer review.
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