Agenda for Unit Personnel Meeting
Candidate Name: Stephen Borders
Unit: SPNA
Personnel Action (check all that apply):
_____ Contract Renewal
__X__ Tenure
__X__ Promotion
Meeting Information:
Date: _February 2, 2008______
Time: _2pm ________________
Location: _DeVos 302E _
1. General review of applicable criteria
FACULTY HANDBOOK: Tenure involves the long-range commitments of the
university to an individual faculty member and of faculty colleagues to each other. All
decisions regarding the granting of tenure will necessarily entail judgments about both
the present level of a faculty member’s accomplishment and performance and the
prospect of its continuation into the future. To be awarded tenure, the candidate must
have a documented record of consistent teaching effectiveness (for librarians, consistent
professional effectiveness), professional recognition through scholarship or creative
activity; professional development, and contributions to the university and community. In
addition, the candidate should have earned the Doctorate or appropriate terminal degree,
except in extraordinary circumstances where the evidence demonstrates that the absence
of the degree does not inhibit the faculty member’s professional standing and
performance.
To be promoted to Associate, an Assistant Professor must display consistent teaching
effectiveness, and should have earned the Doctorate or appropriate terminal degree,
except in extraordinary circumstances where the evidence demonstrates that the absence
of the degree does not inhibit the faculty member's professional standing and
performance. In addition, the person should have achieved professional recognition
through scholarship or creative activity; show evidence of professional development; and
have made contributions to the university and community. The extent of participation in
these areas will be affected by a variety of factors, including the stage of the faculty
member's career and the program objectives of the university. Ordinarily, at least five full
time equivalent years at the rank of Assistant Professor must be completed before an
Assistant Professor may be considered for promotion to Associate Professor.
SPNA GUIDELINES: Tenure and/or Promotion to Associate Professor requires a
consistent record (normally for six years) of excellence in teaching and the equivalent of
four articles published in peer-reviewed journals (equivalents may include applied
research reports, book chapters, book review essays, and/or a published book). All
scholarship must be subject to peer review. The successful candidate for promotion to
associate professor will also have begun a record of service to the university, community,
and profession.
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2. Criteria for Personnel Action:
a. Effective teaching performance
Achievements
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Undergraduate teaching: SS300, PLS310
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Graduate teaching: PA643, PA631, PA632, PA611
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Independent studies and theses (6)
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Student advising
Questions, issues, concerns
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Is Steve sometimes taking too long to return student work?
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Does Steve spend too much time and effort preparing some aspects
(e.g. spreadsheet tutorials) of his class materials?
b. Professional achievement in area of responsibility
Achievements
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Research report (8)
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Refereed journal articles (4)
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Conference presentations (11)
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Other publications (1)
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Grant applications (11)
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Conference papers (5)
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Current research projects
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Awards: Best Ph.D. Student Abstract Award
Questions, issues, concerns
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Should Steve try harder to translate some of the applied research
into academic journal articles?
c. Unit and University service
Achievements
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University Assessment Committee
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Graduate Council / Curriculum Committee
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Graduate Program Directors Advisory Council
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MPA Admissions Committee
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MHA Admissions Committee
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Development of MHA program
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Reviewer for Summer Scholars Program
Questions, issues, concerns
d. Community service
Achievements
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Kent County Essential Needs Task Force
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Discussant - MPSA conference 2008
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Testimony - Health Care Policy Summit 2007
Editorial board - Michigan Journal of Public Health
Manuscript referee – J. of Public Health Practice & Management
Questions, issues, concerns
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