Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Annual Faculty Peer Evaluation Procedure for Untenured Faculty
(Revised and Adopted 2006)
A four-person evaluation committee is appointed each year by the chair. The membership
on this committee will be rotated each year in such a way that at least two individuals would serve
on the committee for two years to provide continuity in the annual process.
Untenured faculty will provide their Annual Faculty Peer Evaluation documents in a folder
to the Chair’s Office by the end of April. These documents will be available for review by all
tenured faculty members. However, the evaluation of these materials will only be conducted by the
individual’s Mentor Committee, the Evaluation Committee and the Chair.
A current, curriculum vitae, will be furnished, including a complete list of publications, with
those published in the past three years in bold type, and, a listing of the grants obtained in the
last three years.
TEACHING:
After reviewing the information provided, the committee discusses evaluations for each of
the untenured faculty members in the department. The committee then assigns a rating (1-5, SEE
BELOW) for each person in the area of TEACHING. Written comments on perceived strengths
and weaknesses, including but not limited to the following, must be provided.
1. Teaching effectiveness.
2. Maintenance of standards (appropriate rigor, range and depth of coverage).
3. Quality of handouts, supplemental materials and activities, use of innovative techniques.
4. Teaching students outside the classroom (DIS, Honors, Senior Seminar, thesis advising,
participation in research, etc.).
5. Curriculum development (new courses, course improvement efforts, efforts to I mprove
teaching).
Rating scale:
1
2
Needs Improvement
3
Meets Expectations
4
5
Outstanding
SCHOLARSHIP AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT:
Involvement in Scholarship and Professional Development activities should be documented
under the area(s) TEACHING and/or RESEARCH, as appropriate. If an activity impacts on
BOTH of these areas of evaluation, it should be preceded by an asterisk to so indicate. The
following are examples of activities that are considered Scholarship and Professional Development:
1. Scholarly presentations in seminars, colloquia, meetings, or workshops.
2. Active participation in seminars; regular journal reading; relevant course work taken.
3. Publications of texts, lab manuals, software, or in the area of chemical education.
4. Attendance at professional meetings, memberships and activity in professional
organizations; participation in short courses, workshops, summer institutes, etc.
5. Dedicated efforts at learning new theories, techniques, technologies, or areas of
chemistry beyond the scope of maintaining currency in your field.
6. Educational grant proposals submitted; educational grants funded.
RESEARCH:
The evaluation committee will examine each untenured faculty member's annual summary,
CV, and a copy of each article published within the three year period. After reviewing the
information provided, the committee discusses evaluations for each person, then collectively assigns
a rating (1-5, SEE BELOW) for each person in the area of RESEARCH. Written comments on
perceived strengths and weaknesses, including but not limited to the following, must be provided.
1. Research articles published over the past three years (quality of work, reputation of
journal, depth of research, contribution to the field, number of publications).
2. Off-campus research presentations.
3. Research grants obtained, research grant proposals written.
4. Research articles submitted (not yet published; includes those in press).
5. Documented research in progress (# of DIS, Honors, and MS Thesis students this
year).
Rating scale:
1
2
Needs Improvement
3
Meets Expectations
4
5
Outstanding
SERVICE:
The evaluation committee will examine each faculty member's annual summary and CV.
After reviewing the information provided, the committee discusses evaluations for each person,
then collectively assigns a rating (1-5, SEE BELOW) for each person in the area of SERVICE.
Written comments on perceived strengths and weaknesses, including but not limited to the
following, must be provided.
1. Service to the department (on committees; as a coordinator).
2. Service to the university (on committees or otherwise).
3. Service to professional organizations (on committees or in a leadership position).
4. Service to the community related to your professional expertise.
5. Efforts to motivate students (recruiting, academic advising, presentations to student
groups, advising student organizations, teaching Summer Ventures, etc.).
6. Reviewing grants or proposals, serving as a journal editor or reviewer/referee for a
professional publication.
7. Pedagogical help provided to other instructors.
Rating scale:
1
2
Needs Improvement
3
Meets Expectations
4
5
Outstanding
Annual Faculty Peer Evaluation Form
I. Enclosed Documentation:
Section I is to serve as your checklist for materials that should be contained in your Annual
Review Folder.
1. Curriculum Vitae
2. Course Materials
a. Syllabi
b. Handouts
c. Quizzes
c. Tests
3. Correspondence (unsolicited letters, memos or notes of praise)
4. Publications (hardcopy of each article published over the past three years).
Please fill out the chart below. Include only publications for the current year.
Name of Publication
Publication
Date
Title of Article
Primary
Author?
Publication
Type
II Lists:
Section II contains 15 charts that encompass areas that will be evaluated during the Annual
Review process. Please fill out each chart as completely as possible.
1. List of DIS, Honors, Senior Seminar, thesis advising, and students participating in research.
Year
Semester
Student Name
Activity
Your Contribution
2. List of presentations in seminars, colloquia, meetings, and workshops
Date of
Activity
Title of Activity
Your Participation
Title of talk
3. List of Active Participation in seminars, regular journal readings and relevant course work
taken.
Date of
Activity
Title of Activity
Your Participation
Title (if relevant)
4. List of publications of texts, lab manuals, software and other chemical education materials.
Date of
publication
Item Published
Created for
Primary
Author?
Title of Published Item
5. List of professional meetings actively attended
Date of
Meeting
Name of Organization
Your Participation
Title (if relevant)
6. List of membership in professional organizations
Name of Organization
7.
Date of
Activity
Titles/Positions Held within Organization
Your Activity within Organization during
the past year.
List of participation in short courses, workshops, summer institutes, etc.
Category of Activity
Your Participation
Areas of Development Benefiting from Activity
8. List of grant proposals submitted.
Date Submitted
Institution Submitted to
Funding Proposed for
Primary Author?
9. List of grants funded.
Date Submitted
Institution Submitted to
Funding Proposed for
Primary Author?
10. List of documented research in progress.
Proposed Title
Research encompasses
11. List of research articles submitted but not yet accepted for publication.
Date
Submitted
Name of Publication
Title of Article
Primary
Author?
12. List of committees on which you served.
Denote whether committee is
Dept. or University or
a Professional Organization
Name of Committee
Chair or Member?
13. List the community service you participated in that is related to your field.
Title/Name of Organization
Your role
14. List activities involving direct student assistance (presentations to groups, advisor to student
organizations, teaching summer ventures, etc.)
Activity
Your role
15. List of grants, proposals or journals reviewed.
Denote type of publication
Publication Reviewed for
III. Descriptions/Narratives Requested:
Please include in your Annual Review Folder the following descriptions/narratives.
1. Description of new courses, course improvements and efforts towards improving your teaching.
2. Narrative describing your efforts at learning new theories, techniques, technologies or areas of
chemistry beyond the scope of maintaining current.
3. Narrative describing pedagogical assistance provided to colleagues.
IV. Miscellaneous:
1. Number of academic advisees:
2. Served as a journal editor (please circle): YES
If yes, name of journal:
NO