Post-Unit Personnel Meeting Faculty Comment Form Faculty Candidate: ___________________________ Evaluation for: Promotion to Professor University policy relevant to the faculty personnel process may be found in Chapter 4, Section 2 of the Grand Valley State University Administrative Manual. College and unit standards for personnel actions may be found in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Standards & Criteria for Personnel Evaluation, and in the unit’s evaluation document. Please prepare written comments for the criteria noted below and submit the form to your Unit Head. Address the quality, quantity, and appropriateness of each criterion and the basis for your judgment. This comment form will be used to develop the Unit Recommendation Report. All signed comment forms, along with the Unit Recommendation Report, will be transmitted to the Dean. All regular faculty members are entitled to fill out this form. 1. Comments directly related to evaluation criteria. Unit criteria are also relevant. a. Effective Teaching University criteria: Effective teaching facilitates student learning and includes, but is not limited to, knowledge of the field taught, classroom and mentoring performance, and communication and human relations skills. Faculty members teach effectively by challenging and engaging students, by supporting their academic and professional growth, and by establishing and maintaining high academic standards. They address in their courses relevant knowledge together with intellectual and practical skills pertinent to the discipline or profession. They use appropriate pedagogies and relevant assessments of student learning. They contribute to revising or developing courses and curricula as needed by their units. Effective teaching must be documented by: a) self-evaluation, b) peer evaluation, and c) student evaluations. To be promoted to Professor, an Associate Professor must display consistent excellence in teaching. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences criteria: Effective teaching is the primary responsibility of faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Faculty members in CLAS are expected to invest a great deal of effort into becoming competent, effective teachers. For all personnel decisions, at all levels, teaching effectiveness will be evaluated using multiple means of assessment to allow faculty members to reflect upon and further hone their teaching skills as they strive for teaching excellence in liberal education. For promotion to full Professor, the faculty member must demonstrate consistent excellence in teaching in most, if not all, of these areas: classroom instruction, course content and curricular development, one-on-one mentoring or research with students, advising of students, and reflection on teaching. Senior faculty are expected to display leadership in their teaching duties as well as in other areas of performance. Comments: 2 b. Scholarly/Creative Activity University criteria: This includes, but is not limited to, professional research, creative activities, scholarly writing, editorial boards, scholarly presentations at conferences, participation in professional activities, degrees and continued education, and holding official positions in professional organizations when the position has scholarly outcomes. To be promoted to Professor, an Associate Professor should have achieved acknowledged professional recognition through scholarship or creative activity and have demonstrated professional development. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences criteria: Effective scholarly or creative activity is an important responsibility of faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. The college expects all CLAS faculty to be active scholars or artists who, through on-going scholarly or creative activities such as basic and applied research, artistic expression and performance, and other forms of scholarship, contribute to the development and application of knowledge and create a dynamic environment for learning. The college expects a faculty member to establish a record of scholarly or creative endeavor that is meaningful within the scholar’s discipline. Scholarly activity can be classified as personal professional development, engagement in scholarly discourse, research-in-progress, or scholarly/creative contributions. Tenured faculty seeking promotion must demonstrate a consistent record of scholarly or creative contributions to their discipline. If a candidate has been an associate professor for more years than the minimum required for consideration for promotion, scholarly growth and achievement must be demonstrated within the most recent seven full-time equivalent years. Comments: c. Service to Unit, College, University, the Profession, and the Community University criteria: A faculty workload includes service to the unit, College, and University, as well as to the community/profession. Unit, college and university service includes, but is not rev. 9/2012 3 limited to, participation in university governance, unit, college and university committees, curriculum development, serve as an advisor to student organizations, and carry out special assignments. Community service and service to the profession involves the engagement of a faculty member's professional expertise. Community service includes, but is not limited to, engaging in community outreach, acting as a board member in a community based organization, participating in public service programs, and work as a pro bono consultant on community projects when representing the University. Service to the profession includes leadership or committee roles in professional organizations. Each unit will determine the types of community/professional service most appropriate to its specific mission and program objectives. It is the responsibility of each faculty member to describe the nature of the service and the time commitment involved. To be promoted to Professor, an Associate Professor should have provided vital contributions to the unit, college, university and community. College of Liberal Arts and Sciences criteria: Faculty members in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences are expected to be active, responsible citizens within some combination of their unit, the college, the university, and their professional community or the community at large. Service that contributes to a faculty member’s workload must promote the fulfillment of the unit, college or university missions. Community service provides contributions linked in a broad sense to one’s profession and/or the university mission. CLAS defines community service as public service to local, regional, national, or international communities. CLAS recognizes and celebrates the diverse and creative ways in which our faculty members enrich their various communities through their service. Tenured faculty are expected not only to be actively involved, but also to assume leadership in one or more aspects of unit, college, university, professional, or community life. For promotion to Professor, candidates must demonstrate a sustained record of active service within and beyond their unit. Full professors serve as leaders as well as participants. Their leadership can be measured in concrete, positive, and lasting contributions in their unit and beyond. Comments: 2. Other comments? rev. 9/2012 4 _____ I was present for the unit meeting and vote. _____ I was not present for the unit meeting and vote. Signature: ___________________________________ Date: _________________ (required) Name (please print): ______________________________ Please return to your Unit Head by ______________. This signed Comment Form, along with the Unit Recommendation, will be transmitted to the Dean. rev. 9/2012