LAND GRANT PROGRAM
Office of the Dean and Land Grant Director College of Agriculture, Community, and the Sciences
400 East Main Street, Frankfort, KY 40601 kysu.edu/ag | @kysuag
January 29, 2021
Dear Dr. Yates:
I have carefully reviewed the dossier of Dr. Stashia Emanuel who was reviewed by the School of Education, Human Development and Consumer Sciences Unit Tenure and Promotion Committee and Chair of the School. My evaluation is also based on the guidelines in the Faculty Handbook in Section 2.7, as well as the Unit Committee and Chair reviews. I concur with the findings of the Committee and the Chair and recommend Dr. Stashia Emanuel for tenure and promotion to Associate Professor.
Dr. Emanuel has an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership from Argosy University which is an appropriate terminal degree for the School of Education, Human Development, and Consumer Sciences. Dr. Emanuel has been employed by KSU since 2018 on a tenure track appointment. Based on this request, she would be considered for tenure and promotion based on her credentials, professional experiences, and service to the University and community at large in accordance with the guidelines in the Faculty Handbook in Section 2.7. Based on the Dossier, this would be considered as applying for early tenure.
In terms of teaching, Dr. Emanuel has extensive experience and has developed course materials and taught many courses such as EDU 202 Foundations of Teaching and Learning, EDU 204 Cultural Responsiveness, and EDU 405 Teaching Social Studies in the Elementary School. She was also employed as a part-time at Georgia Piedmont Technical College from 2000-2009 as an Adjunct Instructor. Student support letters included in the dossier were strongly positive for Dr. Emanuel's courses.
In terms of scholarly and creative activity, Dr. Emanuel provided a number of example publications including the “Recruiting and Retention: It’s Everyone’s Job,” “The Harlan Renaissance: A Memoir of Black Life in Appalachian Coal Towns,” and “Black Jelly Bean: Overcoming Insecurities and Perceptions by Finally Embracing and Living in My Truth.” She has also presented papers at national and internationally recognized conferences.
In terms of University and community service, Dr. Emanuel has held an abundance of service and leadership roles both inside and outside KSU. She also served as the Chair of the Distance Education Committee at KSU (2018-2019), as a Member on the Academic Appeals Committee (2018-present), SACS-COC Reaccreditation Committee (2018-present), and is a Faculty Advisor to Omicron Delta Omega National Leadership Honor Society (2019-present). She also served as Director of Graduate Programs at Tennessee State University from 2013-2018. She has been
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