Division of Behavioral and Social Sciences 400 East Main Street, Second Floor Hathaway Hall Frankfort, KY 40601

TO: Interim Provost Lucian Yates

FROM: University Tenure and Promotion Committee

DATE: February 5, 2021

RE: Application for Tenure and Promotion of Dr. Farida Olden

The University Tenure and Promotion Committee has reviewed and discussed the documents that Dr. Farida Olden has provided in her online dossier in consideration of her application for (1) early tenure and (2) promotion to the rank of Associate Professor. We have thoughtfully weighed that material against the criteria for tenure and promotion as set forth in the Faculty Handbook of Kentucky State University, giving consideration to Dr. Olden’s research and scholarship, service and teaching, as well as the related material in her file including but not limited to the letters of the Chair and Dean, and the Unit Committee Report.

Dr. Olden holds a doctorate from Justus Liebig University in Germany in the field of Molecular Plant Breeding which she earned in 2004. She has been employed at Kentucky State University since 2013, with her initial appointment in the Land Grant Program. She was appointed to a tenure-track position in 2018. This application for tenure and promotion qualifies as an application for early tenure, based on the length of service in the tenure-track position. Since moving into the tenure-track position, her work is split between research and teaching, with approximately 87.5% of her time devoted to her research agenda and the remaining 12.5% devoted to teaching. Her qualifications for tenure and promotion have been considered under the guidelines set forth in the Kentucky State University Faculty Handbook, as well as the corresponding Appendix K which relates to faculty appointments associated with her College.

Dr. Olden has a history of scholarly contributions to her field of expertise, having published four peer-reviewed articles in prestigious journals while at Kentucky State. She has endeavored to acquire grant funding, working on proposals with other members of the faculty. Her research is specialized, performing transcriptional genetic analyses.

Dr. Olden has mentored three students for special projects, and she teaches at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. She regularly teaches ENV 545, Molecular Techniques for