Academic Regulation: Evaluation of Faculty 2022-23

Executive Summary

In accordance with House Bill 250, Section 1(g), a revised faculty evaluation process has been developed for implementation in Fall 2022. The principles that govern the revised evaluation process are as follows:

■ Fairness

Accountability

Clarity

Transparency

The Fall 2022 revised faculty evaluation process will be the basis for subsequent annual evaluations and will factor into promotion, tenure, and reappointments, as well as post-tenure review processes for tenured and tenure-track faculty. Also, the evaluation process for term faculty will be standardized across academic programs.

Future faculty performance evaluations will require faculty to provide planned performance objectives for the academic year. Once the objectives are approved based on university and discipline-level requirements, they will serve as the basis for the performance evaluation of faculty.

The revised evaluation process assesses the performance of tenured, tenure-track, and term faculty. The revised evaluation process requires documented evidence for the evaluation of faculty performance in teaching, research, and service. Applicable procedures and timelines for the revised evaluation process are listed below:

1. Faculty are required to submit evidence of their Fall 2022 teaching, research, and service performance in dossiers to their Chairs by January 13, 2023, along with their planned performance objectives for Spring 2023.
2. The Chair evaluates faculty Fall 2022 performance and discusses and approves faculty Spring 2023 planned performance objectives in accordance with the university's standards for teaching and learning, research and creative artifacts, and service.