Procedures

Conducting Evaluations for Tenured, Tenure-Track, and Term Faculty

General Guidelines for Evaluations:

  1. All evaluations will be conducted in an ethical manner, with recommendations and justifications, based upon relevant documented and verifiable information.
  2. Administrative reviewers (Chair, Dean, and Provost) will ensure that Fall 2022 evaluation recommendations are consistent with the goals and needs of the University, as well as the areas within their scope of responsibility.
  3. The faculty member will review the Distribution of Effort Agreement (DEA) submitted in April 2022 for the Fall 2022 term with the Chair by October 31, 2022. Adjustments needed to reflect Fall 2022 actual effort assignments for the faculty member will be reviewed and approved by the Chair and Dean.
  4. 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. The performance areas will contain three categories: (1) Evidence of Quality Teaching Effectiveness, (2) Evidence of Quality Professional Growth and Scholarly Achievement, and (3) Evidence of Quality Service and Community Contribution.
  5. The performance evaluation item ratings are scored as follows:
  6. Exceeds Expectations (3)
  7. Meets Expectations (2)
  8. ■ Fails to Meet Expectations (1)
  9. Faculty with predominantly administrative, research, extension, or library appointments will be weighted according to the faculty member's approved DEA.
  10. Term faculty (temporary, non-tenure track) will only be evaluated according to the DEA and term contract(s) executed for Fall 2022 in reference to the evaluation of (1) Quality Teaching Effectiveness and (2) Quality Service and Community Contribution.
  11. 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.