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Preamble:
Decisions on reappointment,
promotion, and tenure should be based on appropriate
evidence carefully gathered in a manner consistent
with maintaining high morale and high standards. The
following regulations concerning responsibility and
procedures for evaluation involve on-going record keeping
and appropriate consultations. Attention is called
to the shared responsibility for assessments, to the
various options by which first-hand knowledge of teaching
may be gained, and to the development of some uniformity
among departments. All specific procedures for evaluation
should be governed by the over-all purpose of these
regulations which is to provide a system for making
informed, fair decisions that will also assist new
colleagues to develop their abilities and will protect
them from excessive scrutiny, abusive or arbitrary
treatment, or disruption of their teaching.
- General:
- The President, the Deans, and representatives
of the appropriate faculty planning committees
shall meet with each department and program
which has had a decennial review, approximately
five years after the decennial review, to review
its structure, problems, and future directions,
especially with respect to the overall institutional
considerations of the College.
- A record shall
be kept in both the
President's Office,
the Office of the Dean
of the Faculty, and
the departmental files
of all professional
activities of each
member of the Faculty.
That record, to be
brought up-to-date
each year by the individual
on a form provided
by the Office of the
Dean of the Faculty,
shall include (a) courses
taught, other teaching
activities, committee
memberships or administrative
and other duties in
the department and
the College; (b) publications,
scholarly lectures
and papers, work in
progress, professional
activities such as
editorial work, participation
in professional organizations,
consulting, and any
other activities that
are part of the individual's
scholarly and academic
performance.
- Teaching:
- Responsibility for
reviewing the teaching
of every non-tenured
member of the department
shall be shared jointly
by such member and the
Chair of the department
or a senior Faculty member
designated by the Chair.
A mutually agreeable
plan for this purpose
should be set up [subject
to the approval of a
majority of the department].
If this plan includes
class visits, an acceptable
time-table for whatever
class visits may be agreed
upon and the individual
conferences that follow
them should be established.
Limits should be placed
on the number of class
visits, the number of
visitors per class, and
the extent of participation
by visitors. For large
departments, the appointment
of a class visitation
committee is recommended.
Whatever the method adopted,
at least one such review
shall take place during
a candidate's third or
fourth semester at the
College.
- A
non-tenured
member
of the
Faculty
may request
the department's
written
assessment
of his
or her
teaching
at the
time
of reappointment.
- Those
members
of
a
department
who
are
eligible
to
vote
on
the
reappointment,
promotion,
or
tenure
of
a
member
of
the
department
are
responsible
for
their
role
in
the
evaluation
of
the
teaching
of
that
member.
Roles
are
defined
in
the
procedures
outlined
here.
- During the
three-semester
period
consisting
of
the
semester
of
any
recommendation
for
tenure
and
the
two
semesters
preceding
it,
each
member
of
a
department
eligible
to
vote
is
required
to
acquire
first-hand
knowledge
of
the
teaching
of
each
Faculty
member
under
consideration.
A
variety
of
methods
may
provide
such
knowledge;
the
most
common
among
these
are
class
visits,
attendance
at
lectures
appropriate
for
a
student
audience,
and
team-teaching.
(See
also Policy, Section
IV.B.2.b.).
- Each
department
shall
establish
the
procedures
that
it
considers
effective
in
evaluating
the
teaching
of
its
members
consistent
with
the
previous
paragraphs.
New
members
of
the
Faculty
shall
be
informed
of
these
procedures
upon
appointment.
A
statement
of
these
procedures
shall
be
filed
with
the
Dean,
who
shall
encourage
a
reasonable
degree
of
uniformity
among
departments.
- In
every
case
of
promotion
or
tenure,
the
department
and
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion
shall
include
in
their
considerations
student
opinions
of
a
candidate's
teaching
as
reflected
in
a
College-wide
formal
course
critique
to
be
prepared
each
semester
by
a
joint
committee
made
up
of
students
and
Faculty.
Uniformity
of
questions
and
types
of
replies
and
similarity
of
format
from
year
to
year
are
desirable
goals
for
any
critique
that
is
to
be
useful
to
both
the
department
and
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion.
Other
methods
of
reaching
evaluation
may
be
used
by
departments,
such
as
assessments
by
majors
at
the
end
of
senior
year,
and
these
may
be
made
available
to
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion.
Should
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion
conclude
that
the
Committee
is
not
in
possession
of
adequate
information
about
a
candidate's
teaching,
the
Committee
shall
consult
the
candidate
and
the
candidate's
department
about
the
appropriate
steps
to
be
taken
to
collect
the
necessary
information.
- Scholarship:
- Responsibility
for an
annual
review
of the
scholarship
of every
non-tenured
member
of the
department
shall be
shared
jointly
by such
member
and the
Chair of
the department
or a senior
Faculty
member
designated
by the
Chair.
When a
non-tenured
member
of the
Faculty
is reappointed,
he or she
may request
the department's
written
assessment
of his
or her
scholarship,
artistic
achievement,
or other
professional
activity.
- Those
members
of
a
department
who
are
eligible
to
vote
on
the
reappointment,
promotion,
or
tenure
of
a
member
of
the
department
are
responsible
for
their
role
in
the
periodic
evaluation
of
the
scholarship
of
that
member.
- All
members
of
the
department
are
responsible
for
keeping
their
records
of
scholarly
or
other
professional
activities
up-to-date
in
accordance
with
the
provisions
of B.1.b. above.
- Service
to
the
College:
- Responsibility
for
an
annual
review
of
the
service
to
the
College
of
every
non-tenured
member
of
the
department
shall
be
shared
jointly
by
such
member
and
the
Chair
of
the
department
or
a
senior
Faculty
member
designated
by
the
Chair.
When
a
non-tenured
member
of
the
Faculty
is
reappointed,
he
or
she
may
request
the
department's
written
assessment
of
her
or
his
service
to
the
College.
- Those
members
of
a
department
who
are
eligible
to
vote
on
the
reappointment,
promotion,
or
tenure
of
a
member
of
the
department
are
responsible
for
their
role
in
the
periodic
evaluation
of
the
service
to
the
College
of
that
member.
- All
members
of
the
department
are
responsible
for
keeping
their
records
of
service
to
the
College
up-to-date
in
accordance
with
provisions
of B.1.b. above.
- Institutional
Considerations:
- The
Chair
of
the
department,
after
consultation
with
the
President,
shall
apprise
each
individual
in
writing
at
the
time
of
appointment
or
reappointment
of
circumstances
in
the
College
or
the
department
that
could
affect
decisions
with
respect
to
reappointment,
promotion,
and
tenure,
including
institutional
considerations
identified
at
the
meetings
specified
in II.B.1.a.
The
Chair's
letter
to
the
individual
shall
have
the
express
consent
of
the
majority
of
those
members
of
the
department
eligible
to
vote
on
the
appointment
or
reappointment
in
question.
- From
time
to
time
each
department
shall
make
a
careful
and
rigorous
assessment
of
its
structure
and
future
needs,
and
this
will
be
filed
in
the
Office
of
the
President.
Those
members
eligible
to
vote
on
any
appointment,
reappointment,
promotion
or
tenure
recommendation
shall
take
account
of
the
most
recent
such
assessment
in
recommendations
to
the
President
or
the
Committee
on
Tenure
and
Promotion,
as
may
be
applicable
in
each
case.
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