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Information provided here will be used by the Committee on Academic Priorities and the Deans to assist in evaluating requests for tenure-track positions to begin in the academic year 2009-2010. A CAP staffing subcommittee member will contact you for an appointment to review this request in the spring 2007-08 academic year.
 
Department or Program:

This request is for (check all that apply):

	new position
	replacement position for
	anticipated retirement for
	senior-level appointment with tenure
	senior-level appointment without tenure
	junior-level appointment
	other

CAP's Criteria for Academic Priorities In its task of establishing the academic priorities of the College, CAP members have formulated a set of criteria to guide our work of assessing various aspects of our educational offerings at Smith (referred to below as "programs," in the widest sense, i.e. whether carried out within a department or an interdisciplinary program, whether a whole discipline - such as engineering - or only a sub-field, whether it is a request, for example, for staffing, curricular initiatives, funding, etc.) Probably no proposal could - or ever should - satisfy all of them, but we think each represents an important element for the committee to consider: Excellence -- our estimate of the program's (actual or potential) excellence, measured against the best (established or emerging) national standards for similar programs -- we should do whatever we do at a high level of quality; College Goals -- our estimate of the program's fit with (or contribution to) the College's goals, including those identified through The Smith Design for Learning. Faculty interest, expertise, enthusiasm, and commitment -- we should support programs our faculty are enthusiastic about offering; Students -- we do our best to support programs our students show that they want through enrollments and other measures; Diversity -- does the proposal address the College's commitment to ethnic, racial, cultural, economic, and geographic diversity in its curricular content? Is the position likely to attract a diverse pool of candidates? Not every proposal can or should, but if other things are equal, the CAP should give priority to proposals likely to further our common purposes and the College's goals in this respect. Synergy -- does the proposal invite interaction with or support the curricular endeavors of other departments and programs? Our resources will always be limited, so collaborations have a special attraction; Consortial Considerations -- does the proposal address Five College interests and shared resources? Is there evidence that the proposers have consulted with their Five College colleagues? Does the proposal show efforts to use the consortium connection for both short and longer-term needs? Innovation -- does the proposal promise innovative teaching and materials? Not every program can or should, but we must be sure to incorporate the best of emerging fields and techniques into our curriculum; Vision -- do the proposers have a compelling vision for the next three to five years for their discipline and their curriculum? Costs -- in money, space, faculty FTE, library and other resources, including possible Five College economies - other things being equal, if we can achieve our goals in a more economical way, that will allow us to stretch limited resources.

Please attach, or complete online below, a justification for this request, specifically addressing as many as are applicable of the criteria listed above. Please note that all requests should include information on the three-to-five year plan for the department or program (see "Vision" above. Please also include information on how this request addresses issues raised in your most recent (decennial or midterm) review. Such statements are normally 2-3 pages in length.

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