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APPENDIX 2—F

CRITERIA FOR EVALUATION OF FACULTY PERFORMANCE

Criteria for Instructor

General Job Description
For Satisfactory Rating

TEACHING

Quantity:
  • Carries a normal teaching load
  • Meets teaching appointments/missed classes made up
  • Assesses accomplishment of learning objectives annually/ biannually
  • Keeps regular office hrs. [4-8/wk.]
  • Provides timely feedback to students, generally returning papers/ tests within a week
  • Advises/Counsels students
Quality:
  • Integrates the mission statement of AU into teaching practice
  • Teaching quality assessed satisfactory based on
  • responses to assessment results
    1. student evaluations & anecdotal evidence (letters, etc.)
    2. peer evaluation
    3. self-evaluation using discipline appropriate standards
  • Course materials updated regularly
  • Where appropriate & doable, variety of teaching methodologies explored & used in classes
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for the discipline
  • Available to advisees

Underlining indicates area where appropriate individualization is likely.

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Quantity:
  • Has BA/BS or preferably an MA/MS in subject/discipline area
Quality:

Is assessing future academic goals by:

  1. thinking about future in higher education
  2. considering further graduate study
  3. thinking about interests in research & other scholarly activity such as professional presentations
  4. attending a professional conference
  5. discussion with mature colleagues in the discipline

SERVICE

To University, Church, Community

Quantity:
  • Attends a majority of general department, school & university general faculty meetings.
  • Contributes service to the department by serving on 1 or 2 dept. projects/special committees

AND

Contributes service in 1 of the following areas:

  1. University levels:
    1. School
    2. University-wide
  2. Church levels-
    1. Local Area/Union
    2. Division or larger
  3. Community:
    1. Serve in some volunteer capacity (e.g. help with blood drive, United Way, Speaker=s Bureau, etc.)
  4. To University, Church, Community
Quality:
  • Collegiality
  • Is faithful in committee attendance and/or other commitments
  • Show quality by saving anecdotal or other evidence (e.g. written thank you’ s, etc.)

Criteria for Assistant Professor

General Job Description
For Satisfactory Rating

TEACHING

Quantity:
  • Carries a “normal” teaching load
  • Meets teaching appointments/missed classes made up
  • Assesses accomplishment of learning objectives annually/biannually
  • Keeps regular office hrs. [4-8/wk.
  • Provides timely feedback to students, generally returning papers/ tests within a week
  • Advises/Counsels students
Quality:
  • Integrates the mission statement of AU into teaching practice
  • Teaching quality assessed satisfactory based on
  1. responses to assessment results
  2. student evaluations & anecdotal evidence (letters, etc.)
  3. peer evaluation
  4. self-evaluation using discipline appropriate standards
  • Course materials updated regularly
  • Where appropriate & doable, variety of teaching methodologies explored & used in classes
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for the discipline
  • Available to advisees

 

  • Begins to explore application of scholarly research to improve teaching & instruction
  • Begins to explore cross-disciplinary approaches

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Quantity:
  • Is pursuing & making progress on completion of terminal degree in discipline area (usually doctorate)
  • Attends a convention/year in specialty area
  • Presents a paper at local or regional level professional conference every 2 or 3 years
  • Publishes 1 refereed article while in this rank
Quality:
  • Identifies scholarly activity/research areas to pursue in discipline in relationship to teaching
  • Is developing connections within professional community (both inside and outside the denomination)

SERVICE

Service to University, Church, Community

Quantity:
  • Attends a majority of general department, school & university general faculty meetings.
  • Contributes service to the department by serving on two department projects/special committees
  • AND contributes on one other university level
  • AND in either church or community
  1. University levels
    1. School
    2. University-wide
  2. Church levels:
    1. Local Serve/assist in some capacity (e.g. SS teacher, deaconess )
    2. Area/Union
    3. Division or larger
  3. Community
    1. Serve in some volunteer capacity (e.g. help with blood drive United Way, Speaker=s Bureau, etc.)

Service to University, Church, Community

Quality:
  • Collegiality
  • Is faithful in committee attendance and other commitments
  • Show quality by saving anecdotal and /or other evidence

Criteria for Associate Professor

General Job Description
For Satisfactory Rating

TEACHING

Quantity:
  • Carries a “normal” teaching load
  • Meets teaching appointments/missed classes made up
  • Assesses accomplishment of learning objectives annually/biannually
  • Keeps regular office hrs. [4-8/wk.]
  • Provides timely feedback to students, generally returning papers/ tests within a week
  • Advises/Counsels students
Quality:
  • Integrates the mission statement of AU into teaching practice
  • Teaching quality assessed satisfactory based on
    1. responses to assessment results
    2. student evaluations & anecdotal evidence (letters, etc.)
    3. peer evaluation
    4. self-evaluation using discipline appropriate standards
  • Course materials updated regularly
  • Where appropriate & doable, variety of teaching methodologies explored & used in class
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for the discipline
  • Available to advisees
  • Applies specific scholarly research to improve teaching & instruction

**Willing to participate in some cross-disciplinary teaching or other activities
***Mentors students in teaching

**For satisfactory rating, cross-disciplinary activity expected in only 1 of: teaching, research.
***For satisfactory rating, mentoring expected in only 1 of: teaching, research, or service.

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Quantity:
  • Has the terminal degree in discipline (Usually doctorate)
  • Attends one or more professional conventions/yr.
  • Presents a paper every 1 or 2 years at local, regional or national professional conference
  • Publishes a refereed article every 2 or 3 years.
Quality:
  • Pursues specialized research, either related to teaching area(s) or to contribute to the scholarly community/knowledge of discipline
  • Nurtures professional and scholarly connections

**Takes part in cross-disciplinary research
***Mentors student research

**For satisfactory rating, cross-disciplinary activity expected in only 1 of: teaching, research.
***For satisfactory rating, mentoring expected in only 1 of: teaching, research, or service.

SERVICE

To University, Church, Community

Quantity:
  • Attends a majority of general department, school & university general faculty meetings, unless on special assignment or sabbatical/research semester
  • Contributes service to the department by serving on 2-3 department projects/special committees
  • AND on 1-2 committees in (an)other university level(s)

AND in either church or community

  1. University levels:
    1. School
    2. University-wide
  2. Church levels-
    1. Local: Serve/assist in some capacity (e.g. SS teacher, deacon/ness)
    2. Area/Union Division or larger
  3. Community:
    1. Serve in some volunteer capacity (e.g. help with blood drive, United Way, Speakers= Bureau)
Quality:
  • Collegiality
  • One area should be significant
  • Is faithful in committee attendance and other commitments
  • Show quality by saving anecdotal and or other evidence

***Mentors students in-service activities.
***For satisfactory rating, mentoring expected in only 1 of: teaching, research, or service.

Criteria for Professor

General Job Description
For Satisfactory Rating

TEACHING

Quantity:
  • Carries a normal teaching load
  • Meets teaching appointments/missed classes made up
  • Assesses accomplishment of learning objectives annually/biannually
  • Keeps regular office hrs. [4-8/wk.]
  • Provides timely feedback to students, generally returning papers/ tests within a week
  • Advises/Counsels students
Quality:
  • Integrates the mission statement of AU into teaching practice
  • Teaching quality assessed satisfactory based on
    1. responses to assessment results
    2. student evaluations & anecdotal evidence (letters, etc.)
    3. peer evaluation
    4. self-evaluation using discipline appropriate standards
  • Course materials updated regularly
  • Where appropriate& doable, variety of teaching methodologies explored & used in class
  • Demonstrates enthusiasm for the discipline
  • Available to advisees
  • Applies specific scholarly research to improve teaching & instruction

**Willing to take part in some cross-disciplinary teaching & activities
***Mentors students & junior faculty in teaching.

**For satisfactory rating, cross-disciplinary activity expected in only 1 of: teaching, research
***For satisfactory rating, mentoring expected in only 1 of: teaching, research, or service.

Underlining indicates area where appropriate individualization is likely.

RESEARCH & SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY

Quantity:
  • Has terminal degree in discipline (Usually Doctorate)
  • Attends one or more professional conventions/yr
  • Presents a paper every 1 or 2 years at local, regional or national professional conference
  • Publishes a refereed article every 2 or 3 years
Quality:
  • Keeps current in area of discipline s/he teaching
  • Continues to do specialized research
  • Nurtures professional and scholarly connections

**Takes part in cross-disciplinary research
**Mentors students & colleagues in research and scholarly activity

**For satisfactory rating, cross-disciplinary activity expected in only 1 of: teaching, research.
***For satisfactory rating, mentoring expected in only 1 of: teaching, research, or service.

SERVICE

To University, Church, Community

Quantity:
  • Attends a majority of general department, school & university general faculty meetings, unless on special assignment, sabbatical or research semester.
  • Contribute service to the department by serving on 2-3 department projects/committees

AND on 1-2 committees in (an)other university level(s) AND in either church or community

  1. University levels:
    1. School
    2. University-wide
  2. Church levels-
    1. Local: Serve/assist in some capacity (e.g. SS teacher, deacon/ness)
    2. Area/Union
    3. Division or larger.
  3. Community: Serve in a volunteer capacity (e.g. help with blood drive, United Way, Speaker=s Bureau)
Quality:
  • Collegiality
  • One area should be significant.
  • Is faithful in committee attendance and other commitments
  • Show quality by saving anecdotal and other evidence

***Mentors students & or faculty in service activities.
***For satisfactory rating, mentoring expected in only 1 of: teaching, research, or service.