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8.
Appendices
:
a.
Numerical Course Evaluation Scores:
Candidates must submit all numerical
course evaluation scores collected during their time at the College.
b.
Narrative Course Evaluations:
Candidates must submit a representative
selection of narrative course evaluation responses—that is the entire set of
responses for a selection of classes taught at different levels and, perhaps,
subsequent points of development.
c.
Teaching Materials:
At the option of the candidate, relevant teaching
materials may be submitted as evidence of excellence in teaching, such as
syllabi, sample assignments, or links to online material especially prepared for
a course.
d.
Documents Relating to Research, Scholarship, and/or Creative Work:
Because different disciplines define scholarship in different ways, candidates
should document their scholarly activity, as well as its reception by
recognized authorities in the scholarly or artistic communities, in ways that
would be helpful to the Promotion and Tenure Committee, the Provost, and
the President. The candidate may wish to do so by including such materials as
reviews, citations, or written evaluations. The candidate should also include a
copy of his or her department’s guidelines on research, scholarship and/or
creative work, which are available on the main page of the Intranet.
e.
Documents Relating to Service
: The candidate may include documents related
to service activities.
f.
Additional Letters:
Letters of evaluation from students, graduates of the
College, members of professional organizations, colleagues at other
institutions, or members of the community are entirely optional. Any letters
included should specifically address the candidate’s strengths and weaknesses.
Thank you notes and vague or general letters are discouraged.
After the application file is presented to the Provost and all letters, including the
departmental summary letter, letters sent to and solicited by the Provost, and the pre-
tenure reviews have been included, the application is reviewed by the Promotion and
Tenure Committee. If relevant information should become available after the file has
been submitted (an accepted publication, for example) that information should be
presented to the Committee by the Department Chair. The Committee may seek
additional information including, but not limited to, information sought directly from the
candidate and/or consultations with both tenured and non-tenured faculty members. The
Committee’s recommendation should be submitted to the Provost by March 1. The
Provost will have one month for additional fact finding before the recommendation,
along with all supporting documents, is forwarded to the President for a final decision.