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program’s remaining role and obligations, reduction shall first take place from among
part-time faculty members, then, in order, from among full-time faculty members with
term appointments and less than six years of service, full-time faculty members with term
appointments and more than six years of service, probationary full-time faculty members
on tenure track, and then, if necessary, from among the tenured faculty members giving
due consideration to seniority. The Faculty Review Committee shall monitor the
application of the criteria and the execution of the plan for the reduction in force, and
report as regularly as possible to the Faculty regarding the extent and nature of the
measures taken.
III.C. FACULTY EVALUATION
In order to promote the continuous improvement of the College’s academic program, all faculty
members are evaluated according to the schedule outlined below. Forms that detail the process
for tenured faculty members, those faculty members on full-time term appointments and adjunct
faculty or part-time faculty members are included in the appendices of the Faculty Handbook.
1. All tenured faculty members are evaluated every three years.
2. All tenure-track faculty members are evaluated in two pre-tenure evaluations and a tenure
evaluation as set forth in and of this Handbook .
3. All faculty members on full-time term appointments (non-tenure-track) are evaluated
annually or every two years for those with multi-year appointments.
4. All adjunct or part-time faculty members are evaluated at least annually.
III.D. FACULTY DEVELOPMENT
III.D.1. Philosophy of Faculty Development
The following statement was formulated by the Faculty Development Committee and endorsed
by the Faculty in May of 2000:
The Faculty at Birmingham-Southern College is committed to achieving and maintaining
excellence in teaching, to staying abreast of and making meaningful contributions to current
ideas and innovations in disciplinary and related fields, and to providing thoughtful and
constructive academic advising. In order to best accomplish these goals, the faculty member
must deliver a quality curriculum, focusing on the individual student, and must continue to
develop his or her knowledge base through on-going research and creativity. These
commitments require sufficient time and resources necessary to fulfill our obligations as a
Faculty. We affirm that Birmingham-Southern College should offer the environment and
resources conducive to the Faculty’s developing and maintaining these commitments.