CON Standards and Guidelines for Promotion and Tenure for Academic Rank: Difference between revisions

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     <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;border-left:solid 1px; background-color:#c4bc96;" valign="top" width="25%"><strong>Associate Professor</strong></td>
     <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;border-left:solid 1px; background-color:#c4bc96;" valign="top" width="25%"><strong>Associate Professor</strong></td>
       <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">One area at Assistant Professor rank</td>
       <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">One area at assistant professor rank</td>
         <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">Two sustained areas at Associate Professor rank</td>
         <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">Two sustained areas at associate professor rank</td>
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     <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;border-left:solid 1px;background-color:#c4bc96;" valign="top" width="25%"><strong>Professor</strong></td>
     <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;border-left:solid 1px;background-color:#c4bc96;" valign="top" width="25%"><strong>Professor</strong></td>
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         <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">One area at Associate Professor rank</td>
         <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">One area at associate professor rank</td>
         <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">Two sustained areas at Professor rank</td>
         <td style="border-top:solid 1px;border-right:solid 1px;" valign="top" width="25%">Two sustained areas at professor rank</td>
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             <li>Has an educational and clinical background that uses content knowledge and skills for effective classroom and clinical teaching.</li>
             <li>Has an educational and clinical background that uses content knowledge and skills for effective classroom and clinical teaching.</li>
                 <li>Contributes to the development and improvement of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">innovative</span> teaching and/or educational programs (e.g., e-learning modules, simulation activities).</li>
                 <li>Contributes to the development and improvement of innovative teaching and/or educational programs (e.g., e-learning modules, simulation activities).</li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Utilizes</span> theory and evidence with innovative methods and technology to effectively facilitate student learning.</li>
                 <li>Utilizes theory and evidence with innovative methods and technology to effectively facilitate student learning.</li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Guides</span> students’ scholarly activities.</li>
                 <li>Guides students’ scholarly activities.</li>
                 <li>Mentors <span style="text-decoration:underline;">students in professional development</span></li>
                 <li>Mentors students in professional development</li>
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             <li>Demonstrates <span style="text-decoration:underline;">effective teaching</span> in several courses within area of expertise.</li>
             <li>Demonstrates effective teaching in several courses within area of expertise.</li>
                 <li>Initiates the development and improvement of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">innovative</span> teaching and/or educational programs.</li>
                 <li>Initiates the development and improvement of innovative teaching and/or educational programs.</li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Directs</span> student’s scholarly activities resulting in professional <span style="text-decoration:underline;">dissemination</span>.</li>
                 <li>Directs student’s scholarly activities resulting in professional dissemination.</li>
                 <li>Receives <span style="text-decoration:underline;">formal recognition</span> at local or regional level for effective teaching. </li>
                 <li>Receives formal recognition at local or regional level for effective teaching. </li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mentors</span> junior faculty and students in professional development.</li>
                 <li>Mentors junior faculty and students in professional development.</li>
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             <li>Assumes a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">leadership role</span> in curriculum/course development, implementation and evaluation.</li>
             <li>Assumes a leadership role in curriculum/course development, implementation and evaluation.</li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mentors</span> colleagues in professional development. </li>
                 <li>Mentors colleagues in professional development. </li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Supervises</span> students in the development of scholarship and professional service.</li>
                 <li>Supervises students in the development of scholarship and professional service.</li>
                 <li>Receives recognition at the national level for effective teaching</li>
                 <li>Receives recognition at the national level for effective teaching</li>
                 <li>Recognition and documentation as <span style="text-decoration:underline;">Master Teacher</span></li>
                 <li>Recognition and documentation as Master Teacher</li>
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                 <li>Demonstrates focused program of scholarship with <span style="text-decoration:underline;">external funding</span> potential.  </li>
                 <li>Demonstrates focused program of scholarship with external funding potential.  </li>
                 <li>Demonstrates scholarly productivity, including publication of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">peer-reviewed manuscripts</span> and regional, national, and/or international presentations. </li>
                 <li>Demonstrates scholarly productivity, including publication of peer-reviewed manuscripts and regional, national, and/or international presentations. </li>
                 <li>Demonstrates <span style="text-decoration:underline;">regional and beginning national recognition</span> for expertise and accomplishments in area of scholarship.</li>
                 <li>Demonstrates regional and beginning national recognition for expertise and accomplishments in area of scholarship.</li>
                 <li>Mentors students in scholarly activities</li>
                 <li>Mentors students in scholarly activities</li>
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             <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Secures external funding</span> for scholarly activities.  </li>
             <li>Secures external funding for scholarly activities.  </li>
             <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Maintains</span> a focused program of scholarship with sustained scholarly output. </li>
             <li>Maintains a focused program of scholarship with sustained scholarly output. </li>
             <li>Demonstrates <span style="text-decoration:underline;">national recognition</span> for expertise and accomplishments in area of scholarship.</li>
             <li>Demonstrates national recognition for expertise and accomplishments in area of scholarship.</li>
             <li>Serves as a mentor of students in scholarly activities.</li>
             <li>Serves as a mentor of students in scholarly activities.</li>
             <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mentors</span> junior faculty (instructor, assistant professor) and students in scholarly activity</li>
             <li>Mentors junior faculty (instructor, assistant professor) and students in scholarly activity</li>
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             <li>Demonstrates ability to sustain <span style="text-decoration:underline;">external funding</span>.</li>
             <li>Demonstrates ability to sustain external funding.</li>
                 <li>Is recognized as a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">national expert</span> for scholarly achievement.</li>
                 <li>Is recognized as a national expert for scholarly achievement.</li>
                 <li>Sustains a record of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">dissemination</span> of scholarly work with scientific and clinical impact.</li>
                 <li>Sustains a record of dissemination of scholarly work with scientific and clinical impact.</li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Mentors</span> colleagues' and students' scholarly activities.</li>
                 <li>Mentors colleagues' and students' scholarly activities.</li>
                 <li><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Leads activities</span> at the <span style="text-decoration:underline;">national</span> level to discover or translate nursing/healthcare science.</li>
                 <li>Leads activities at the national level to discover or translate nursing/healthcare science.</li>
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             <li>Participates in professional organizations. </li>
             <li>Participates in professional organizations. </li>
                 <li>Participates as a contributing member of <span style="text-decoration:underline;">College of Nursing Committees and/or task forces</span>. </li>
                 <li>Participates as a contributing member of College of Nursing Committees and/or task forces. </li>
                 <li>Participates in <span style="text-decoration:underline;">local or regional</span> activities to address health care issues. </li>
                 <li>Participates in local or regional activities to address health care issues. </li>
                 <li>Engages in faculty practice, if applicable.</li>
                 <li>Engages in faculty practice, if applicable.</li>
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                 <li>Provides <span style="text-decoration:underline;">leadership</span> on College of Nursing, Practice Partner Committees, University Committees, Councils or Task Forces. </li>
                 <li>Provides <span style="text-decoration:underline;">leadership</span> on College of Nursing, Practice Partner Committees, University Committees, Councils or Task Forces. </li>
                 <li>Leads regional (beyond state) or national professional organizations. Serves as an expert on <span style="text-decoration:underline;">regional (beyond state) or national</span> panels, review committees/councils, or journal editorial boards.</li>
                 <li>Leads regional (beyond state) or national professional organizations. Serves as an expert on regional (beyond state) or national panels, review committees/councils, or journal editorial boards.</li>
                 <li>Develops patient care focused programs for a targeted population with community organizations</li>
                 <li>Develops patient care focused programs for a targeted population with community organizations</li>
                  
                  
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             <li>Demonstrates sustained <span style="text-decoration:underline;">national or international</span> recognized service activities consistent with areas of excellence.</li>
             <li>Demonstrates sustained national or international recognized service activities consistent with areas of excellence.</li>
               <li>Provides <span style="text-decoration:underline;">professional leadership</span> at national level.</li>
               <li>Provides professional leadership at national level.</li>
<li>Consults regionally and nationally for development of patient care focused programs for a targeted population.</li>
<li>Consults regionally and nationally for development of patient care focused programs for a targeted population.</li>
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<p style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-left:15px;max-width:70em !important;"><span style="text-decoration:underline;">Continuous appointment (tenure)</span> - Granting of continuous appointment may or may not occur at the same time as promotion in rank. Continuous appointment is an ongoing commitment for continuation of service between the University and the faculty member. In order to be considered for continuous appointment, a faculty member needs to demonstrate two sustained areas of accomplishment for the academic rank held by the faculty member and sustained in one area at the lower rank with evidence of progressively advancing scholarship.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px; margin-left:15px;max-width:70em !important;">Continuous appointment (tenure) - Granting of continuous appointment may or may not occur at the same time as promotion in rank. Continuous appointment is an ongoing commitment for continuation of service between the University and the faculty member. In order to be considered for continuous appointment, a faculty member needs to demonstrate two sustained areas of accomplishment for the academic rank held by the faculty member and sustained in one area at the lower rank with evidence of progressively advancing scholarship.</p>


===Guidelines for Submitting Academic Track Promotion Document===
===Guidelines for Submitting Academic Track Promotion Document===

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