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

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<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Promotion and tenure application includes a two page prose description of the evidence supporting your accomplishments in each of the three areas. This is where you must "Blow your own Horn" to assist others reviewing your application to understand the significance of your contributions to the college, university, and profession. The narratives focus on the last 4-6 or 5-7 years depending on rank, not your entire career. Keep in mind as you write the narrative to state specifically the evidence and minimize the “jargon” describing courses, clinical experiences, strategies, as the jargon may not be understood by individuals outside of the CON.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">Promotion and tenure application includes a two page prose description of the evidence supporting your accomplishments in each of the three areas. This is where you must "Blow your own Horn" to assist others reviewing your application to understand the significance of your contributions to the college, university, and profession. The narratives focus on the last 4-6 or 5-7 years depending on rank, not your entire career. Keep in mind as you write the narrative to state specifically the evidence and minimize the “jargon” describing courses, clinical experiences, strategies, as the jargon may not be understood by individuals outside of the CON.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The following are trigger points for you to consider when developing your narratives according to the three areas of evidence. Use Appendix A 1 listing of behaviors as guides that represent the level of achievement. Not all behaviors are required but the application for Associate Professor Rank must demonstrate a sustained record of excellence and for Professor there must be national recognition and outstanding achievements.</p>
<p style="margin-bottom:15px;">The following are trigger points for you to consider when developing your narratives according to the three areas of evidence. Use Appendix A 1 listing of behaviors as guides that represent the level of achievement. Not all behaviors are required but the application for Associate Professor Rank must demonstrate a sustained record of excellence and for Professor there must be national recognition and outstanding achievements.</p>
<ol style="margin-bottom:15px;"><span style="text-decoration:underline; font-weight:bold;">Teaching</span> evidence represents the value of and contributions to student educational experiences:
<li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Identify courses taught for at least the last two years
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<li>Describe your responsibility for the course</li>
<li>Identify any innovative strategies to deliver the course, consider CON mandates to incorporate specific strategies—remember the application will be read by others outside of the CON and contributions must be described specifically for them to grasp the significance</li>
<li>Be concise.</li>
<li>If appropriate, include student comments regarding the revisions/new strategies.</li>
<li>Student evaluations for your teaching in the classroom and/or clinical area. Include a <span style="text-decoration:underline;">summary</span> of evaluations stating the range of scores on the specific rating scale; do not include the print outs. Include a sample of student comments from evaluations—representative but not excessive, select statements that describe the quality of teaching.</li>
<li>If there are some areas that the student evaluations identify as areas for improvement, state how you are trying to change these categories.</li>
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