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     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">As a first step, faculty members should meet at least annually with their Assistant Dean/Supervisor to discuss expectations and accomplishments (teaching, scholarly activities, clinical practice [if applicable], professional service) for each area under review.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">As a first step, faculty members should meet at least annually with their Assistant Dean/Supervisor to discuss expectations and accomplishments (teaching, scholarly activities, clinical practice [if applicable], professional service) for each area under review.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">Faculty are encouraged to collect the required documents and carefully review the specific requirements for the preparation of an application. These are listed on the CON P&T webpage.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">2. Faculty are encouraged to collect the required documents and carefully review the specific requirements for the preparation of an application. These are listed on the CON Promotion & Tenure webpage.  Please note:  An electronic and a complete hard copy of the promotion and/or tenure document must be provided to the Dean’s Office in a three-ring notebook.  Divider tabs for each section will be provided by the Dean’s Office.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The most important of the required documents are the Personal Narrative and the Curriculum Vitae (CV). The personal narrative describes your accomplishments in the three areas of teaching, scholarly activity, and professional service.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">The most important of the required documents are the Personal Narrative and the Curriculum Vitae (CV). The personal narrative describes your accomplishments in the three areas of teaching, scholarly activity, and professional service.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">As a starting point, faculty should review these Guidelines for the College of Nursing. Included in these guidelines are Examples of Activities related to each of the areas of emphasis organized into levels of expanding scope of accomplishments to be included in your personal narrative.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">As a starting point, faculty should review these Guidelines for the College of Nursing. Included in these guidelines are Examples of Activities related to each of the areas of emphasis organized into levels of expanding scope of accomplishments to be included in your personal narrative.</li>
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     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">It would be expected that each faculty identifies a promotion goal to be discussed at the annual evaluation. A summary of progress toward promotion across the years since last appointment be provided and reviewed with the Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor on an annual basis. It is recognized that circumstances may make change in professional emphasis necessary.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">It would be expected that each faculty identifies a promotion goal to be discussed at the annual evaluation. A summary of progress toward promotion across the years since last appointment be provided and reviewed with the Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor on an annual basis. It is recognized that circumstances may make change in professional emphasis necessary.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">You may want to identify someone who can provide guidance or help with the promotion process. Contact the Promotion and Tenure Committee Chair.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">You may want to identify someone who can provide guidance or help with the promotion process. Contact the Promotion and Tenure Committee Chair.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">It is recognized that not all faculty will fit unified or predefined stereotypes and that each candidate will come forward with a unique blend of activities supporting the Mission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the College of Nursing. It is a primary responsibility of the candidate, through his or her written narrative(s) and the Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor through his or her accompanying letter, to clearly describe the significance of the candidate’s contributions and define how he or she contributes in the chosen areas of emphasis to the Mission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the College of Nursing.</li>
     <li style="margin-bottom:15px;">It is recognized that not all faculty will fit unified or predefined profile and that each candidate will come forward with a unique blend of activities supporting the Mission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the College of Nursing. It is a primary responsibility of the candidate, through his or her written narrative(s) and the Division Assistant Dean/Supervisor through his or her accompanying letter, to clearly describe the significance of the candidate’s contributions and define how he or she contributes in the chosen areas of emphasis to the Mission of the University of Nebraska Medical Center and the College of Nursing.</li>
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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>Is recognized as an experienced clinician </li>
<li>Is recognized as an experienced clinician with defined expertise in an area of practice.</li>
<li>Demonstrates critical thinking and evidence–based practice</li>
<li>Demonstrates critical thinking and evidence–based practice.</li>
<li>Develops positive relationships with clinical sites.</li>
<li>Develops positive relationships with clinical sites.</li>
<li>Mentors students in professional development</li>
<li>Mentors students in professional development, particularly as related to clinical practice.</li>
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<li>Integrates clinical expertise and practice into all levels of education.</li>
<li>Integrates clinical expertise and practice into all levels of education.</li>
<li>Demonstrates effective and innovative classroom and clinical teaching</li>
<li>Demonstrates effective and innovative classroom and clinical teaching.</li>
<li>Is recognized as a skilled classroom and clinical educator at the local level </li>
<li>Is recognized as a skilled classroom and clinical educator at the local level.</li>
<li>Directs students’ application of critical thinking and use of evidence-based knowledge at the local level</li>
<li>Documents direction of students’ application of critical thinking and use of evidence-based knowledge at the local level.</li>
<li>Develops new learning opportunities/sites for students at the local level.</li>
<li>Develops new learning opportunities/sites for students at the local level.</li>
<li>Mentors new clinical faculty and students in professional development at the local level</li>
<li>Mentors new clinical faculty and students in professional development at the local level.</li>
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<li>Recognized as a national leader and expert clinical teacher in the clinical learning environment or curricula.</li>
<li>Recognized as a national leader and expert clinical teacher in the clinical learning environment or curricula.</li>
<li>Leads development of innovative classroom and clinical teaching strategies</li>
<li>Leads development of innovative classroom and clinical teaching strategies or programs.</li>
<li>Leads programs or projects related to critical thinking and evidence-based practice at the national level</li>
<li>Leads programs or projects related to critical thinking and evidence-based practice at the national level</li>
<li>Leads development, evaluation, revision, and benchmarking of clinical learning environment or curricula at the national level</li>
<li>Leads development, evaluation, revision, and benchmarking of clinical learning environment or curricula at the national level</li>
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<li>Participates in clinical practice improvement or clinical teaching projects  </li>
<li>Participates in clinical practice improvement or clinical teaching projects  </li>
<li>Implements clinical guidelines or best practices.</li>
<li>Implements clinical guidelines or best practices.</li>
<li>Participates in mentoring of students in scholarly activities</li>
<li>Participates in mentoring of students in scholarly clinically-focused activities</li>
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<li>Demonstrates expertise and accomplishments in a focused area of clinical scholarship at the local level</li>
<li>Demonstrates expertise and accomplishments in a focused area of clinical scholarship at the local level</li>
<li>Engaged in academic practice partnership in local community.</li>
<li>Engaged in academic practice partnership in local community.</li>
<li>Mentors students (undergraduate and/or graduate) in scholarly activities</li>
<li>Mentors students (undergraduate and/or graduate) in clinically-focused scholarly activities</li>
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<li>Develops innovative academic-practice partnership that includes documentation of the impact of the partnerships on both the education and practice missions.</li>
<li>Develops innovative academic-practice partnership that includes documentation of the impact of the partnerships on both the education and practice missions.</li>
<li>Demonstrates expertise and accomplishments in a focused area of clinical scholarship at the regional level</li>
<li>Demonstrates expertise and accomplishments in a focused area of clinical scholarship at the regional level</li>
<li>Mentors junior faculty and students (undergraduate and/or graduate) in scholarly activities at the regional level</li>
<li>Mentors junior faculty and students (undergraduate and/or graduate) in clinically-focused scholarly activities at the regional level</li>
                                <li>Secures a contract for a new program or new clinical service</li>
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<li>Sustains program of scholarship in a focused clinical practice, policy, or clinical teaching area with a specific clinical population</li>
<li>Sustains program of scholarship in a focused clinical practice, policy, or clinical teaching area with a specific clinical population</li>
<li>Secures external funding for clinical practice improvement or clinical teaching projects </li>
<li>Secures external funding for clinical practice improvement or clinical teaching projects, including successful funding of business plans or contracts.</li>
<li>Leads development of clinical guidelines at the national level</li>
<li>Leads development of clinical guidelines at the national level</li>
<li>Disseminates examples of successful academic-practice partnerships to national audiences.</li>
<li>Disseminates examples of successful academic-practice partnerships to national audiences.</li>
<li>Demonstrates expertise and accomplishments in a focused area of clinical scholarship at the national level</li>
<li>Demonstrates expertise and accomplishments in a focused area of clinical scholarship at the national level</li>
<li>Develops a successful business plan for sustainable clinical systems change.</li>
<li>Develops and implements a successful business plan for sustainable clinical systems change.</li>
<li>Provides federal or other national testimony related to clinical practice issues.</li>
<li>Provides federal or other national testimony related to clinical practice issues.</li>
<li>Mentors junior faculty and students (undergraduate and/or graduate) in scholarly activities at a national level</li>
<li>Mentors junior faculty and students (undergraduate and/or graduate) in clinically-focused scholarly activities at a national level</li>
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<li>Participates on clinical committees at the local level.</li>
<li>Participates on clinical committees at the local level.</li>
<li>Contributes actively on CON and UNMC committees and task forces</li>
<li>Contributes actively on CON and UNMC committees and task forces</li>
<li>Contributes as content expert or item-writer for professional certification </li>
<li>Contributes as content expert or item-writer for professional certification exams.</li>
<li>Receives recognition for professional service/practice at the Local/state level</li>
<li>Receives recognition for professional service/practice at the Local/state level</li>
<li>Implements and evaluates evidence-based practice/quality improvement at the local level</li>
<li>Implements and evaluates evidence-based practice/quality improvement at the local level</li>
<li>Actively engaged in system-level activities with the clinical partner</li>
<li>Actively engaged in system-level activities with the clinical partner</li>
<li>Able to document the impact of practice or service on clients/patients</li>
<li>Able to document the impact of practice or service on clients/patient.</li>
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