These activities will be included:

Publications & presentations: Serving as primary editor of a book, journal or major section of a book; being author or co-author of independently published books, chapters, articles, short fiction or poems in anthologies, papers or presentations delivered at conferences or meetings of professional organizations at the regional/state level or above.

Speaking & news-making: Making an invited speech to nonprofessional organizations at the regional/state level or above; speaking on work-related topics to community groups of 50 or more people; providing quotes or being cites as the primary source for published reports on WSU people, programs, research or work of a department or area in any international, national, state or regional publication or media outlet, or in a local periodical, circulation or 25,000 or more.

Recognition & service: Receiving awards or honors from, or being elected or appointed to hold office in professional organizations above the local level; receiving awards or honors from nonprofessional organizations with 50 or more members with which you are not affiliated; serving on the boards of corporations or major nonprofit institutions or community organizations; or being admitted to national professional practice associations based on significant expertise, experience and/or accomplishment beyond that normally expected of members of your profession.

Artistic endeavors: Judging, having major responsibility for organizing or serving as conductor/director or performer in an independent theatrical production, recital or concert, being invited to exhibit art work in one- and two-person shows or major group shows not affiliated with WSU; or taking major responsibility for production of a feature or documentary film, videotape, multimedia show, video teleconference or audio tape intended for distribution outside the university.

Grants & research awards: Being awarded a grant through a selective process by a funding source outside WSU to conduct research or pursue activities related to your university work.

These activities will not be included:

Participating in or serving as a panelist at conferences, conventions, seminars and symposia.

Paid consulting work or workshops.

Book reviews; abstracts; lectures; or papers presented to classes or departmental seminars at a school or university; or presentations to local groups of fewer than 50 members/participants.

Grants and awards provided by any WSU-affiliated group, including the Research Council and WSU Foundation, and honors and recognition from WSU administrators, academic units, and departments. (Information about WSU grants, awards and honors usually is covered in news articles.)

Activities of people who are not regular WSU employees, including clinical faculty, graduate assistants and doctoral candidates. (However, if such people are involved in the activity with regular WSU employes, their names should be included in section 2 on the form.)

Any item submitted more than three months after the time it occurred (except during the summer.)

Information that has or will appear in an article in Dialogue.