Department of Urban Affairs and Geography
Bylaws
Approved:May 28, 2003
Article
1: Department and Voting Membership
A. Full-Time
Faculty The Urban Affairs & Geography
Department (hereafter the Department) faculty includes ranks of Professor,
Associate Professor, Assistant Professor, Lecturer, and Instructor.
B. Voting
Membership Except as prohibited
by these bylaws or the collective bargaining agreement (CBA) voting faculty
members of the Department shall include all faculty serving full-time in
the Department, except for the Department Chair. All full-time bargaining
unit faculty members (BUFMs), Lecturers, and Instructors are hereafter
referred to as the Faculty.
C. Additional
Department Membership The
Department also includes the following ranks. These members are not
voting members of the Department; however, they may be invited to attend
Department functions and meetings.
- Adjunct
Faculty ¾ occasional
and regular part-time faculty.
- Emeritus
Faculty ¾ retired
faculty that have been granted emeritus status.
- Staff ¾ unclassified
and classified staff responsible for research in the Center for Urban and
Public Affairs and management of the office and records.
- Student
Assistants ¾ graduate
and undergraduate students employed by the Department.
Article
2: Organization and Operating Structure
A. The
Faculty shall make recommendations for decision-making through the conduct
of Department meetings. Recommendations of the Faculty shall be made
by a simple majority vote. The conduct of the Department meetings and
Department committees may be informal; but, in case of disputes over procedure,
Robert’s Rules of Order shall be followed. The Faculty shall act as
a committee of the whole on all matters, except as noted below and as noted
in the collective bargaining agreement.
B. The
Chair shall call for a meeting of the Department at least once each term
from September to June. The Chair shall also call additional meetings
as necessary, and whenever a majority of the Faculty or a majority of the
BUFMs requests a meeting of the Department.
C. The
Chair shall publish an agenda at least 48 hours before Department meetings.
The Chair may publish the agenda either electronically or in paper form and
shall distribute the agenda to the Faculty. Members may provide items
for the agenda to the Chair prior to this time. A quorum for the meeting
is defined as a majority of the Faculty in the Department, except for meetings
to discuss issues reserved exclusively for the bargaining unit faculty. In
such cases, a quorum is defined as a majority of the BUFMs.
D. Minutes
of Department meetings shall be recorded and filed by the Department Secretary
or a Department faculty or staff member designated by the Chair. Minutes
from the previous Department meeting shall appear on the agenda of the following
Department meeting, and the minutes shall be reviewed and approved as amended
if necessary by the Faculty.
E. Every
Fall quarter, the Chair shall discuss with each faculty member her/his teaching
assignments and the Department class schedule for the following academic
year. Based on this discussion, the Chair shall present the class schedule
for the following academic year in a Department meeting to discuss proposed
class times, classrooms, scheduled courses, class size, technology required,
and the need for adjunct faculty. With consideration given to the discussion
and faculty recommendations, the Chair shall distribute to faculty a planned
course schedule for the following academic year.
F. Summer
teaching shall use a rotation system in accordance with Article 8 of these
bylaws.
G. Standing
committees provide recommendations of the Faculty. Members of standing
committees for the following academic year shall be identified at a Department
meeting near the end of each academic year. In addition, ad hoc committees
may be formed to address specific situations and issues. Unless otherwise
specified in these bylaws, volunteers will be solicited to serve on committees. If
insufficient numbers of volunteers come forward, the Chair will appoint BUFMs
to committees as required. The standing committees of the Department
are identified and discussed in the sections below.
- Promotion
and Tenure Committee (PTC)
All Bargaining Unit Faculty
with tenure, and at the rank of Associate or Full Professor, serve on the
PTC. If less than three Department faculty are eligible and available to
serve on the PTC, Bargaining Unit Faculty, in consultation with the Chair,
shall select qualified Bargaining Unit Faculty members from other departments
to fill the open seats on the PTC. Preference shall be given to eligible
faculty in other departments that are versed in scholarly fields that overlap
with the candidate(s) going up for promotion and tenure. The committee
shall elect a chair from among its members.
The PTC shall provide all
untenured BUFMs with an annual statement summarizing individual faculty members’ cumulative
progress toward obtaining tenure and/or promotion. They shall also
provide a copy of their review of untenured BUFMs to the Chair.
The PTC shall also provide
all tenured Assistant and Associate Professors in the bargaining unit an
annual statement summarizing individual faculty member’s progress toward
promotion to the next rank, unless the individual requests that the evaluation
be conducted once every three years.
The PTC shall also make
recommendations for BUFMs seeking professional development. Professional
development may include leave from the Department or other activities that
would allow the faculty member to focus on teaching, scholarship and/or service
improvements. Formal recommendations for professional development leave
and suggestions for improvement of faculty shall be written and submitted
to the Chair.
To make their recommendations,
the PTC shall use Department criteria set forth in this document for annual
evaluation and promotion and tenure. The PTC Chair shall be charged
with facilitating the committee’s progress in accordance with deadlines.
- Curriculum
and Academic Standards Committee
The Curriculum and Academic
Standards Committee (CAS) shall be a standing committee selected by faculty
at a Department meeting near the end of the academic year. CAS shall
be composed of a minimum of three Department BUFMs, one senior undergraduate
student from the Department, and one graduate student from the Department.
The Department Chair shall serve as an ex-officio, non-voting member of the
committee. All other members of CAS are voting members of the committee.
CAS shall be charged with
reviewing and assessing Department curriculum and standards. Responsibilities
include recommending changes to course inventories, modifications to degree
requirements, and recommending recipients for Department awards, scholarships,
assistantships, and fellowships. CAS shall send written recommendations
to the Department faculty for a vote. The result of a majority vote
of the Faculty shall be forwarded to the Chair. The Chair shall forward
these recommendations as appropriate.
- Budget
Committee
The Budget Committee shall
be composed of the Faculty. At the start of the academic year, the
Committee shall receive the prior fiscal year’s expenditures and the new
budget allocation. The Committee may also request updated information
at any time. Faculty shall discuss predicted expenditures with the
Chair and make recommendations to make the best use of the funds.
Article
3: Amending Department
Bylaws
Amendments to the bylaws
must 1) be submitted in writing at least seven days working days prior to
a Departmental meeting; 2) be introduced under rules of order for moving
the proposed amendment; 3) be approved by a majority vote of the Department’s
bargaining unit faculty members; and 4) be approved by the Dean of the College
of Liberal Arts and Faculty Governance Committee.
Article
4: Appointment of the
Chair
When a vacancy exists in
the position of Department Chair, the senior member of the Faculty shall
convene the Faculty for the purposes of 1) discussing recommendations for
appointing a new Chair, and 2) approving by a majority vote their recommendations
to the Dean.
Article
5: Appointment of Faculty
A. When
the Department is authorized to search for a full-time faculty member, bargaining
unit faculty shall 1) recommend the responsibilities of the position to be
filled; 2) review credentials and interview applicants; and 3) recommend
a person or persons to be hired within the Department through a vote of the
bargaining unit faculty.
B. The
Chair shall appoint a search committee and designate a chair of the search
committee. The search committee may contain persons not in the Department;
however, the Department’s bargaining unit faculty members shall elect a majority
of the search committee from within the Department.
C. Prior
to reassigning to the Department’s faculty an administrator or a faculty
member from another department, Department BUFMs shall take a vote and make
a recommendation to the Chair concerning the potential reassignment. A
majority vote of the bargaining unit faculty shall provide the basis for
the recommendation.
Article
6: Annual Evaluation
of Bargaining Unit Faculty
A. The
Department Chair shall annually evaluate the performance of the bargaining
unit faculty after considering recommendations from the PTC. The purpose
of Article 6 is to establish (1) the means by which the Chair will weigh
the different areas of activity, and (2) the criteria the Chair will use
in annual evaluation.
B. The
Department Chair shall evaluate each area of each faculty member's professional
activity and assign an integer to that area, using the criteria stated below.
The Chair will then assign to each area a percentage from the ranges below
that gives the faculty member the maximum possible overall average.
- Teaching: weights may
range from 30% to 50%
- Scholarship: weights may
range from 30% to 50%
- Service: weights may range
from 20% to 40%
The three percentages assigned must add up to 100% in any given year.
C. The
Chair may assign a different weighting from that defined above in any of
the following situations:
-
The faculty member has work assignments that differ from those of otherbargaining
unit faculty;
-
The Chair is imposing discipline pursuant to the contract; or
-
The Chair is acting to correct a pattern of substandard performance extending
for more than one year.
D. The
Chair’s annual evaluation of BUFMs shall be based on the following criteria:
- Teaching
- Criteria
for the Evaluation of Teaching
Evaluation
of Teaching shall consider the degree to which faculty facilitate student
mastery of disciplinary core competencies, apply various instructional methods,
utilize various measurements of student performance, foster student-faculty
relationships, demonstrate course innovation, and contribute to the teaching
leadership of the Department. Definitions of criteria for the evaluation
of teaching are explained below. Items 1 through 4 are considered elements
essential to effective teaching.
- Core
Competencies means instructors will facilitate the development of student
capacities to: 1) communicate with different audiences and incorporate
the use of different communication mediums, if appropriate; 2) think critically
about scholarship in the major; 3) problem-solve issues; and 4) link theoretical
knowledge to practical applications.
- Instructional
Methods means instructors will utilize, as appropriate: syllabi, lectures,
application exercises, guest speakers, multi-media, case demonstrations,
laboratory work, web-based or web-enhanced course design, out-of-classroom
assignments, service learning, and other methods.
- Measures
of Student Performance means instructors will utilize methods to determine
whether students master core competencies and whether instructional methods
are effective. Measurements may include research papers, case analyses,
essays, tests or quizzes, teamwork, and/or oral presentations.
- Student-Faculty
Relationships means instructors will advise students effectively and
accurately; participate in the Department’s annual orientation; attend
commencement ceremonies; serve on thesis committees and capstone presentation
committees; provide special direction, such as independent studies, certificate
credit, and/or internships, and/or provide students with timely references
for advanced studies or employment.
- Course
Innovation means instructors create, revise and redevelop courses
to include service learning, new literature, new technology, and/or new
teaching techniques.
- Teaching
Leadership means instructors participate in activities
and help other faculty become better teachers through teaching workshops,
mentoring, and/or developing new teaching methods.
- Numerical
Evaluation for Teaching
Extraordinary Teaching To
receive a score of 4, extraordinary teaching, BUFMs shall demonstrate clearly
how they meet criteria 1-6 above in an exemplary fashion. In addition, extraordinary
teaching requires demonstrating that faculty members have achieved a major
teaching accomplishment or performed a major leadership function related
to teaching.
Outstanding Teaching To
receive a score of 3, outstanding teaching, BUFMs shall demonstrate clearly
how they meet each of the first four evaluation criteria stated above in
an exemplary fashion and successfully meet criteria stated in items 5 and
6.
Meritorious Teaching To
receive a score of 2, meritorious teaching, BUFMs shall demonstrate clearly
how they successfully meet each of the 6 evaluation criteria stated above.
Adequate Teaching To receive a score of 1, adequate teaching, BUFMs shall demonstrate
clearly how they successfully meet the first 4 evaluation criteria stated
above.
Unsatisfactory Teaching To
receive a score of 0, unsatisfactory teaching, BUFMs shall not have met the
criteria stated above for adequate.
- Evidence
for the Evaluation of Teaching
Documentation The Faculty shall prepare adequate documentation for the Chair
to complete accurate evaluations of their teaching. Teaching documentation
shall include student and peer evaluations (when available). Documentation
may also include evidence of use of Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL)
services and/or contributions to CTL, syllabi, contributions to SOCHE, and
other records that demonstrate how the criteria have been met.
Special Circumstances The
Chair shall take into account special circumstances, such as large classes,
when applying evaluation criteria (e.g., the number of students enrolled
in a course may limit the instructor’s ability to utilize multiple methods
of student performance).
Special Course Peer Review BUFMs
may request a peer review at any time for a specific course.
Peer Review Regarding
annual peer review of teaching for untenured Bargaining Unit Faculty, the
PTC shall provide a written report on instructor teaching and they shall
give the instructor and Chair the report no later than the date on which
the Faculty Activities Reports are due to be submitted to the Chair. PTC
evaluators will base their review on syllabi, course materials, and an optional
written statement from faculty indicating how she or he met or exceeded the
teaching criteria. The peer review may include classroom visits and
the evaluated faculty may offer a response to the peer evaluation. The
evaluated faculty member will forward this response to the Department Chair.
Faculty Self Evaluation Faculty
may prepare a statement indicating how he or she met or exceeded teaching
criteria. The statement might include any or all of the following:
1) a description of a particular course; 2) a response to student evaluations
(e.g., if the faculty member believes the evaluations for that section need
to be placed into context); 3) efforts taken to improve teaching, including
attending workshops such as those offered by SOCHE or CTL, and other training
and assessment programs; 4) evidence showing student learning, for example,
the results of a pre- and post-evaluation.
- Scholarship
- Criteria
for the Evaluation of Scholarship
Evaluation of scholarship
shall consider many different types of scholarship. Scholarship includes
traditional documents such as journal articles, books, book chapters, conference
papers, project poster boards and other academic work that is theoretically
based. Scholarship may include research conducted through University
based projects, grant proposals, maps, surveys, and other applied work that
implicitly or explicitly tests theory. Scholarship also includes grant
proposals, newspaper/magazine articles, and special research presentations.
Recognizing that the level
of effort associated with collaborative scholarship varies greatly, a preference
for sole authored research products shall be waived if: 1) the quantity of
co-authored scholarship with students, practitioners, or academic colleagues
exceeds the minimal requirements stated below; and/or 2)
faculty provides evidence that she or he substantially contributed to co-authored
scholarship. “Substantially contributed” shall mean the Faculty member
participated in the conceptualization and/or operationalization and/or data
analysis of the research and wrote at least one-half of the document. In
the event that the above criteria are not met, the Scholarship Product Value
will be assessed based on the complexity of the work and the level of faculty
participation in its production.
Scholarship may expand knowledge
or apply knowledge to solve problems in the fields of Geography, Public Administration
or Urban Affairs. BUFMs in the Department are expected to produce continuous
scholarship. In general, the Chair and PTC shall consider the final
products, the complexity and the originality of the research, and the time
spent creating, collecting and developing data and information when evaluating
scholarship. The criteria below represent an exhaustive, but no doubt
incomplete, list of scholarship with corresponding values. The Scholarship
Product Value (SPV) provides a numerical system for evaluating many different
types of work. The department chair determines SPVs for annual
evaluation and for the chair’s reports on individuals’ cumulative progress
toward tenure. The PTC recommends SPV values for annual evaluation and independently
determines SPVs for purposes of cumulative progress reports to tenure and
promotion.
- Sole
authored scholarly book published by a recognized publisher in the Department’s
academic fields = 3.0 SPVs.
- Multiple
author or edited scholarly book published by a recognized publisher in the
Department’s academic field = 1.0 to 3.0 SPVs.
- Chapter
in a book published by a recognized publisher in the Department’s academic
fields = 1.0 SPV.
- Article
in an academic journal that requires peer review = 1.0 SPV.
- Conference
paper = .1 to .5 SPV. The Chair shall consider PTC recommendations and normally
give the paper a .5 SPV if it is a minimum of twenty pages (excluding citations),
theoretically based, extensively referenced, and accepted for proceedings
if applicable.
- Poster
or Illustrated Boards = .1 to .25 SPV. The Chair shall consider recommendations
and shall give the poster board a .25 if it thoroughly depicts a theoretical
concept.
- Applied
Research Report = .1 to 1.0 SPV. The Chair shall consider recommendations
and give the applied research report a 1.0 SPV if a) the Faculty member is
the sole author; and b) external review determines the work offers a significant
contribution to knowledge of a problem. External review of applied
research reports will be based on the quality of analysis, methodology, and
writing. Two external reviews are required and the reviewers may be
faculty and/or experienced practitioners in a relevant field approved by
the PTC.
- Published
review of work (e.g., book review or article review) = .1 to .25 SPV. Published
book review of 600 words or more in an academic journal relevant the Department’s
fields = .25 SPV. All other book reviews and article reviews = .1 SPV.
- Symposium
Editor in an academic journal relevant to the Department’s academic fields
= .75 to 2.0 SPV. Editor duties customarily include proposing the symposia,
recruiting and selecting authors, reviewing and editing proposed articles,
and publication of the symposia.
- Unpublished
Working Papers = .5 SPV. This scholarship is an applied problem-solving
case study. Working Papers must a) be applied to a course offered by
the Department and/or a community outreach project sponsored by the Department,
and b) be a minimum of 20 pages, excluding references.
- Popular
or public press articles = .1 to .25 SPV. The article must be a minimum
of 600 words, or a combination of articles equal to or greater than 600 words.
Articles must be directly relevant to the Department’s academic disciplines
and articles shall not be counted more than one time.
- Professional
Magazine Articles = .25 SPV. To receive the SPV the article must appear
in a publication relevant to the Department’s academic fields such PA
Times, Governing Magazine.
- Research
Proposal - Funded = .25 to 1.0 SPV. The Chair shall consider recommendations
and determines a SPV using the following criteria: BUFM must be the principal
or co-principal investigator, level of competition, length and complexity
of the proposal, percentage of authorship, and selection process.
- Research
Proposal - Unfunded = .1 to .2 SPV. Same conditions apply as in Research
Proposal - Funded.
- Research
Presentations = .1 to .5 SPV. The Chair shall consider recommendations and
award the SPV value based on length and complexity of the presentation, audience,
type of presentation, and level of work required preparing the presentation.
- Geographical
Maps = .1 to .5 SPV. The Chair shall consider recommendations and award
a SPV value based on the amount of work required to digitally construct maps,
the breadth of research, the number of data sets, and the calculation necessary
to producing the maps.
- Works in
Progress = .1 to .5 SPV. Faculty may conduct extensive research prior
to publishing their scholarship. Awarding the SPV, if it has resulted
in preliminary research products, shall recognize this type of scholarship.
The Chair shall consider recommendations and award a SPV value based on preliminary
research products such as research instruments developed and data/information
collected.
- Numerical
Evaluation of Scholarship
Extraordinary Scholarship To
receive a score of 4, extraordinary scholarship, the faculty member shall
produce 3.5 or more SPVs. At least 3 SPVs must be accepted for publication
or in press, 1 SPV is sole authored and peer reviewed, and one scholarship
product must be presented at a national professional conference during the
evaluation period.
Outstanding Scholarship To
receive a score of 3, outstanding scholarship, the faculty member shall produce
at least 2.5 SPVs. At least 2 SPVs must be accepted for publication
or be in press, 1 SPV is sole authored, and one scholarship product must
be presented at a national professional conference during the evaluation
period.
Meritorious Scholarship To
receive a score of 2, meritorious scholarship, the faculty member shall produce
at least 1.5 SPVs, and either submit one scholarship product for peer review
and publication or present one of the scholarship products at a national
or regional professional conference during the evaluation period.
Adequate Scholarship To
receive a score of 1, adequate scholarship, the faculty member shall produce
at least 1.0 SPVs, and present one scholarship product at a national or regional
professional conference during the evaluation period.
Unsatisfactory Scholarship To
receive a score of 0, unsatisfactory scholarship, the faculty member failed
to meet the standard for adequate scholarship during the evaluation period.
- Evidence
for the Evaluation of Scholarship
Faculty may claim scholarship
products in more than one evaluation year. For example, scholarship
may be a “work in progress” one year, a conference paper in the next year,
and an article in print the following year. The intent of listing the
scholarship for three evaluation periods is to encourage continuous scholarship
production. To avoid double counting scholarship, a faculty member
may receive a total of no more than 50% above the highest SPV value for any
particular piece of scholarship. Using the example above, in the first
year the faculty received .25 SPV for a “work in progress;” in year two the
faculty received a .5 SPV for a “conference paper” that was produced from
the “work in progress;” and in the third year received .75 SPV (the residual
of 1 SPV x 1.50) for a published peer reviewed article.
Faculty will provide the
Chair and PTC adequate documentation to complete the evaluation of scholarship. This
includes 1) a copy of published and unpublished scholarship products; 2)
communication from publishers or peer reviewers; 3) description of peer review
processes; 4) other documentation to help evaluation of works in progress
and research presentations.
In addition, all faculty
may submit a statement describing their scholarship accomplishments and publication
plans as a way of placing in context the performance for the evaluation year. In
this statement, faculty draw attention to the diversity of their scholarship
in terms of topic, audience, and methods.
- The
Evaluation of Service
- Criteria
for the Evaluation of Service
Faculty service is an important
component of annual performance and promotion and tenure. Service activities
are organized in two broad categories: Internal and External. Activities
must relate to the Department’s mission and academic programs. Internal
Service involves regular and special activities conducted within Wright State
such as University, College, and Department events, meetings and committees. External
Service involves regular and special activities conducted outside of Wright
State such as those of professional associations, government, and nonprofit
organizations. Specific service criteria are described below:
Internal Service.
- Attend
Department meetings and participate in Department governance;
- Serve
on University academic and governance committees;
- Serve
the University through AAUP;
- Participate
in campus events such as commencement, Department student orientations, student
recognition events, visitation days, and fundraising campaigns;
- Advise
students and participate in advising day or Department student orientation;
- Recruit
students by attending special events or visiting schools and other universities
and colleges;
- Participate
in inter-institutional programs such as the Ohio Urban University Program
and SOCHE;
- Participate
in certificate programs;
- Chair
Department or University committees and/or assume other leadership roles
to serve the University.
External Service.
- Attend
local, regional or state professional conferences, such as the Zoning Workshop,
Miami Valley Chapter of ASPA or the Dayton Regional Planning Conference;
- Serve
on local, regional or state committees such as those mentioned in item 1
above;
- Serve
on national/international professional association committees such as Association
of American Geographers, American Society for Public Administration, and
Urban Affairs Association;
- Elected
officer of national/international professional organization(s);
- Elected/appointed
officer of local, regional or state professional association(s);
- Serve
as a moderator, facilitator, Chair, or panel member at professional conferences;
- Perform
community service provided that:
- the
faculty role must be related to the mission of the Department, College, or
University;
- the
service relates to the faculty member’s areas of academic expertise.
- Numerical
Evaluation of Service
Basic Minimum Service. The Internal and External
Service requirements listed below are expected from all Department faculty.
- Attend a majority the Department’s meetings.
- Participate in Department governance by serving on at least
one committee.
- Set and keep advising hours.
- Participate in the Department’s annual student orientation.
- Attend at least one Department, College, or University sponsored
event each year. Events include, but are not limited to, visitation
days, advising days, or student recognition ceremonies.
- Attend the WSU commencement ceremony at least once every
two years.
- Attend at least one event sponsored by or serve on a committee
of a local, regional, or state professional association.
- Perform a community service at least once every two years.
Extraordinary Service To
receive a score of 4 a faculty member must meet basic minimum service requirements
and provide leadership in both Internal and External activities, participate
in an inter-institutional program, and recruit students. Leadership
shall be demonstrated in service activities such as, but not exclusive to,
presiding over the WSU faculty or a national/international professional association,
chairing a national annual conference, conducting an evaluation of academic/research
programs.
Outstanding Service To
receive a score of 3 a faculty member must meet basic minimum service requirements
and participate extensively in both Internal and External activities, participate
in an inter-institutional program, and recruit students.
Meritorious Service To
receive a score of 2 a faculty member must meet basic minimum service requirements,
and perform at least one additional Internal or one additional External service
activity, or actively recruit students.
Adequate Service To
receive a score of 1 a faculty member must meet basic minimum service requirements.
Unsatisfactory
Service The faculty member did not meet basic minimum service
requirements.
- Evidence
for the Evaluation of Service
Faculty shall submit
to the Chair on an annual basis a list of all service activities performed
during the year being evaluated and include the following information:
- A
description of service other than Department activities; and
- Number
of meetings attended in the year; and
- Titles,
duties, and responsibilities; and
- Amount
time/work required to carry out duties and responsibilities; and
- Special
accomplishments supported by:
- testimonial letters
received that describe a particular act of service and its
effects; and
- other material that
will help the Chair evaluate External Service and service above meritorious,
e.g. minutes, awards.
Article 7: Recommendations Concerning
Promotion and Tenure of Faculty
A. Promotion
to Associate Professor with Tenure
- BUFMs
seeking promotion to Associate Professor with tenure shall take responsibility
for—
- requesting
promotion and tenure consideration, normally in their sixth year. However,
faculty may request promotion and tenure earlier with prior experience or
exceptional records of teaching, scholarship and service. If promotion
and tenure have not been requested early, notification to the Department
Chair in writing (copy to PTC) shall be made no later than the last day of
Spring Quarter in the BUFM’s fifth probationary year. Exceptions to
this standard are identified in the collective bargaining agreement.
- Preparing
the promotion and tenure document as specified in the collective bargaining
agreement.
- Submitting
to the PTC Chair names of external reviewers who are recognized authorities
in the appropriate field of expertise, and who will provide unbiased evaluations
of scholarship included in the candidate’s promotion and tenure document.
- Academic
work produced prior to the BUFM’s tenure-track appointment at Wright State
shall be considered and credited to the BUFM’s academic record.
- 3The
Department shall not recommend a probationary BUFM for tenure without promotion
to Associate Professor.
- For
promotion to Associate Professor the candidate shall meet the following standards.
- Teaching Over
the probationary period, the candidate demonstrated effective teaching through
1) consistently demonstrated or improved his/her teaching of core competencies;
2) utilized diverse methods of instruction and measurement of student performance
as appropriate; 3) introduced innovative teaching techniques; 4) provided
students with effective and accurate advising and special instruction as
needed; 5) positive peer and student evaluations.
- Scholarship Over
the probationary period, the candidate 1) demonstrated ongoing research work;
2) published his/her research; and 3) contributed to the knowledge of the
Department.
Comments
provided by external reviewers of scholarship contained in the candidate’s
promotion and tenure document will provide supporting evidence of quality
and relevance pertaining to the standards noted below.
Scholarship completed prior
to the candidate’s tenure-track appointment at Wright State may be included
in the promotion and tenure document and will be considered in the review;
however, the candidate must provide evidence of sustained scholarship production
while at Wright State.
To
be recommended for promotion, the candidate must have four peer-reviewed
articles published in respected journals closely related to the Department’s
disciplines. Equivalents may be substituted for up to two peer-reviewed
articles. Acceptable equivalents include scholarship listed in Article
6.D.2.a that has a SPV of 1.0 or higher. Further, the candidate must
provide evidence of independent scholarship. Scholarship may vary significantly
from candidate to candidate. However, scholarship must be coupled with
peer review and continued effort to advance knowledge in the Department’s
disciplinary fields.
- Service Over
the probationary period, the candidate must at least meet the Basic Minimum
Service requirement of the Department. The Department will not recommend
a faculty for promotion and tenure who does not meet the minimum service
requirements no matter how extensive or good her/his scholarship and teaching
may be.
B. Promotion
to Professor
- No
exact time frame exists for promotion to the rank of Professor. The candidate
seeking promotion to Professor shall take responsibility for:
- Notifying
the Department Chair in writing (copy to PTC) by the last day of the Spring
Quarter that she or he will seek promotion to Professor in Fall Quarter of
the next academic year.
- Preparing
the promotion and tenure document as specified in the collective bargaining
agreement.
- Submitting
to the PTC Chair names of external reviewers who are recognized authorities
in the appropriate field of expertise, and who will provide unbiased evaluations
of scholarship included in the candidate’s promotion and tenure document.
- Academic
work produced prior to the BUFM’s appointment at Wright State shall be considered
and credited to the BUFM’s academic record.
- The
candidate for promotion to Professor shall show that he or she has achieved
a level of teaching, scholarship and service significantly beyond that required
for promotion to Associate Professor.
- For
promotion to Professor the candidate shall meet the following standards.
- Teaching The
candidate shall be 1) a role model for facilitating development of core competencies
and utilizing diverse methods of instruction and measurement of student performance;
2) an innovator in teaching techniques and program development; 3) an effective
teacher; and 4) a respected leader and mentor for students and faculty .
- Scholarship The
candidate shall have a scholarship record that 1) continues after being promoted
to Associate Professor; 2) while at the Associate Professor rank, includes
four peer-reviewed articles published in respected journals closely related
to the Department’s disciplines; and 3) enhances the reputation of the Department
and University. In addition, the candidate shall be a nationally or
regionally recognized authority. Equivalents may be substituted for
up to two of the four peer-reviewed articles. Acceptable equivalents
include scholarship listed in Article 6.D.2.a that has a SPV of 1.0 or higher.
Comments
provided by external reviewers of scholarship contained in the candidate’s
promotion and tenure document will provide supporting evidence of quality
and relevance pertaining to the standards noted above.
Scholarship
completed prior to appointment at Wright State, may be included in the promotion
document and will be considered in the review; however, the candidate must
provide evidence of sustained scholarship production while at Wright State.
- Service The
candidate shall have a service record that is 1) significantly above the
Basic Minimum Service requirement of the Department; 2) strong in terms of
Internal and External Service. Examples of expected service include
the following:
- Holds
leadership positions on Department, College, and University committees;
- Assumes
a leadership role in some crucial aspect of university work (e.g. spearheads
efforts for an important personnel search, leads an assessment or fundraising
activity for the Department, College, or University, develops and implements
a significant student-centered activity);
- Leads
several or multi-year service activities for local, regional, or state organizations;
- Provides
substantial service to a national professional organization;
- Provides
leadership to inter-institutional programs;
- Performs
significant community service activities related to professional expertise.
Article
8: Summer Teaching Rotation
If
sufficient courses are not scheduled to allow BUFMs who wish to teach during
summer sessions that opportunity, assigning summer teaching shall follow
a rotation system based on length of service in the Department. A list
of BUFMs in order of their rotation shall be maintained and updated. Every
Fall quarter, the Department Chair will add new BUFMs to the bottom of the
list. The rotation list shall be distributed to all Department BUFMs.
In
order of priority by and by the respective disciplines of Urban Affairs and
Geography, each BUFM shall be offered one section. When sufficient
classes are scheduled, a second section will be offered in the order of priority.
Individuals
declining to teach, or persons not able to accept the assignment for any
reason, hold their numerical position in the rotation order. Faculty
denied a summer course assignment move to the top of the order for next summer.
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