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Faculty Resources for Constructing Evaluation Files

Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓƵ faculty will complete annual or periodic evaluation review files based on faculty appointment and year of service. Refer to the Personnel Actions Calendar for specific dates and times. Evaluation files are to be constructed in alignment with the Faculty Evaluation Policy (2023), , and Program standards. Summary guides are provided below to help assist with the evaluation file construction process. 

Tenure-Track Faculty

Please review the updated guidelines from about Peer Observation requirements related to faculty who are teaching online or hybrid courses.

Previous Year Resources

  • First-Year (Resource in development)
  • Second-Fifth Year (Resource in development)
  • Sixth-Year Reconsideration (Resource in development)
Tenure-Track Librarians

Additional Resources are being developed that align with the . 

Tenure-Track Instructors
Part-Time Faculty

File Construction ( | PowerPoint)

  • Part-Time Faculty (Resource in development)
XIII-D & XIII-O Visiting Professors

File Construction ( | PowerPoint)

  • XIII-D Visiting Professors (Resource in development)
  • XIII-O Visiting Professors (Resource in development)
  • XIII-D/O Switched to Tenure-Track (Resource in development)
Non-Tenure Track Positions (NTTPs)

File Construction ( | PowerPoint)

Promotion of Tenured and Part-Time Faculty
  • Promotion of Tenured and Part-Time Faculty (Resource in development)
Tenure Upon Hire

Faculty Plan

Tenure-track faculty are required to submit a Faculty Plan. The Faculty Plan is designed to be a brief (approximately 3 pages) individualized plan assisting faculty in meeting tenure and promotion standards.  For faculty starting in the fall semester, the Faculty Plan is drafted in the spring semester and reviewed with the Program Review Committee (PRC) and Dean.  The plan is finalized in the fall semester of the second year. Additional information and more details about the expectations for the Faculty Plan are available in the .

If you need assistance with developing a Faculty Plan, contact your faculty mentor, program chair, or the Center for Teaching & Learning Design. 

Program Review Committee (PRC) Procedural Guide

The PRC guide (in development) offers an overview of responsibilities in evaluating faculty performance for Program Review Committee (PRC) tenured faculty members.

Evaluation Standards and Procedures