Bradley University TP&R Guidelines III

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V. CRITERIA

A. Criteria for Tenure for Professorial Ranks

(The criteria used to evaluate the faculty member for tenure are as follows:)

A record of successful teaching in the fields for which he or she was appointed. Those faculty seeking tenure must demonstrate continued success and development in their teaching since their initial appointment at Bradley.
A record of achievement in research and/or creative production with the promise of comparable academic performance and professional growth in the future.
1. Refereed or Editorially Reviewed Publications
  Achievement in research and creativity is demonstrated by capping a record of research and/or creative activity with refereed or editorially reviewed publications. It is not appropriate to the spirit of these English Department Guidelines, however, to specify an absolute number of publications for tenure and promotion decisions.
  
  Publications may include scholarly articles, book chapters, or books. The articles should be published in international, national, regional, or state refereed or editorially reviewed journals. Among the types of books considered are scholarly and creative books and textbooks. The quality of the publishing house will be considered.
  
  For candidates in creative writing, published works may include works of fiction or a body of poetry in international, national, regional, or state refereed or editorially reviewed periodicals. The quality of the periodical will be considered. A candidate in dramatic writing is expected to have staged performances or publications of dramatic works at the national, regional, state, or local, if deemed appropriate, level.
  
  Other publications, such as book review essays, encyclopedia articles, and biographical essays, will be considered on their merits.
  
  The candidate in critical scholarship and creative writing may submit a combination of scholarly and creative publications to meet the above requirements.
2. Scholarly and Professional Organizations
  The candidate is expected to have presented papers at regional or national scholarly conferences and/or to serve in an office(s) of national or regional scholarly organization(s).
  
  The candidate in creative writing is expected to have given public readings and/or to serve in an office(s) of national or regional scholarly organization(s).
3. Scholarly, Creative, and Professional Development
  The candidate is expected to stay current in areas of expertise through attendance at such scholarly, creative, and professional settings as conferences, workshops, or seminars. The candidate should provide evidence of continued scholarly, creative, and professional development.
A record of satisfactory participation in professional service.

Computer-related work in any of the three areas listed above will be evaluated in accordance with the MLA Guidelines and attachments in the Appendix.

B. Criteria for Academic Appointment and Promotion for Tenure-Track Positions

Assistant Professor. A person appointed or promoted to the rank of Assistant Professor shall be judged to possess the capacity
1. To become a successful teacher
2. b. To develop and exhibit potential to conduct publishable research and/or outside professionally peer reviewed creative production
3. To show willingness to participate in service
4. To demonstrate commitment to professional development in the above three areas
5. An assistant professor shall have an earned doctorate or other appropriate terminal degree or evidence of progress toward a terminal degree (LAS Guidelines 9).
Associate Professor. To be appointed or promoted to the rank of Associate Professor, a faculty member shall have demonstrated substantial professional achievement by establishing:
1. A record of continued success and development in his or her teaching.
2. A record of scholarly research and/or creative activity.
  1. Several Professional Publications
    These may include scholarly articles, book chapters, or books. The articles should be published in international, national or regional refereed or editorially reviewed journals. The quality of the journal will be considered. Among the types of books considered are scholarly and creative books and textbooks. The quality of the publishing house will be considered.
    
    For candidates in creative writing, published works may include works of fiction or a body of poetry. These works should be published in an international, national or regional refereed or editorially reviewed journal or a chapbook of fiction or poetry. The quality of the journal or publishing house will be considered. The candidate in dramatic writing is expected to have staged performances or publications of dramatic works. These works should be staged at the national or regional level.
    
    Other publications, such as book review essays, encyclopedia articles, and biographical essays, will be considered on their merits.
    
    The candidate in critical scholarship and creative writing may submit a combination of scholarly and creative publications to meet the above requirements.
  2. Scholarly and Professional Organizations
    The candidate is expected to have presented papers at regional or national scholarly conferences and/or to serve in an office(s) of national or regional scholarly organization(s).
    The candidate in creative writing is expected to have given readings as an invited guest of a university, college, or other appropriate forum and/or to serve in an officer(s) of national or regional scholarly organization(s).
  3. Scholarly, Creative, and Professional Development
    The candidate is expected to stay current in areas of expertise through attendance at such scholarly, creative, and professional settings as conferences, workshops, seminars, or fellowships. The candidate must provide evidence of continued scholarly, creative and professional development.
3. A record of active participation in professional service
  
  Computer-related work in any of the above areas will be evaluated in accord with the MLA Guidelines and attachments in the Appendix.
4. The minimum time of completion in the previous rank shall be five years, except for rare and extraordinary cases. An Associate Professor shall have an earned doctorate or other terminal degree appropriate to the faculty member's teaching field.
Professor.
To be appointed or promoted to the rank of Professor, a faculty member shall have manifested a deep-seated and on-going commitment to teaching, to research and/or creative production, and to professional service.
Specifically, this faculty member shall have:
1. Reached a highly successful level of teaching performance based upon continued development
2. Progressed with published research and/or outside professionally peer reviewed creative production to the point of recognized accomplishments in his or her field. In addition, a faculty member shall have developed a well-formulated, self-sustaining program of research and/or creative production with both immediate and long-term objectives. Specific criteria are as follows:
  1. Publication
    The candidate is expected to have published works beyond those presented for promotion to Associate Professor. Among works that will be considered are scholarly articles, book chapters, and books. The articles should be published in international, national or regional refereed or editorially reviewed journals. The quality of the journal will be considered. Among the types of books considered are scholarly books and textbooks. The quality of the publishing house will be considered.
    The candidate in creative writing is expected to have published works of fiction or poetry beyond those presented for promotion to Associate Professor. The works should be published in international, national or regional refereed or editorially reviewed journals. The quality of the journal or publishing house, in the case of a chapbook or book, will be considered.
    
    The candidate in dramatic writing is expected to have staged performances or publications of dramatic works beyond those presented for Associate Professor. These should be staged at the national or regional level.
    
    Other publications, such as book review essays, encyclopedia articles, and biographical essays, will be considered on their merits.
    
    The candidate in critical scholarship and creative writing may submit a combination of scholarly and creative publications to meet the above requirements.
  2. Scholarly and Professional Organizations
    The candidate is expected to have presented papers at regional or national scholarly conferences beyond those presented for promotion to Associate Professor and/or to serve as officer of a scholarly regional or national organization beyond the service presented for promotion to Associate Professor.
    
    The candidate in creative writing is expected to have given readings as an invited guest of a university or college beyond those given for promotion to Associate Professor, and/or to serve as officer(s) of a national or regional scholarly organization(s) beyond the service presented for promotion to Associate Professor.
  3. Scholarly, Creative, and Professional Development
    The candidate is expected to stay current in areas of expertise through attendance at such scholarly, creative, and professional settings as conferences, workshops, seminars, fellowships. The candidate must provide evidence of continued scholarly, creative, and professional development.
3. Accepted responsibility as a member of the academic community by contributing his or her talents, leadership and expertise to the needs of department, college, University, community and profession.
  
  Computer-related work in any of the above areas will be evaluated in accord with the MLA Guidelines and the attachments in the Appendix.
4. The fulfillment of the above standards qualifies one for promotion to Professor, not merely the completion of a minimum period. However, the minimum time for the completion of the previous rank shall be five years. A Professor shall have an earned doctorate or other terminal degree appropriate to the faculty member's teaching field.
Criteria for Tenure for Lecturer Rank

The Department of English bases its criteria for this rank on the following section from the Bradley University Faculty Handbook (Appendix B, 130b): Because the purpose of the Lecturer rank is specifically to provide teaching for introductory courses, the appointment, annual evaluation, and tenure requirements are specific to this rank. Faculty members at the rank of Lecturer will be evaluated on teaching effectiveness and professional service only, with particular emphasis on teaching. Lecturers are engaged for the exceptional contributions they can make to the classroom and/or laboratory in their courses and are not, therefore, expected to engage in the research and creative production activities of the type appropriate and necessary for the professorial ranks;
1. A record of successful teaching in the fields for which he or she was appointed. Those faculty seeking tenure must demonstrate continued success and development in teaching since their initial appointment at Bradley.
2. A record of achievement in professional development related to pedagogical skills with the promise of comparable development in the future. Achievement in professional development related to pedagogy may be demonstrated by any of the following activities:
  1. Attending local, regional, or national conferences or workshops
  2. Presenting scholarly papers at local, regional, or national conferences
  3. Conducting workshops or sessions at the local, regional, or national level
  4. Taking additional course work related to teaching areas
    
    While not required for tenure, publications related to teaching areas will be highly valued. The quality and place of the publication will be considered.
3. A record of satisfactory participation in professional service.
  
  Computer-related work in any of the above areas will be evaluated in accord with the MLA Guidelines and attachments in the Appendix.
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Last revised February 6, 1997