COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND LIFE SCIENCES
GUIDELINES AND CRITERIA FOR PROMOTION AND TENURE
AND PROMOTION AND CONTINUING STATUS
Revised February 2001

APPENDIX A

EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES

INSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES- BOTH FORMAL AND NON-FORMAL

Teaching

• Teaching regular course offerings
• Teaching in non formal venues, including workshops, seminars and field days
• Providing professional development to community groups
• Developing course materials
• Developing replicable systems of instruction (e.g., designing TA-assisted courses)
• Developing new courses/labs
• Developing distributed education offerings
• Coordinating a multi-faceted course
• Clinical teaching/independent study/tutorials, developing curricula
• Supervising independent study, graduate and undergraduate research
• Implementing innovative technology for instruction
• Developing and applying educational innovations in and out of the classroom
• Providing meaningful feedback to students and volunteers on their work
• Supervising interns and internships
• Teaching laboratory and/or field based courses or sections of courses

Advising

• Mentoring undergraduate students
• Advising undergraduate students on programs of study.
• Advising student groups
• Serving on master's or doctoral committees
• Advising/mentoring graduate students
• Advising about clinical training programs
• Advising about career planning
• Designing/developing courses to be taught using distributed techniques
• Participating in student recruitment, orientation and retention activities
• Supporting, advising, mentoring Cooperative Extension volunteers
• Advising community groups

Sources of Evaluation Input

• Student evaluations of teaching
• Peer review
• Self-evaluation
• Department/unit head assessment
• Administrative support personnel
• Teaching assistants
• Input from Extension Advisory Boards
• Input from clientele
• Specialists' evaluation requires input from Agents
• Adoption of curricular or teaching materials at other institutions
• Special honors or recognition for teaching excellence or innovation

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH/CREATIVE ACTIVITIES (INCLUDING APPLIED RESEARCH)

Publications

• Books
• Refereed journal articles
• Monographs, technical reports, etc.
• Exhibiting paintings, sculptures, and other creative arts
• Staging, directing, or acting in musical, theatrical and dance productions
• Reviews
• Software/media
• Refereed electronic material
• Citation counts
• Presenting exhibitions
• Invited/contributed presentations/performances
• Invited/contributed papers
• Poster sessions
• Producing deliverable systems
• One-person exhibits in museums or prestigious galleries
• Placement of work in museums
• Commissions received
• Performances with leading professional organizations
• Performance of works by others
• Chapters in books
• Maps
• Abstracts
• Patents
• Editing of books and special issues of journals
• Non-refereed publications (including electronic material)

Ongoing Research

• Basic investigations (theoretical/applied) in progress
• Investigations of educationally relevant problems
• Obtaining outside support for projects, especially through peer-reviewed proposals
• Patents and technology transfer
• Grants, contracts, in-kind donations
• Clinical research in progress
• Needs assessment and prioritization.

Sources of Evaluation Input

• Faculty review committees
• External peer reviews of activities
• Self evaluation
• Department/unit head assessment
• Agencies supporting the activity
• Collaborators
• Awards/honors
• Achieving advanced degree/certifications, etc.
• Special recognitions for professional accomplishments
• Prizes for juried competitions
• Awards for compositions

SERVICE ACTIVITIES

Faculty Service

• Serving on unit, college and/or university committees
• Serving in the Faculty Senate
• Chairing of any committee (student, faculty, etc.)
• Serving as a sponsor for student activities and/or groups, volunteer organizations affiliated with Cooperative Extension
• Administrative assignments
• Mentoring other faculty

Professional Service

• Activity in professional organizations
• Consulting to organizations/corporations
• Consulting to universities/colleges, etc.
• Editing of journals
• Organization of conferences and symposia
• Serving on committees for federal and state government agencies or on boards

Public or Community Service/Outreach

• Participating in local, state or national civic activities and organizations
• Applying one's academic expertise in the local, state or national community
• Working with elected officials

Sources of Evaluation Input

• Faculty review committees
• External peer reviews
• Self evaluation
• Department/unit head assessment
• Administrative supervisor
• Faculty and staff colleagues
• Awards and recognitions
• Statewide clientele, including public agencies, grower groups, etc.