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Procedure

Departments may establish additional requirements for faculty reviews, provided such requirements do not conflict with any university or collegiate policy.

Review period

Period since the last review (typically calendar year)

Classroom observation required?

Yes (for initial appointment only)

Reviewer(s)

DEO or faculty member(s) appointed by the DEO at or above rank of reviewee

Form(s)

Reviewer(s) writes report assessing how faculty member is meeting performance standards for the position

Responsibilities of faculty member under review

  • Submit updated CV (in CLAS Standard CV format), SPOT teaching evaluations, course syllabi, and other relevant materials from the review period to department prior to review 

  • Participate in classroom observation, if applicable 

  • Read and respond (if applicable) to review 

  • Acknowledge review in Workflow

Responsibilities of the reviewer(s)

Write a report which assesses how faculty member is meeting performance standards for the position utilizing:  

  • Updated CV 
  • Student evaluations of teaching (SPOT evaluations) from review period 
  • Observation and report on at least one class session, if applicable
  • Other relevant materials from the review period provided by faculty member

Responsibilities of the DEO

  • Inform the faculty member under review of the timeline of the review and the materials they must submit
  • Perform review or assign reviewer/committee
  • Oversee faculty review process and ensure review results in substantive assessment and recommendations
  • Ensure department meets the deadline for review submission

Joint appointment handling (if applicable)

  • Faculty member’s MOU should define review procedures

  • In the absence of an MOU, the primary department will lead the review, requesting input from the secondary department

Materials required to be submitted to the Dean’s Office

Submit all materials in FRAP as PDFs.
  • Completed review report
  • The faculty's response (if any) 

  • Updated CV 

  • Classroom observation report, if applicable

Deadline

Submission deadlines are posted on the Faculty Review Schedule

Key contact

If you have questions, please contact Rachel Spengler.