Common use of Meritorious Annual Performance Clause in Contracts

Meritorious Annual Performance. An adjectival rating that connotes faculty performance that meets and/or exceeds the threshold of professional quality that is normally expected of faculty in the areas of teaching, scholarly activity/creative endeavors, and service. The University can normally and reasonably expect that faculty members will, to high professional standards of performance, meet their instruction-related obligations; maintain, exhibit, and advance disciplinary competency; serve their disciplines, community, and the University; and demonstrate good University citizenship. University citizenship requires that the faculty member cooperate constructively with his/her colleagues to aid in the accomplishment of the mission and goals of the University, the College, and the Department or School. Faculty have a continuing obligation to engage in those activities that enhance their ability to serve their students, their respective disciplines and the University.