Preparation and Approval of Unit Standards. Unit standards will be prepared and proposed by the tenured and tenurable (i.e. tenure track) faculty of each respective unit. The unit standards for each respective unit must:
a. be consistent with University standards;
b. address the general activities;
c. address participation in general education activities;
d. address all academic appointments to the unit;
e. specify the documentation or other evidence required to support evaluation of teaching, scholarship/creative activity, and/or public service;
f. specify, where appropriate, special standards and special procedures for the evaluation of individuals on grants, contracts, or other work assignments outside the normal academic activities of the unit, including but not limited to adjunct research faculty;
g. guarantee peer review;
h. ensure consultation between faculty members and chairpersons or deans before each individual recommendation is made final;
i. specify the criteria that will be used to determine less than normal, normal, above normal, and outstanding performance in each major area of faculty work.
j. and be approved by the Unit Standards Committee, the appropriate xxxx, and the Xxxxxxx prior to application for evaluation purposes. If the Unit Standards Committee does not approve any specific set of unit standards within forty (40) working days of submission by the unit, those standards shall be forwarded directly to the Xxxxxxx for consideration. Within fifteen (15) working days upon receipt of the standards, the Xxxxxxx must approve, reject, or request modifications of the unit standards thus submitted. Units may submit unit standards modified at the request of the Xxxxxxx directly to the Xxxxxxx’x office without need to have approval from the Unit Standards Committee. In this latter event, the Xxxxxxx shall so inform the Unit Standards Committee and subsequently provide the Unit Standards Committee with the final disposition of the issue.
Preparation and Approval of Unit Standards. Unit standards will be prepared and proposed by the tenured and tenurable (i.e. tenure track) faculty of each respective unit. The unit standards for each respective unit must:
a. be consistent with University Standards;
b. address the general activities;
c. address participation in general education activities;
d. address all academic appointments to the unit;
e. specify the documentation or other evidence required to support evaluation of teaching, research/creative activity, and/or public service;
f. specify, where appropriate, special standards and special procedures for the evaluation of individuals on grants, contracts, or other work assignments outside the normal academic activities of the unit, including but not limited to adjunct research faculty;
g. guarantee peer review;
h. ensure consultation between faculty members and chairpersons or deans before each individual recommendation is made final;
i. and be approved by the xxxx and the Xxxxxxx prior to application for evaluation purposes.
