Jim,
Thanks for asking these important questions about demonstration of professional growth as they may relate to decisions for retention, promotion, tenure. I have a departmental meeting at 8:30 on the date of the next TB, so I will only be able to be present for the first few minutes of our TB gathering.
In the past several years, I've been increasingly concerned about shared departmental purpose and perception of value. These issues are part of the existence (or lack) of departmental collegiality and accomplishment. In an effort to find some common goals, the Music Department Personnel Committee created a statement of Departmental Purpose, Service, Excellence and Evaluation. We presented it for departmental approval earlier this semester and I am pleased to say that it was accepted by the department in a unanimous vote. Candidates for renewal, promotion and continuing appointment may choose to include it with their other materials for review. I hope this statement will also be used when our administration makes decisions about discretionary salary increases.
If we are ever able to add new faculty, we will certainly show the document to those people, as well. I will request that this short statement be included on our Music Department website and as part of our efforts to retain accreditation.
Perhaps other departments will find crafting a statement of shared purpose to be an interesting idea.
I hope that our TB electronic and face-to-face discussion of the criteria for the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence and the Distinguished Faculty Ranks will also be extensive. I chair the University Faculty Senate Programs & Awards Committee, which has responsibility for the language describing these two programs. I would like the committee to review the language for the Chancellor's Awards and the Distinguished ranks, so all suggestions you may offer will be gratefully received.
Thanks
Janet
Dr. J. Nepkie
SUNY Distinguished Service Professor
Professor of Music and Music Industry
Fine Arts 145
State University College
Oneonta, NY 13820
tele: (607) 436 3425
fax: 607 436 2718
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Subject: Next TB Meeting May 5
TBers,
First, if you can spare a couple of minutes, your input to this group is important. Visit this link and fill out a very short interest survey. Remember to come back here and finish reading this email when you are done.
https://aristotle.oneonta.edu/SelectSurvey/TakeSurvey.aspx?SurveyID=n21J488
All faculty are expected to demonstrate professional growth and development, which means different things in different academic disciplines (i.e. geology vs. music). How can this be conveyed effectively when it comes time for decisions on retention, promotion, tenure? How do local standards for promotion/retention/continuing appointment relate to the criteria for the Chancellor’s Awards and the Distinguished Professor rank?
These questions, and perhaps more will be discussed over coffee at the last TB meeting of the semester.
May 5th, 8 AM, Starbucks in the Hunt Union.
SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence information can be found at
http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/ChancellorsAwards.cfm
Distinguished Faculty Ranks information can be found at
http://www.suny.edu/provost/academic_affairs/Dist_Prof_Awards.cfm
Mr. James B. Greenberg
Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center
Milne Library
SUNY College at Oneonta
Oneonta, New York 13820
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phone: 607-436-2701
fax: 607-436-3677
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