Jim, I am very disappointed to have to miss your next TB meeting. The subject of your discussion has always been important but has become increasingly more critical in recent times. As part of its planned activities this semester, the Music Department Personnel Committee is drafting a statement of purpose and academic values for eventual consideration by the entire department. We are trying to express a list of goals that are central to the department. I have no doubt this will be an interesting discussion. The Personnel Committee has drawn some guidance from a statement of the State University of New York Provost's Advisory Committee on Faculty Development: "Attracting and keeping outstanding faculty is essential to SUNY's progress toward becoming a truly exceptional university. As individuals are recruited for positions at any SUNY institution, the campus should present these new faculty with clear performance expectations. While the faculty pursue their professional activities, the University should actively support their efforts. Then, when these faculty seek reappointment, promotion, tenure, or continuing appointment, they should have no doubt that they will experience a fair evaluation process. Finally, having succeeded in their disciplines, they should receive appropriate recognition and be promoted to serve the educational community and the citizens of New York." Because departments have different goals, the performance expectations should be most specific and clear on the departmental level. 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 [log in to unmask] From: "Greenberg, James ([log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>)" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Reply-To: Teaching Breakfast List <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2011 10:47:41 -0500 To: "[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>" <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> Subject: Reminder for TB Meeting TBers, This is a reminder that the next meeting of the TB group is this Thursday, March 3, at 8 am outside Starbucks in the Union. Agenda: 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? Within this is the issue of student evaluation of courses which a few folks have asked we discuss also. Hope to see you all there. Mr. James B. Greenberg Director Teaching, Learning and Technology Center Milne Library SUNY College at Oneonta Oneonta, New York 13820 email: [log in to unmask] phone: 607-436-2701 fax: 607-436-3677 Twitter: greenbjb "Ignorance is curable, stupidity lasts forever" P Think before you print! Please consider the environment before printing this email