Aese. -z-62. PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES FOR TENURE AND PROMOTION. Department of Online Nursing. Approved by Tenured Faculty February 18, 2014

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1 PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES FOR TENURE AND PROMOTION Department f Online Nursing Apprved by Tenured Faculty February 18, 2014 Department Chair Signature Reviewed by Dean Aese. -z-62. Signatur

2 Intrductin COLLEGE OF NURSING DEPARTMENT OF ONLINE BSN & MSN NURSING PERFORMANCE GUIDELINES FOR TENURE AND PROMOTION This dcument serves as a guide fr faculty members as they prepare fr prmtin r tenure in the Cllege f Nursing (CON). The dcument als serves as a guide fr Recruitment, Retentin, and Prmtin Cmmittee members and Department Chairs as they evaluate faculty. The basis f the dcument is sectin 3.5 f the Faculty Handbk as well as current and accepted practice that may be unique t the discipline f nursing and nursing educatin. The expectatins fr faculty achievement include effectiveness in teaching, in schlarly and creative endeavrs, and in service. Nt all faculty members will excel in all three areas, but each faculty member shuld shw active participatin in all areas and meet the minimum criteria fr the apprpriate rank. There are minimum requirements fr faculty members t achieve in each categry. These are expectatins that all faculty must meet as a part f the rle f faculty members. Faculty members wh d nt meet minimum requirements are nt eligible fr prmtin cnsideratin. The department chairpersn will determine if a faculty member meets minimum requirements befre submitting the candidate's curriculum vita and prtfli t the Peer Review Cmmittee. The chairpersn r dean can make exceptins t minimum requirements if the chair/dean determines that the faculty member's perfrmance in ne r mre areas is exceptinally utstanding. There are fur levels f achievement beynd the minimum requirements that faculty shuld meet fr prmtin and tenure. The level f achievement required depends n the faculty member's academic rank r the rank ne is seeking fr prmtin. Each successive rank's criteria shw increasing levels f activity. Sme activities may verlap as evidence in tw r mre categries (teaching, schlarly/creative endeavrs, and service). Hwever, each activity may cunt in nly ne categry. Additinally, faculty members will receive credit fr a particular activity nly ne time. Fr instance, activities used as evidence fr prmtin frm assistant t assciate prfessr will nt cunt as evidence fr subsequent prmtin frm assciate t full prfessr. Evidence must shw cntinued active prgress and prductivity in each categry. T merit cnsideratin as evidence f meeting criteria in a particular categry, data must nt be ver five years ld. Hwever, the candidate's curriculum vita shuld be cmplete and shuld shw a picture f cnsistent prductivity ver ne's prfessinal career. The quantity, quality, and cnsistency f all prfessinal activities are a part f the evaluatin prcess fr thse seeking prmtin r tenure. Fr instance, hlding membership in an rganizatin by paying dues will nt suffice. One must shw evidence f active invlvement in the rganizatin. It is the respnsibility f the individual candidates t demnstrate effectiveness within the scpe f their unique respnsibilities. Again, the chairpersn r dean can make exceptins t prmtin/tenure criteria if the chair/dean determines that the faculty member's perfrmance in ne r mre areas is exceptinally utstanding. Faculty members are t fllw the Faculty Handbk guidelines fr applying fr prmtin r tenure, submitting apprpriate dcumentatin and adhering t the prescribed dates. Specific CON criteria are belw. Candidates must explicitly state which criteria they have met and must specify the sectins f the prtflis that cntain the evidence f meeting the criteria. T qualify fr tenure, faculty must achieve the fllwing levels: Assistant Prfessr Level I Assciate Prfessr Level II Full Prfessr T qualify fr prmtin, faculty must achieve the fllwing levels: T Assistant Prfessr Level II T Assciate Prfessr T Full Prfessr

3 Explanatins f activities required t achieve each level are in each respective categry belw. Teaching Faculty members applying fr prmtin r tenure in the Cllege f Nursing (CON) must shw evidence f effectiveness as a teacher. T prvide students with an in-depth learning experience, faculty must functin in different rles, and use a variety f instructinal methdlgies in a number f different settings. In bth frmal and infrmal cntexts, multiple ways f knwing are cnsideratins fr assessing teaching perfrmance Listed belw are the minimum criteria that all faculty must meet alng with the additinal criteria that faculty seeking prmtin r tenure must meet. Minimum Criteria Effective delivery and rganizatin f curse material Effective use f instructinal time Student-centered teaching-learning activities Peridic curse review and revisin based n feedback Apprpriate syllabus and textbk Peridic update/revisin f syllabus and textbk Strategies engage learners Timely evaluatin and submissin f grades Active and applied learning incrprated int class/clinical Multimedia and ther technlgy integrated int curse Innvative learning envirnments that supprt diversity created Prfessinal rle mdeling Adequate knwledge f subject Evidence based teaching Prfessinal practice standards incrprated Develpment, implementatin, evaluatin f student utcmes Achievement f gals/learning utcmes Favrable student evaluatin f faculty member Student cmmunity service incrprated Availability fr cunseling/advisement Prmtin r Tenure Criteria Develpment f new curse Mdificatin f traditinal curse fr web delivery Effective web-based instructin (TD) Develpment f a high-fidelity simulatin scenari Develpment f case studies Supervisin f independent studies Departmental, university, state, reginal, natinal, internatinal recgnitin fr teaching Cunseling/advisement beynd ffice hurs cmmitment Exceptinal student evaluatins -Current Certified Nurse Educatr (CNE) certificatin Exceptinal peer evaluatins

4 LEVELS Level I Level II All minimum criteria; at least tw prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least three prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least fur prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least five prmtin/tenure activities Schlarly r Creative Perfrmance The secnd categry f faculty achievement required fr prmtin and/r tenure is evidence f schlarly activities r creative perfrmance. These intellectual activities vary frm discipline t discipline. Nursing, as a unique discipline, defines schlarship as any prfessinal activity in which the faculty member strives t advance educatin, nursing, and health care knwledge; prvide fr the educatinal and health needs f sciety; and assume leadership and ther rles that effect psitive changes in systems and plicies. Minimum Criteria Active member in prfessinal rganizatin CEUs earned (minimum required by state) Terminal degree r enrllment in terminal degree prgram f study Skills update activity (ex. BLS; cmputer sftware prgram update) Data gathering activity fr department r cllege Prmtin r Tenure Criteria Evidence f publicatins Published article in peer-reviewed jurnal Published article in nn-refereed jurnal r magazine Published bk Published bk chapter Published pamphlet r ther prfessinal dcument Published PwerPint/Case study fr prfessinal entity Published plicy paper fr prfessinal entity Unpublished thesis r dissertatin Evidence f prfessinal publicatin editing r reviewing Edited prfessinal jurnal article Edited bk Edited textbk/chapter Textbk/chapter review Prfessinal web site develpment/editing Published bk review Prfessinal abstract/pster review Evidence f prfessinal activities CEU presentatin Prfessinal cnsultatin Paper r pster presentatin at prfessinal cnference Prfessinal recgnitin r award at prfessinal cnference/meeting Prfessinal wrk featured in mainstream media (TV, film, etc.) Panel discussin participant Expert legal witness Legal cnsultatin Develped wrkshp/sympsium/cnference Prfessinal certificatin Active psitin in prfessinal rganizatin (fficer, cmmittee chair, etc.) Prfessinal bard member

5 Evidence f cntinuing prfessinal educatin Current Certified Nurse Educatr (CNE) certificatin Enrllment in certificatin prgram CEU's abve minimum required by state Other prfessinal educatin Evidence f prfessinal practice Prvisin f patient care (paid r vluntary) r ther clinical nursing activities (ther than in faculty rle) Clinical certificatin Evidence f research activities Principal r assistant research investigatr Principal r assistant grant recipient Prfessinal surveys (develped, administered, analyzed) Evidence f cllege/departmental activities Authred plicy/prcedure manual Authred handbk LEVELS Level I Level II All minimum criteria; at least tw prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least three prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least fur prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least five prmtin/tenure activities Service The third categry f achievement fr faculty is in the area f service. The Cllege f Nursing highly values participatin and leadership in service t the University, t the cmmunity, and t the prfessin. The expectatin is that nursing faculty members will apply their prfessinal expertise in develping new prgrams and services, prviding slutins t prblems, and guiding the strategic directin f the Cllege f Nursing. Furthermre, faculty members are t cntribute t the gvernance f the University r its varius units, and t the diversity and intellectual life f the University and the cmmunity Faculty members are t devte reasnable amunts f their time t service n varius levels, bth within the university cmmunity and the surrunding cmmunity. Minimum Criteria University cmmittee membership University accreditatin activities Departmental cmmittee service Student advisement SOAR advisement (TD) Student recruitment (OD) Prmtin r Tenure Criteria University service Cmmittee membership (mre than tw per academic year) Cmmittee fficer Ad hc cmmittee membership (e.& search cmmittee) University representative at events University recgnitin fr service

6 CON service Departmental cmmittee service and participatin (mre than tw per academic year) Cmmittee fficer CON representative at events Faculty mentring Specialized student mentring Tutring r remediatin activities CON r Student Nurses Assciatin (SNA) events speaker CON recgnitin fr service Recruitment activities Student advisement (between schl terms, excluding SOAR) Student service Student rganizatin advisr Student rganizatin vlunteer Other student-centered vlunteer activities Prfessinal service Prfessinal rganizatin fficer Lcal, state, natinal, internatinal cmmittee service Cnference planner r hst Prfessinal bard membership Cmmunity service Cmmunity educatin Cmmunity r rganizatinal cnsultatin Cmmunity agency bard membership Healthcare rganizatin service crdinatin (academic r clinical) Clinical practitiner University/CON liaisn LEVELS Level I Level II All minimum criteria; at least tw prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least three prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least fur prmtin/tenure activities All minimum criteria; at least five prmtin/tenure activities