ET&P Webinar

1. ET&P Webinar 9:00 a.m. September 3, 2009

2. ET&P WEBINAR • Welcome - Glen Whipple • Our place in the University Academic System • Founding Documents • A system parallel to faculty • Importance of the system to us in the University setting • ET&P Decisions – Duane Williams • Components of ET&P process • Regions and their role • State Committee selection and its role • Documentation required per the Unireg & Appendix - Duane Williams • Extended term vs. Non-Extended Term • For Probation • For Extended Term • For Promotion • How the committees (regional and state) look at packets – Eric Peterson • The decisions • Probation • Reappointment • Promotion • Assembly Notes -  Alex Malcolm • Guidance provided in communication • The ET&P guide notebook providing information • Time commitment  • Things to help you be successful • Using Goal Statements – Duane Williams  • Utilities provided by the optional narrative. Chris Pasley And Susie Pelican • Showing Impact in the Annual Summary - Susan James, Susy Pelican, and Chris Pasley • Providing indication of complete and comprehensive programming, illustrating program model processing - Chris Pasley And Susie Pelican  • Packet Organization tips – (Make it easy for the committee!) - seeking well crafted examples - Chris Pasley And Susie Pelican • Help available  (peers, examples, etc.) – Eric Peterson • Mentoring • Peer obligations • Timing issues – packet completion, distribution, region review, state review, subsequent decisions/notifications – Duane Williams • Conclusion/Questions - ALL

3. How the committees (regional and state) look at packets • Regional (Regional Peer Groups) • Your immediate peers • Familiarity with your work, strengths, and shortcomings • Mentoring and packet assistance • Intended to be the most important review and vote! • State (Extension Term and Promotion Committee) • Quality Control • Review difficult decisions from Region • Optional mentoring of probation candidates

5. Probation • 6 years • Annual appointments • Reviewed 5 Years before extended term decision • Tremendous opportunity for peer counseling • State Committee does not look at 1st year reviews • Peer counseling optional at state level

6. Extended Term Appointment • Appointment or reappointment to an Extended Term • A 6 year contract with decision in 5th year • “Is this a colleague who has documented work worthy of being granted an extended term contract?”

7. Promotion • Guidance provided in UniReg and Extension Educator Appendix • “Does this colleague’s documentation illustrate work worthy of the expectations of the next higher rank? • 4 years in rank minimum

8. Academic Guidance • UniReg 408 uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/acadaffairs/T&P/U408/u408_mother.doc UniReg 408, Extension Educator Appendix (Appendix A) uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/AcadAffairs/T&P/U408/u408_uee.doc

9. The Peer’s Review • Familiarize with the decision to be made and the guidance provided in governing documents • Read Packet • Make notes regarding “noteworthy” accomplishments, deficiencies, prepare thoughts regarding suggestions, comments • Formulate a judgment regarding the decision to be made. • Check for legitimacy

10. Peers look for: • Teaching Activity • Accomplishments • Impacts • Programming breadth/depth • Development of comprehensive programming efforts • Growth • Compliance with counsel • Search strategies are individualized • Make it easy!

11. The peer review meeting • Peers elect a chair who guides the meeting • Remember, all will have already reviewed the packet • Chair may provide candidates opportunity to informally (~5 minutes) focus the committee to highlights or strengths of the packet. (There has been a drift toward making this a formal, comprehensive presentation. It should not be!) • Candidates leave room for committee discussion. • Candidates return, Chair may provide opportunity for peer counseling • Vote and comments often submitted next day.

12. End this section!QUE Alex for Assembly Notes

13. THIS IS A BIG DEAL! • Do seek advice • Do seek assistance • Do seek examples • Do ample planning • Do implement a memory/archival plan • Do seek pre-review review • Do allocate sufficient time • Do heed what you learn

14. Help available • Examples • Central Library • Recently successful colleagues • Peer pre-review • Intra/inter-region • (Time issue) • Mentoring • Peer obligation and responsibility

15. Peer obligations •    Elitism? • We are a member of a group of professionals • Collectively, it is in our interest to maintain high standards • Professionally, it is in our interest to maintain high credibility • Personally, it is a pleasure to be associated with high caliber achievement

16. Responsibility • As professionals • We have a responsibility to maintain and enhance our profession • As peers: • We have responsibility to our peers to be sure they can maintain and enhance the profession • As educators and agents of change, it should follow that we would not only have high expectation of our peers, but we should have high expectations of ourselves to help peers be successful and perform at the highest levels.

17. End this sectionQueDuane for Timing Issues

18. Questions Am I my brother's keeper? ... Yes, I am my brother's keeper. I am under a moral obligation to him that is inspired, not by maudlin sentimentality, but by the higher duty I owe myself. It is when you have done your work honestly, when you have contributed your share to the common fund, that you begin to live. Eugene V. Debs, speech given at the founding of the Federal Council of Churches, Girard, Kansas, 1908