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Effective Faculty Review Preparation: Streamlined & Stress-Free | Faculty Welfare Committee Tips

Discover the importance of faculty reviews, what to prepare, and the roles of the chair in the process. Learn about personal statement essentials, supporting materials, and making sense of evaluations. Engage in meaningful discussions with the Faculty Welfare Committee and navigate the post-review aftermath to foster professional growth. Utilize this comprehensive guide to ensure a productive and painless faculty review experience.

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Effective Faculty Review Preparation: Streamlined & Stress-Free | Faculty Welfare Committee Tips

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  1. Productive and (Potentially) Painless Preparation for the Faculty Review Faculty Welfare Committee 2012-2013

  2. Let’s discuss… • Why do reviews? • What to prepare for the review • Chair’s role in review preparation • The faculty review itself • What happens afterward

  3. Why do reviews? • Evaluation of faculty work • (preparation for) tenure decisions • merit assessments • Formative assessment for faculty development • opportunity for self-study, reflection • peer review of professional work

  4. Preparing for the review • Review report • Supporting materials

  5. Preparing for the review Review report: • curriculum vitae • personal statement (10-15 pages?) • SRI summary data / IDEA summary reports • grading tendencies report

  6. Preparing for the review Personal statement: • work as teacher and advisor • teaching and advising philosophy • specific teaching responsibilities • specific teaching/learning objectives • description of pedagogical approaches • assessment of student outcomes, responses • improvementgoals for next few years

  7. Preparing for the review Personal statement: • scholarly/professional work • your scholarly interests/agenda • recent professional expression (e.g., publications, presentations, creative work) • professional service, if any • professional goals for the next few years • [TT, year 2: plans for pre-tenure paid leave]

  8. Preparing for the review Personal statement: • service to campus/community • department/program-level activity • campus-level activity • community-level activity • goals for the next few years

  9. Preparing for the review Supporting materials: • individual SRI / IDEA forms for all classes • sample course syllabi, assignments, other class materials • “evidence of student learning” • representative sample evidence of professional work, service work

  10. Preparing for the review Evidence of student learning…? • depends on the discipline, classes • could be: sample papers, exams, projects, performances; pre- and post- test data; student reflections, self-reports • should be: • connected to clear objectives (explain how!) • range of student performances

  11. Preparing for the review Making sense of student evaluations: • they are only one source of evidence! • numbers and student comments are points of conversation: how can they be explained vis-à-vis your goals, practices?

  12. The department’s role in review prep The chair should: • observe teaching, provide feedback • examine SRIs and other review materials, provide feedback • prepare brief reports, share with the faculty member and tenured faculty • annual departmental review (formative) • letter to FWC for reviews (more evaluative)

  13. The department’s role in review prep The tenured faculty should: • observe teaching, provide feedback to the review candidate • examine SRIs and other review materials • provide chair with feedback for reports • serve as resources to fellow faculty; support a culture of development

  14. The review itself • you, department chair, FWC panel • opening statement (5 minutes max) • questions, conversation for about 30-40 minutes • FWC conversation with chair

  15. What happens next? • FWC prepares a response letter with evaluative feedback • debriefing meeting (you, department chair, division chair, FWC chair) • faculty member and chair should discuss the review and the feedback letter; prepare for next annual department review

  16. What’s the bottom line? • Reviews aren’t just for “judging you”; they are unique opportunities to examine and reflect on your work for formative feedback and development • Department and division chairs are your best source for help… ask us!

  17. Questions?

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