Faculty Handbook - Fairmont State University

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Primary consideration will be given to that professional and scholarly achievement accrued since the attainment of the current rank. 33 EXPERIENCE: The experience requirement may be waived for persons with an earned doctorate or terminal degree appropriate to the teaching field. 1) three years college teaching experience or equivalent professional experience. Two years of teaching experience must be acquired at Fairmont State University prior to promotion. OR 2) Instructors with Bachelor's degrees who are teaching exclusively in two-year terminal degree programs may be promoted to the rank of assistant professor after six years of teaching experience are acquired at Fairmont State University prior to promotion. 13 INSTRUCTOR: A Master's degree is required for the rank of Instructor. Criteria and Guidelines for Tenure The following guidelines apply only to persons whose initial appointment to the University occurred on or after July 1, 1999. Tenure exists for the experienced faculty member to assure academic freedom, to provide professional stability, and to protect against capricious dismissal. Since tenure is awarded at an academic rank, faculty members, in qualifying for tenure, must demonstrate performance to the same criteria relating to teaching, scholarly activity, possession of terminal degrees, service to the University Community, and potential for professional growth as are required for appointment to the appropriate academic rank (see HEPC Series 9, Sec. 9). Tenure results from action by the President at the conclusion of application process. Tenure is not automatic: faculty members apply for tenure at the beginning of the sixth year in a tenure-track appointment. A faculty member is employed in one of three classifications: tenured, tenure-track, and temporary. Tenure-track faculty are full-time employees in a position designated by the University as potentially leading to a tenured appointment; at the end of six years any non-tenured tenure-track faculty member will be given written notice of tenure, or offered a one-year written terminal contract of employment. In rare instances (see criteria below), tenure may be granted to a faculty member before the end of the sixth year. Generally, tenure-track faculty are not granted tenure appointment by the President before fulfilling six years of service at this University. Early Tenure In accordance with Section 10.3 of Series 9, the following criteria are used to determine qualifications for tenure prior to the end of the sixth year: (1) Exceptional achievement on a national level, (2) Outstanding teaching performance in a field for which there is both national demand and projected long-term demand, (3) Service which uniquely enables the University to fulfill its mission. 13 Amended by Faculty Senate, October 11, 1988
APPLICATION PROCEDURES: PROMOTION, TENURE, OR BOTH 34 An applicant who successfully meets academic preparation and experience requirements will be evaluated for promotion, tenure or both on the quality of professional performance and service appropriate for each rank. Primary consideration for promotion will be given to the amount and degree of professional activity and service rendered since the attainment of the current rank. Evaluative Criteria These criteria are qualitative in nature. The committee's expectations of the caliber and extent of professional activity and service will vary depending on the level of the promotion requested: the higher the rank the more substantive the performance and service. The Faculty Personnel Committee will carefully evaluate all aspects of the application and through the use of objective and professional judgment, will determine the merits of each applicant using the following criteria: (1) Excellence in teaching (classroom performance; development or revision of courses or curriculum; development of new or modified forms of instruction appropriate to course content and students), (2) Accessibility to students, including advising, (3) Professional and scholarly activity and recognition, (4) Significant contribution and service to the University (5) Significant contribution and service to one's School, (6) Evidence of continual professional growth, (7) Publications and research, (8) Service to the people of the state of West Virginia Senior Level Positions These levels are designed to honor and reward veteran faculty members who have long held the highest rank open to them -- Associate or Full Professor -- and have continued and enhanced the exceptional teaching, scholarship and service that they demonstrated in earning their earlier promotions. Once earned, the new level is permanent and a 10% raise will accompany it. SENIOR LEVEL APPLICATION PROCEDURES The procedures to apply for these positions are as follows: (1) Eligible applicants must submit to the Provost of Fairmont State University a detailed letter of application citing their achievements since their last promotion. They must demonstrate sustained excellence in teaching, service, and research/creativity. Teaching, research and creativity include publication and traditional research, and may also include classroom research, undergraduate research projects, innovative teaching strategies, new course development, and assessment. Applicants may submit whatever proof of excellence they wish (results of student evaluations would be useful); portfolios are required, however, these portfolios may be smaller than those generated for promotion to other ranks. Nevertheless, applicants should be aware that they must submit all evidence that helps them make their case; proof submitted should concentrate on accomplishments since the last rank was attained. The goal is to demonstrate sustained excellence in teaching, research, and service.
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