For your convenience, the table below presents a summary of the department criteria for tenure. In the lists, I provide links to select examples demonstrating fulfillment of the relevant criteria with brief explanations in brackets. These examples are not exhaustive, and the following pages of the portfolio present additional examples with more detail and reflection.
| Component |
Department Examples [selected activity] |
| Collegiality |
The faculty member needs to document collegiality by soliciting several letters of collegiality for their portfolio both from the department and from various sources at ACU. Any documentation of collegiality, other than letters, is helpful, but not required. |
| Teaching |
Required Activities
- Turning in all syllabi to the department by the end of the first week of classes
- Teach or arrange alternative experiences for all scheduled classes unless negotiated in writing with the department chair
- Turn in semester grades by the deadlines
- Grade, or insure grading by a competent grader, of all student work
- Turn in Goals and Reflections in a timely manner
- Schedule and attend a departmental annual evaluation
[I have satisfied the above, for example, see my annual evaluations]
Other indicators of excellence in teaching might include:
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| Scholarship |
No minimum number of peer-reviewed achievements required for tenure or rank of Associate Professor. Rank of Professor requires one peer-reviewed publication or success in gaining external funding. Below are seven broad categories; it is not expected that a candidate will exhibit scholarly activity that falls under each of these seven categories.
- Publications [APS journal article for which I was principal author]
- External Funding [NSF grant of which I am co-principal investigator]
- External Accreditation
- Talks [Example of invited talk at an international conference]
- Research products: Included is supervision of the research of others, particularly undergraduate students [Major conference presentation by student I mentored]
- Other recognition of expertise [Received a merit award from the RHIC/AGS Users’ Executive Committee]
- Internal Funding
- Industry Partnerships
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| Service |
Activities might include, but are not limited to, participation in
The applicant must include at least three solicited letters from the following:
Required:
At least one additional letter from the following list:
- Church minister or elder (letter should list specific committees or service activities the applicant participated in that support the mission of the church) [Letter from elder at Oldham Lane church of Christ]
- Community leader (letter should list specific committees or service activities the applicant participated in that support the community) [Annette Lerma, Director of Health Services, Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District]
- Professional organization leader (APS, IEEE, SPS, TSPE, AAPT, ASME, AAPT, etc.)
- Student club officer of a sponsored club
- Leader in a professional service club (Example: Rotary, Abilene Women’s Club, etc.)
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