Library’s Expansion of Criteria and Examples for Tenure and Promotion
Library’s Expansion of Criteria and Examples for Tenure and Promotion
Curriculum Vitae
Curriculum Vitae, current as of September 2022
Annual Evaluations
Below are my annual goals, with reflections, and evaluation by library leadership [links removed]:
Annual Evaluation for 2016-2017, by Dr. Carisse Berryhill
Annual Evaluation for 2017-2018, by Dr. Carisse Berryhill
Annual Evaluation for 2018-2019, by Dr. John Weaver
Annual Evaluation for 2019-2020, by Dr. Marisa Beard
Annual Evaluation for 2020-2021, by James Wiser
Annual Evaluation for 2021-2022, by James Wiser
Cornerstone Evaluations
Student response to Library instruction in Cornerstone has been measured with an end-of-course evaluation since Fall 2019 with this question:
If I attended a library workshop or my class librarian came to my class to do a library session, the information provided was helpful.1=Disagree Completely2=Disagree Generally3=Agree and Disagree in Equal Amounts4=Agree Generally5=Agree Completely
Here are the evaluation reports:
Cornerstone Evaluation Report Fall 2019, with my sections highlighted in blue
Cornerstone Evaluation Report Fall 2020, with my sections highlighted in blue
Cornerstone Evaluation Report Fall 2021, with my sections highlighted in blue
Letters of Support
I inserted these letters and statements throughout the four major sections of the portfolio, but also provide them here.
Solicited Letters of Support
Dr. Tracy Shilcutt, Associate Dean, Honors College and Professor, Department of History and Global Studies
Dr. Kelly Elliott, Associate Professor of History and Chair of Department of History and Global Studies
Dr. Neal Coates, Professor and Chair, Department of Political Science and Criminal Justice
Dr. Monty Lynn, W. W. Caruth Chair of Owner-Managed Business, Department of Management Science
Library Faculty Letter of Support upon Pre-Tenure Review
Unsolicited Statements of Support from Library and University Colleagues
Linda Childers at the time of this writing was deeply involved in our work to inventory all of our holdings in Special Collections and involved in a project to arrange and describe unbound periodicals held by Special Collections.
Laura Baker’s comment was an unsolicited reflection on my research assistance.
Royce Money’s comment pertained to a series of lectures I presented at the Adams Center. The focus of the lecture related to Royce’s doctoral work.
Monty Lynn often sends leads my way, actively helps us build bridges to potential donors, and is himself a constant donor to our collection.
Unsolicited Statements of Support from Historians, Librarians and Archivists outside ACU
Bob Turner was Director of the Library, Harding School of Theology
David Edwin Harrell, Jr. was one of the foremost social historians of American religion in the 20th century
Frank Bellizzi at the time of this writing was a doctoral student. He is now professor at Amarillo College.
Jim McMillan was at the time of this writing an independent researcher and scholar. He is now Archival Associate at Disciples of Christ Historical Society.
Shelley Jacobs is Archivist at Disciples of Christ Historical Society.
Michael Strickland and Terry Gardner. Michael Strickland was at the time adjunct professor at ACU Graduate School of theology and professor of Biblical studies at Amridge University. Terry Gardner is an independent researcher and author specializing in 20th century Churches of Christ and is a preeminent collector of Stone-Campbell materials.
Dr. Perry Harrison (ACU alum) teaches at Fort Hays State University in Hays, Kansas. He asked me to guest lecture on our Ethiopic codices to his ENH63 students in Heroes and Heroines of the Medieval World.
Unsolicited statements of support and thank-you notes from students, researchers, faculty, and constituents
Joel Childers was a student in the ACU Graduate School of Theology when he left this post-it note for me after a long afternoon of research
Carl Stem has served Churches of Christ as a thought-leader for decades. He was involved in publishing Mission Journal.
Matthew Vaughan was an off-site researcher who spent a couple days working in our collections
The Welch family penned this note of thanks for my work in digitizing an historic film featuring their father and grandfather, Alonzo Welch.
Drs. Kelly Elliott and Amanda Biles, along with Craig Fisher and Jama Cadle sent this note of thanks recently. We are collaborating on a shared project with the WACU Museum House.