CHAIR RESPONSIBILITIES BY SEMESTER

Due Fall Semester:

• Annual meetings with Faculty (Chair/Director)?
• Promotion & Tenure and Non-TT reviews?
• PLOA requests?
• Start workload discussions with faculty (Chair/Director)?
• Schedule preparation  ?

Due Spring Semester:

• Workload assignments and notifications  ?
• Merit review and recommendation?
• eFAAR?s

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ANNUAL MEETINGS

• All full time faculty are required to meet with their Chair/Director to discuss their goals for the upcoming academic year. 
• For continuing faculty, this meeting is also to revisit the faculty member¡¯s goals from the previous year. These goals are the areas of teaching, service, and research (for TT faculty). ?
• Based on these meeting faculty are asked to prepare a Faculty Development Plan (FDP)?.

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PROMOTION AND TENURE

• Chairs/Directors/Deans review and write an individual level assessment of faculty probationary reviews in years 3 and 5 for Tenure Track faculty and year 4 for lecturers and professors of practice.?
• Chair/Directors/Deans review and write individual level assessments of faculty for Promotion and Tenure and 6th year review and Senior Lecturer/ Full Professor of Practice for Non-Tenure track faculty?.
• Mentoring?
  • Chair/Director should maximize the opportunities for your faculty to meet the standards for tenure and promotion or NTT review.?
• Teaching?
  • Realistic teaching assignments?
  • Observe and give feedback on teaching?
  • Discuss with faculty their peer and student evaluations?
  • Suggestion  mechanisms for improvement?
  • Facilitate Peer Reviews ?
• Research/Scholarship/Creative Activities?
  • Learn about the faculty¡¯s R/S/CA?
  • Assist with use of effective use of start-up funds and course buyout timing?
  • Provide feedback on third-year review ?
  • Involve other faculty in mentoring (dossier preparation, peer evaluations)?
• Service?
  • Offer guidance on amount and types of service appropriate for untenured faculty ?

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PROFESSIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCES

• Faculty apply for PLOA to Department/School by September 15?
• Chair/Director initiates a review by faculty committee?
  • Criterion for faculty committees review are the merits of the proposal, and the maintenance of departmental standards and responsibilities for all ongoing programs.?
• Chairs/Directors are responsible for making advance arrangements to provide coverage for the faculty member on PLOA. ?
• The Chair¡¯s/Director¡¯s evaluation should address the merit of the application and how adequate coverage will be provided during the PLOA.?

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WORKLOAD ASSIGNMENTS

• Chairs/Directors will consult with Dean¡¯s on their faculty workloads. ?
• Dean¡¯s make final workload assignment after consulting with the Provost. ?
• The Dean¡¯s office will provide written approval of each faculty member¡¯s workload. ?
• Chairs/Directors provide written workload assignments to each faculty member by Jan. 31.?

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MERIT REVIEW

• Dean¡¯s make recommendations to the Provost.
• Some colleges include chairs/directors in the merit process.

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EFAAR REVIEW

• Chairs/Directors confirm faculty have submitted eFAAR by Apr. 30th deadline. ?
• Dean¡¯s Office supervise and review eFAAR completion of Departments/Schools?.
• eFAAR information is used to inform both the Chair¡¯s/Director¡¯s and Dean¡¯s input on workload.
• Review faculty members eFAAR to ensure all information is complete.?
  • If eFAAR is  complete and correct, then the eFAAR is approved. ?
  • If eFAAR is incomplete or has errors, then the eFAAR is rejected. 

Interfolio Help for Chairs

Initiate Faculty Input Workflow

Approve Faculty Input Process