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4thAnnualACMNDCStudyOfNon-DoctoralGran8ngDepartmentsinCompu8ng(withsupplementarysurveyonBoomingEnrollments)
Ifyou…
• Areata4-yearorMaster’sgran3ng,not-for-profitschool,with1ormoreprogramsininComputerScience,ComputerEngineering,Informa3onSystems,Informa3onTechnology,orSoBwareEngineering…
• DoNOTreportdatatotheTaulbeeSurvey…• DidNOTalreadypar3cipate…
Pleaseremindyourdepartmentchairtopar3cipateinthisyear’sACMNDCsurvey.Ifnoinvita3onwasreceived,she/hecancontactACMEduca3onManagerYanTimanovsky([email protected])andrequestpar3cipa3on.Whypar3cipate?•Asanannualsurvey,NDCproduces3melydataonenrollment,degreeproduc3on,studentbodycomposi3on,andfacultysalaries/demographicsthatcanbenchmarkyourins8tu8on/program(s)andinviteusefulconversa8onswithyourfacultyandadministra3on.•ThisyeartheNDCisaccompaniedbyasurveyconductedbytheBoomingEnrollmentstaskforce,ledbyTracyCamp.Thissurveywasalsoincludedalongwiththisyear’sTaulbeesurveyandgothighpar3cipa3onfromthePh.D.gran3ngins3tu3ons.Pleaseencouragepar3cipa3onasthetaskforcestudiestheeffectsofhighenrollmentgrowthoncompu3ngprograms,studentdemographics,andotherareasofpoten3alconcern.
JodiL.Tims,Ph.D.BaldwinWallaceUniversity
March2,2016
Agenda� Aboutthespeaker� Understandingthepromotionandtenureprocess� Planningtoincreasetheprobabilityofsuccess� Challengesandstrategiesforhandlingthem� Questionsanddiscussion
AbouttheSpeaker� Beganteachingatthecollegelevelin1982attheInstructorlevelwithB.S.inMath/ComputerScience
� CompletedM.S.inComputerSciencein1988;movedtotenurestreamatAssistantProfessorrank
� TenuredandpromotedtoAssociateProfessorin1994� CompletedPh.D.in1998� Movedinstitutionsin1999;retainedrank;forfeitedtenure� Movedinstitutionsin2002;retainedrank� PromotedtoFullProfessorin2004� Tenuredatcurrentinstitutionin2008� CurrentlyservingasChairoftheDepartmentofMathematicsandComputerScience
IsMyIns3tu3onaGoodFitforMe?� Everyinstitutionhasamissionstatement–readit!BaldwinWallaceUniversity is anacademic community committed to theliberal arts and sciences as the foundation for lifelong learning. TheUniversityfulfillsthismissionthrougharigorousacademicprogramthatis characterized by excellence in teaching and learning within achallenging,supportiveenvironmentthatenhancesstudents’ intellectualand spiritual growth. Baldwin Wallace assists students in theirpreparation to become contributing, compassionate citizens of anincreasingly global society and encourages their pursuit of personal andprofessionalexcellence.(StatementofMission,October2000)� Everyinstitutionhasafacultyhandbook–readit!� Teachingeffectivenessisthesinglemostimportantcriterionforpromotionandtenure.(BWUFacultyHandbook)
TheRoleofPromo3onandTenureGuidelines� Understandingtheguidelinesiscriticaltosuccess� Criteriamayvarybetweenpromotionandtenureorbetweenpromotiontoassociatevs.fullprofessor
� Institutionalcriteriamaybeaugmentedbyschool,divisional,ordepartmentalcriteria
� Criteriaareintentionallyvague
SampleTenureCriteria� Completionoffiveyearsatinstitutionisrequired� EarnedPh.D.isrequired(inmostdepartments)� Effectivenessinfiveareasisassessed:
� Teaching� ScholarshipandProfessionalDevelopment� StudentAdvising� UniversityService� ProfessionalandEthicalRelationships
� Departmentalguidelinesmaysupersedeuniversityguidelineswhendifferencesoccur� e.g.,CSaddscommunityserviceasaseparatecategory
� Applicationmustbeaccompaniedbyaportfolioofevidenceofeffectiveness
BuildingthePorYolioExamplesofEvidence
Teaching
• Student evaluations • Peer evaluations • Unsolicited letters of appreciation • Participation in pedagogical activities
Scholarship
• Original research • Publications including books, articles, and
electronic media • Directing student research • Presentation at professional meetings • Pedagogical development • Continuing education within one’s discipline • Professional consulting
Service
• Committee work • Service within the school/college or department • Curriculum development efforts • Teaching to meet needs outside one’s discipline • Contributions to assessment program • Participation in non-required events
StudentAdvising
• Meet regularly with advisees • Results of advising evaluations • Availability for students in courses • Involvement with student organizations • Mentoring activities
IsPromo3onDifferentthanTenure?� Theremayberestrictionsonthetimeframe
� AtBWU,promotionmaynotoccursoonerthansixyearsafterhiringorpreviouspromotion(unlessnegotiateduponhiring)
� NotimetowardtenureiseverawardedathireatBWU,buttimetoward
promotionmaybenegotiatedathire
� Theremaybedifferentcriteriaforevaluationbutnotalways� AtBWU,noofficialdistinctionismadeeitherinregardtocriteriafor
promotionvs.tenureorpromotiontoFullvs.AssociateProfessor
� Commonly,whentenureandpromotionapplicationaremadeinthesameyear,bothareeitherapprovedordenied
� Inpractice,promotiontofullprofessorrequiresevidenceofahigherlevel
ofsustainedcommitmenttotheprinciplesaddressedbythecriteria
PlanningforSuccess� Striveforsteadyinvolvementandprofessionalgrowthinallareas
� Stayfocusedonthecriteriafortenure&promotionandaddresseach
one
� TalkoftenwithFullProfessorsandyourDepartmentChairaboutexpectations
� UnderstandtherelativeimportanceofvarioustypesofcreativescholarlyandserviceactivitiesasperceivedbytheProvost,DeanandDepartmentChair
� Stayontopofthecriteria…theyevolve!� Assumingthatyoucanusetheonesineffectwhenyouwerehired/previouslypromotedmay
beincorrect
� Maintainabalancedapproachtoaddressingallcriteria,butnevertothedetrimentofthoseidentifiedasmostimportantbytheinstitution
PlanningforSuccess� Keepalogofactivities–documentationiscritical
� Accumulateevidenceassoonaspossibleafteryouhavedonesomething
� Savedocumentsthatindicateyourparticipationoncommittees,atevents,etc.� Askforletterstodocumentyourroleoncommitteesorimportantprojects� Saveunsolicitedfeedbackfromstudents,colleagues,etc.� Youmaydecidenottoincludesomethingslater,butsaying“IwishIhadthat
notefrom…”or“WheredidIput…”asyouputtogetherthefinalportfolioisn’tagoodfeeling
� Saveeverythinginanorganizedfashion;e.g.,categorizedviacriteria� Mostinstitutionshaveaformatfordevelopingtheportfolio/e-portfolio
PlanningforSuccess� BeakeenobserveroftheP&Tprocess
� Assumeleadershiprolesatalllevels
� Chaircommitteesatthedepartment,college/schoolanduniversitylevels
� Consideraleadershiproleinaprofessionalorganizationorcivicgroup
� BewillingtotakeonresponsibilitiesforactivitiesthatarevaluedbytheuniversityBUTunderstandtherisks(morelater!)
� Seekoutamentor
� Thosewhohavealreadycompletedtheprocesshavegoodadvice
� Ifanexternalevaluationisrequired,besuretofosteracontinuingrelationshipwithanappropriateindividual
PlanningforSuccess� Becomeateamplayer
� Don’tunder-estimate(orover-estimate)thevalueofcollegiality
� Collaborativeprojectscreateasynergythatspeedsuptheprofessionaldevelopment
process–butbecarefuliftheexpectationisthatsomeofyourpublicationsaresingleauthor
� Buildintimeforactivitiesthatfosterprofessionalgrowth� Iftheinstitutionoffersworkshopsonteachingpedagogyorgrantwriting,
participateinsomeofthoseactivities
� Chooseanarenawhereyourindividualstrengthscanbeappliedandmakeadifference
� Behonestwithyourselfaboutyourstrengthsandweaknesses;Don’tover-estimateorunder-estimateyourself.
Challenges&StrategiesforHandlingThem� Heavyteachingloads
� Showwisdominthenumberofnewprepsyouagreetotakeon� Exploreopportunitiesforcollaborativeteachingwhenpossible� Mitigategradingstress
� Utilizestudentgraderswhenpossible� Don’t“overgrade”assignments
� “Overserving”� Balancingtheserviceload–recognizeservicethat“counts”andservice
thatdoesn’t� Bewaryofgettingside-trackedwithadministrativeduties,grants,
curriculumdevelopment,&servicethatmaynotcount,yetbewillingtotakeonresponsibilitiesforvaluedactivities
Challenges&StrategiesforHandlingThem� Workingtowardtenureandpromotioncanbeexhausting
� Don’tbeoverzealous–canleadtoburnoutandaprematureattemptatapplyingforpromotionortenure
� Payattentiontopersonalhealthandwell-being
� Don’tsacrificelifebeyondwork� Askforhelpif/whenneeded� Createasupportnetworkincludingfellowacademiciansandnon-
academicians� Learntosay“no”–qualifiedpeoplegetaskedtodoalotofthingsbut
everyonehaseffectivenesslimits
Challenges&StrategiesforHandlingThem� Misunderstandingormisinterpretingexpectations
— Whileusuallywell-intentioned,advicefrompeerscansometimesbemisleading.DiscussyourprogresswithmultiplepersonsincludingthechairandmembersoftheP&Tcommittee.
— GetaclearunderstandingoftheimpactofchangesinDepartmentChair,Dean,etc.
— Staybalancedandactiveinallareas
Challenges&StrategiesforHandlingThem� Rushingtheprocess
� Thereisoftenno“expected”timelineforpromotion;andevenwhenthereis,youneedn’tbeattheearlyendofit
� Insomecultures,goingupforpromotioninthefirstyeareligible,particularlytofullprofessor,oraskingforearlytenurecanresultingettingturneddown
� Berealisticinyourself-evaluationandapplyfortenureorpromotionwhenyou
trulybelieveyouarequalifiedtoreceiveitevenifitmeansdelayingayearortwobeyondthefirsteligibility
� Beawareofexternalfactorsthatmayimpacttenureandpromotiondecisions(e.g.,economicfactors,numberofpromotionsinstitutionallyawardedperyear,etc.)
Challenges&StrategiesforHandlingThem� Tenure&promotionreviewcanbea“political”process
� Getanunderstandingofthe“personality”ofthegroupsinvolvedinthereviewprocess–thereisasubjectiveangletotheinterpretationofcriteriaanditishelpfultoknowiftherewillbeany“spin”thatshouldbeaddressed
� Understandtheinstitution’s“balanceofpower”–administrativeinputmaybefarmore/lessimportantthanpeerreviewinput
� Makesurethatthefirsttimethoseinvolvedinthereviewprocessseeyournameis
notwhiletheyarereviewingyourapplicationfortenureorpromotion
� Beawarethatpromotiondecisionsaremoreoftenoverturnedathigherlevelsthantenuredecisions
OvercomingtheChallenges� Maintainapositiveattitude
� Payattentiontotheinstitutional/departmentalenvironment,butdon’tbeoverlyswayedby“gossip”
� Don’tloseheart(orface)ifdeniedtenureorpromotionthefirsttimeup.Itoccursmoreoftenthanyoumaythink
� Keepahealthyperspective� Recognizethatanyeffortyouexpendinpreparingfortenureand
promotionincreasesyourmarketabilityifyoudecidetomoveinstitutionsatsomepoint
� Don’tletconcernsabouttenureandpromotionovershadowyourmotivationsforenteringanacademiccareer–theintrinsicrewardsareultimatelythemorevaluableones
� Practicallyspeaking,ifyou’relovingwhatyoudoandareworkinghardatit,you’reprobablyagoodpartofthewaythere
Ques3onsandDiscussion