College of Agriculture and Life Sciences WELCOME Associate Professor P&T Workshop Transitioning from Associate to Full Professor April 23, 2015

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences

WELCOME

Associate Professor P&T Workshop

Transitioning from Associate to Full Professor

April 23, 2015


Powerpoints are available on CALS webpage

Click on: Information for Faculty/Staff

Click on: Promotion & Tenure


Faculty Handbook Section 5.2.3.3

Professor: • recognized by his/her professional peers within the

university, as well as nationally and/or internationally, for the quality of the contribution to his /her discipline.


Faculty Handbook Section 5.2.3.3Must demonstrate:• National distinction in scholarship, as evident in

candidate's wide recognition and outstanding contributions to the field or profession

• Effectiveness in areas of position responsibilities• Significant institutional service• Contributions of appropriate magnitude and quality

and likelihood of sustained contributions to field, profession, university


Faculty Handbook Section 5.2.3.3

• No set time-line • Entire academic career must be considered• Recommendation also based on assessment of

record, since the last promotion, regardless of the institution that granted the promotion

• Contributions of appropriate magnitude and quality and demonstrated ability to sustain contributions


Time in Rank?

The average length of time spent in rank as an Associate Professor in CALS:

6.5 years (range 3 – 26 years)

(based on 30 CALS candidates from 2004 – 2011)


Number of refereed publications?

Average number of refereed journal publications completed by candidates for Full Professor

19 (range 10 – 35)

(based on 20 CALS candidates from 2004 – 2008)


Portion of PRS devoted to research?

The range was 25% to 90%

•Faculty with higher levels of teaching and/or extension responsibility are promoted as frequently as those with higher levels of research responsibility


Digital Dossier

Tab 1: PRS and CVTab 2: Portfolio SummaryTab 3: Department EvaluationsTab 4: College EvaluationsTab 5: External Evaluations

Evaluation Product


P&T Vita

– Listing of activities and accomplishments in:

• teaching and learning• research and discovery• extension and outreach• service (professional and institutional)


Portfolio – 25 pages– Evidence of quality, reputation and impact– Faculty Handbook:

• Faculty Portfolio should…– provide a clear understanding of the candidate’s

accomplishments within scholarship and his or her areas of faculty activities

– include “an overall statement of the candidate’s accomplishments in scholarship as they relate to teaching, research/creative activities, and extension/professional practice.”


Critical Presentation Issues

1.Journal citations2.Supervision of graduate students3.Student evaluation of teaching4.Sponsored funding5.Research output and impact6.Journal characteristics and impact


• Smith, E.*, J. Jones, S. Frank, and T. Ralphini. (2010). Potential Impact of climate change on riparian management systems in Iowa. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Vol 14, 17-24.

– This is a standard citation as it would appear in your vita.

– For you promotion vita…


• Smith, E.*, J. Jones, S. Frank, and T. Ralphini. (2010). Potential Impact of climate change on riparian management systems in Iowa. Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, Vol 14, 17-24.

– Role: Jones [the candidate] supervised Smith’s PhD research, provided concept, analysis and interpretation of results, and editing of manuscript. [contribution: 25% concept; 30% analysis; 30% writing and editing]

– Significance: This is the first paper to address . . .

– * MS, Ph.D. Post Doc or Research Associate supervised by J. Jones.


Supervision of Graduate Students

Graduate student advising– Describe the general departmental practice

in graduate advising– MS and PhD

• In progress: names, dates, your role• Completed: names, dates, placement

Table: Student Evaluation of Teaching

Sem.

& Yr.

Course

#

Total

Enrollment

%

responding

Overall rating of

instructor

Dept mean for

comparable courses

Overall rating of course

Dept mean for

comparable courses

Fall

2013ABC 218

70 94% responded

4.5 4.0 4.3 4.0

Scale: 1 = Very Poor, 5 = Very Good

NOTE: This scale is now required for all reporting on Student Evaluation of Teaching

College of Agriculture and Life SciencesProvost Visit to CALSSeptember 14, 2007

Portfolio: Illustrating Sponsored Funding

Cumulative Funding 000$

Figure 4. Cumulative funding as principal investigator and co-investigator


Portfolio: Summarizing Research Output & Impact

TABLE 6. SUMMARY OF RESEARCH GRANTS BY AREA, GRANT AMOUNTS AND WORK PRODUCTS.

Program No. of Amount Graduate Refereed Abstracts & Reports &

Area Projects $ Mil. Students Journal Articles Proceeding Book Chpts

Riparian Buffers 6 $5.5 8 6 10 2

Vegetative Environ

Buffers 3 $2.75 5 5 8 1


Portfolio: Summarizing Output & Impact

Table 5. Summary of journal characteristics for candidate’s refereed publications (agroforestry, biomass/bioenergy, & forest economics) from 2007 to present. Total: 18.

Journal, Affiliation Acceptance Rate Articles Published Impact Factor* Cited Half-Life*

Agroforestry Program

Agroforestry System 50% 7 1.5 >10

Premier scholarly journal in agroforestry

Forest Economics Program

Forest Science, Society of American 60% 3 3.6 9.5

Foresters, The top journal, Internationally

renowned, journal dedicated to forest

research & policy analysis

* Impact Factors & Cited Half-Life from ISI Web of Knowledge (Thomas Reuters) as of 4-15-2015


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Dr. Cathy Kling, Professor and Director Department of Economics and CARD

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College of Agriculture and Life Sciences WELCOME Associate Professor P&T Workshop Transitioning from Associate to Full Professor April 23, 2015