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Requirements
Reappointment
Faculty applying for reappointment must submit a List of Accomplishments in Teaching,
Scholarship and Service, aligned with the rubric below, to the Program Director by the deadline
(see the Deadlines section, below). Faculty must also complete their portion of a full portfolio
and make arrangements with the Program Director to undergo Classroom Observations (see
Portfolio and Processes, below). Faculty must meet every criterion in the Required column for
Teaching, Scholarship and Service, which is necessary to obtain a Satisfactory rating in all
categories of the Biology Program Faculty Evaluation Rubric. Faculty must meet the
Universitys standards for ASL proficiency and professional integrity. The Program Director will
make arrangements for the faculty to undergo Peer Evaluation (see Portfolio and Processes,
below). Finally, for the second year and beyond, our program requires a total score of at least six
(6) Summary points for reappointment (see Table 1, Summary Points, below.)
Failure to meet this minimum standard of performance will result in non-reappointment as
outlined in the University Faculty Handbook.
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Merit Increase
Faculty applying for a Merit Increase must submit a List of Accomplishments in Teaching,
Scholarship and Service, aligned with the rubric below, to the Program Director by the deadline
(see the Deadlines section).
Promotion & Tenure
Faculty applying for promotion or tenure must submit a List of Accomplishments in Teaching,
Scholarship and Service, aligned with the rubric below, to the Program Director by the deadline
(see the Deadlines section). Faculty must also complete their portion of a full portfolio and make
arrangements with the Program Director to undergo Classroom Observations (see Portfolio and
Processes, below). Faculty must meet every criterion in the Required column for Teaching,
Scholarship and Service, which is necessary to obtain a Satisfactory rating in all categories of
the Biology Program Faculty Evaluation Rubric. Faculty must meet the Universitys standards
for ASL proficiency (UF Handbook 3.1.2.4; 6.8) and Professional Integrity (UF
Handbook 3.1.2.5; 7.2.5). The Program Director will make arrangements for the faculty to
undergo Peer Evaluation (see Portfolio and Processes, below). Finally, Faculty must meet these
minimum scores on their D-RE covering the period of evaluation:
Lecturer II: Four (4) Summary Points as required by the UF Handbook 8.4.6.6.
Senior Lecturer: Four (4) Summary Points as required by the UF Handbook 8.4.6.6.
Assistant Professor: Six (6) Summary Points as required by the UF Handbook 7.4.6.4.
Associate Professor and/or Tenure: Six (6) Summary Points as required by the UF Handbook
8.4.6.4 and four (4) peer-reviewed journal publications.
Full Professor: Seven (7) Summary Points and four (4) additional peer-reviewed journal articles
published after tenure.
Table 1: Summary Points
Points
Teaching
Scholarship
Service
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Satisfactory
Commendable
Commendable
Commendable
Outstanding
Outstanding
Outstanding
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below. The faculty member being evaluated is also expected to score items listed according to
the Biology Program Faculty Evaluation Rubric. During the faculty members first and second
year of appointment, it is routine that the Program Director gives feedback on the List of
Accomplishments in these sections as the faculty member being evaluated becomes familiar with
the rubric. By Year 3, it is expected that the faculty member is independently able to list their
accomplishments and align them with the Biology Program Faculty Evaluation Rubric
categories. The Program Director will then use the List of Accomplishments to complete the
D-RE. If Peer Evaluation is required for the personnel action, the Program Director will
coordinate this (see Process of Peer Evaluation, below) and summarize the evaluation
committees decision on the D-RE. Finally, the Program Director and Department Chair will
submit the final D-RE and any required supporting materials and forms to the Dean according to
the UF Handbook 7.7, Procedures.
Deadlines
Action
Due to Program
January 11
February 1
Second year
reappointment
October 11
November 1
Third-Sixth year
reappointment
February 8
March 1
Merit Increase
March 26
April 15
Promotion
February 8
March 1
Tenure
November 10
December 1
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6.
7.
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Required
1 point each
2 points each
2. Availability
to Students
3. Course
Evaluations
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4. Course
Course syllabi meet all university
Development requirements for syllabi. Course
learning objectives are clearly
stated and aligned with
department and university SLOs.
5. Learning
Experiences
7. Pedagogy
Participate in
University-sponsored Fall and
Spring Faculty Development Day
training workshops to improve
teaching effectiveness (Note:
some faculty may have excused
absences approved by the
Program Director for conflicting
activities of an important nature).
8. Special
Projects
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hours to complete and the quality hours to complete and the quality
of the product(s).
of the product(s).
Criteria for the Teaching Category
The following point values for the Teaching category are used to determine the rating. Subjective review of different
components such as quality and type of learning experiences can change a rating of Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory,
Commendable or Outstanding
Satisfactory: Meet every criterion in the Required column
Commendable: 5-8 rubric points
Outstanding: >8 rubric points
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1 point each
1. Plan and
Conduct
Research
2. Research
Funding
2 points each
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3. Publication / Perform data collection for internal R3.1a For each manuscript
Dissemination reports, publication or future grant submitted to a peer-reviewed
applications. Subjective modifiers journal during the review period
include the apparent effort into,
(provide the submission receipt
and impact of these activities.
from the journal). Subjective
modifiers include the quality of the
work submitted.
R3.1b For each platform or poster
presentation for meetings internal
to the University. Subjective
modifiers include the quality of the
work presented.
R3.1c Author a technical report.
Subjective modifiers include the
quality and impact of the technical
report, as well as the contribution
relative to other co-authors.
4. Advisory &
Consultant
Roles
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1 point each
Beginning in Year 2 of
S1.1a Serve as an advisor to a
appointment: Serve as an academic student club or organization.
advisor to biology major(s),
Subjective modifiers include the
including demonstrating a clear
amount of time involved and the
understanding of the information impact of this activity.
needed in the advising process
S1.1b Participate in a masters or
including GSR and major
doctoral dissertation committee
requirements, procedures for the without course release. Subjective
registrars office, independent
modifiers include the amount of
study, etc. Subjective modifiers
time committed and the quality of
include the number of advisees and participation.
the amount of time committed to
this service.
2 points each
S1.2a Supervise and assume
accountability for student adjuncts
and assistants teaching courses and
prepare regular reports on their
progress.
S1.2b Supervise student interns
from Gallaudet or other universities
for at least 4 weeks during the
summer. (This item may be applied
to Service or Teaching see item
T1.1b)
4. Program/
Department
Service
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6. Professional
Service
7. Special
Projects
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components such as the amount and quality of effort on a committee can change a rating of Unsatisfactory, Satisfactory,
Commendable or Outstanding.
Satisfactory: Meet all criteria in the Required column
Commendable: 5-8 rubric points
Outstanding: >8 rubric points
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