Haile/US Bank College of Business Guidelines for Reappointment, Promotion And Tenure

University criteria and procedures for reappointment, promotion to Associate Professor with tenure and promotion to Full Professor are detailed in the NKU Faculty Handbook. The three major categories of professional responsibility which are evaluated in each RPT decision process include teaching effectiveness, scholarly and creative activity, and institutional and public service. As is appropriate for a university committed primarily to instruction, the major emphasis in evaluation of faculty at NKU is placed on classroom teaching effectiveness. Scholarship and creative activity demonstrate a faculty member's commitment to professional growth and to remaining current in his/her field. Service is a basic requirement of faculty performance in contributing to the accomplishment of program, department, college and university objectives. This document provides additional criteria which apply to faculty within the Haile/US Bank College of Business. Faculty recommended for reappointment will be judged to have made satisfactory progress towards promotion to Associate Professor with tenure.

"It is important to note that the demonstration of accomplishments by a faculty member in most or all of these activities does not necessarily represent a sufficient condition for reappointment, promotion, and/ or tenure. Decisions regarding the value, appropriateness, and prioritization of faculty activities must be made by the department in which the faculty member resides [faculty committee and chair seperately], the Dean of the College, and the Provost." (Faculty Handbook, IV. B.)

1. PROMOTION TO ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WITH TENURE

The Faculty Handbook states that a candidate for promotion to associate professor with tenure must be judged effective, in order of importance, as shown by appropriate evidence in teaching and learning, in continuing scholarly and creative activity, and in continuing institutional and public service.

In the Haile/ US Bank College of Business a candidate is most likely to be judged "effective" and thus receive a positive recommendation if his/her portfolio contains:

A. Teaching and Learning

A general profile of teaching success should include evidence of:

1. Successful classroom teaching.
2. Continuous improvement of courses taught repeatedly.
3. Quality learning outcomes.
4. Course development activities.
5. Utilization of technology in the classroom including web-enhanced learning, as appropriate.
6. Other evidence of quality teaching as described in the Faculty Handbook and in the policies described in the Haile/ US Bank College of Business Framework for Faculty Performance Evaluation and Merit Allocation.

Required Documentation:
- Student evaluations (all course-specific, university data).
- Examples of student work (which may include exam results, presentations, case analyses, teamwork, etc).
- Examples of learning objectives and course assessment.
- Examples of active or engaged learning techniques employed in the classroom where appropriate.
- Representative course syllabi.
- Grade distributions.

Examples of other documentation may be provided, including peer evaluations, lecture notes, and/or presentation materials.

B. Scholarly And Creative Activity (Research)

All works should be peer reviewed published in recognized academic or professional outlets, publicly available, and of good quality. The number of authors for each work will be taken into account. A portfolio normally should include the following three items:

1. A major contributing author of at least four peer-reviewed academic, professional or pedagogical journal articles of good quality among approximately 10 total intellectual contributions. Peer reviewed journal articles are preferable to a like number of other intellectual contributions. As the number of good quality peer reviewed journal articles increases, the less other works become necessary to demonstrate scholarly achievement. 

2. Evidence of other intellectual contributions, such as

a. Research monographs;
b. Textbooks and professional/practice/trade and/or scholarly books; 
c. Chapters in textbooks and professional/practice/trade and/or scholarly books;
d. Peer-reviewed proceedings from teaching/pedagogical/professional practice/scholarly meetings; 
e. Peer-reviewed paper presentations from teaching/pedagogical/professional practice/scholarly meetings that are fully documented (i.e., completed manuscripts);
f. Faculty research seminars (teaching/pedagogical/professional practice/scholarly); 
g. Publications in trade journals;
h. Peer-reviewed cases with instructional materials;
i. Instructional software;
j. Publicly available materials describing the design and implementation of new curricula or courses;
k. Technical reports related to funded projects;
l. Publicly available research working papers; and
m. Other (with documentation).  

3. Evidence of continuing scholarship beyond tenure; must be eligible for active scholar status at the time of application for tenure; must be academically qualified at the time of tenure.

C. Service

The following is a total general profile. Generally all items or equivalents must be in the portfolio.  Service to the university is expected. A mix of university, community and professional service appropriate to college and university missions is expected. Such service in a professional capacity could include, but is not limited to:

1. Must exhibit positive contributions in departmental and college life.
2. Contributions to the profession. 
3. Evidence of leadership within the community or profession.
4. Active involvement in the community in a professional capacity.
5. Chair of a department, college or university committee.
6. Active involvement in the academic profession
7. Active service on department, college and university committees. 
8. Active involvement with student groups, outside the classroom (college recruitment fairs, student events, etc.).
9. Continuing evidence of collegiality.
 

2. PROMOTION TO FULL PROFESSOR

The Faculty Handbook states that a candidate for promotion to professor must be judged very effective in teaching, in continuing high-quality scholarly and creative activity, and in continuing significant institutional and public service. In addition, the NKU Faculty Handbook states the candidate must have attained professional recognition at the regional, national or international level.

In the Haile/US Bank College of Business a candidate is most likely to be judged "very effective" and thus receive a positive recommendation if his/her portfolio contains:

A. Teaching and Learning

A general profile of teaching success, across the span of the faculty member's entire career, should include evidence of:

1. Successful classroom teaching.
2. Continuous improvement of courses taught repeatedly.
3. Quality learning outcomes.
4. Course development activities.
5. Utilization of technology in the classroom including web-enhanced learning, as appropriate.
6. Significant contributions to curriculum and/or program development.
7. Other evidence of quality teaching as desribed in the Faculty Handbook and in the policies described in the Haile/US Bank College of Business Framework for Faculty Performance Evaluation and Merit Allocation.

Required Documentation:

- Student evaluations (all course-specific, university data).
- Examples of student work (which may include exam results, presentations, case analyses, teamwork, etc.).
- Examples of learning objectives and course assessment.
- Examples of active or engaged learning techniques employed in the classroom where appropriate.
- Representative course syllabi.
- Grade distributions.

 Examples of other documentation may be provided including peer evaluations, lecture notes, and/or presentation materials.

B. Scholarly and Creative Activity (Research)

All works should be peer reviewed published in recognized academic or professional outlets, publicly available, and of good quality. The number of authors for each work will be taken into account. A portfolio normally should include the following three items:

1. A major contributing author of at least ten peer-reviewed academic, professional or pedagogical journal articles of good quality among approximately 20 total intellectual contributions. Peer reviewed journal articles are preferable to a like number of other intellectual contributions. As the number of good quality peer reviewed journal articles increases, the less other works become necessary to demonstrate scholarly achievement. 

2. Evidence of other intellectual contributions, such as

a. Research monographs;
b. Textbooks and professional/practice/trade and/or scholarly books; 
c. Chapters in textbooks and professional/practice/trade and/or scholarly books;
d. Peer-reviewed proceedings from teaching/pedagogical/professional practice/scholarly meetings; 
e. Peer-reviewed paper presentations from teaching/pedagogical/professional practice/scholarly meetings that are fully documented (i.e., completed manuscripts);
f. Faculty research seminars (teaching/pedagogical/professional practice/scholarly); 
g. Publications in trade journals;
h. Peer-reviewed cases with instructional materials;
i. Instructional software;
j. Publicly available materials describing the design and implementation of new curricula or courses;
k. Technical reports related to funded projects;
l. Publicly available research working papers; and
m. Other (with documentation).

3. Evidence of continuing scholarship beyond promotion to full professor; must be eligible for active scholar status at the time of application for full professor; must be academically qualified at the time of promotion. 

C. Service

The following is a total general profile. Generally all items or equivalents must be in the portfolio. Substantial service to the university is expected. An appropriate mix of university, community and professional service appropriate to college and university missions is expected.

1. Must exhibit positive contributions in departmental and college life.
2. Evidence of leadership positions within the community or profession.
3. Chair or leadership positions on department, college and/or university committees.
4. Continuous active involvement in the community or profession.
5. Evidence of active involvement with student groups, college recruitment fairs, student events, etc.
6. Active involvement on department, college and university committees.
7. Active involvement in the academic profession.
8. Continuing evidence of collegiality
9. Conducting professional seminars or workshops and/or leadership in special activities or events.
10. Other evidence as described and documented in the Annual Performance Review.  

^NOTES

 An intellectual contribution must be either published, accepted for publication or be fully documented (i.e., completed manuscript), peer-reviewed presentation. When available, final documentation of a publication must be included in the RPT materials submitted for review (journal cover, index, off-print etc.) Per AACSB standards, peer reviewed refers to those intellectual contributions reviewed by academic, professional and/or practitioner colleagues. This would include reviews by editorial review boards or editors.

For purposes of the Haile/US Bank Collge of Business RPT policy documents, the broad category of intellectual contributions (ICs) consists of two distinct subcategories. The first is Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles (PRJs) and the second is Other Intellectual Contributions (OICs).

The quality of intellectual contributions is subject to the judgment of the departmental committee, the chair of the department, the Dean, and the Provost. All faculty and administrators participating in RPT decisions have the responsibility to review scholarly contributions for quality.

Consistent with the Faculty Handbook (ICV. B.2), the quality of Intellectual Contributions may be evaluated on any combination of the following as documented by materials submitted by the author:
               The intrinsic quality of the work itself;
               The quality of the journal/book as evidenced by:
                            Review Process
                                        Faculty must document the review process to demonstrate that it was 
                                        substantive
                            Acceptance Rate
                            Make-up of editorial board
                            Other factors
               Evidence of impact:
                           Citations of the publication
                           Citations of the journal/book
                           Circulation or level of adoption
                           Geographic scope (international vs. national vs. regional)
                           Other.

Once an intellectual contribution has been evaluated as of good quality by a completed process, that evaluation will remian for all subsequent RPT processes. It is possible for an intellectual contribution that has been evaluated of poor quality in a completed process to be reevaluated subsequently as of good quality.

Major contributing editor is defined as follows:

For journal articles all authors may qualify as major contributors; when there are 4 or more authors you will be asked to document your contribution to your Chair or Dean.

Note that in some situations the order of authors' names does not indicate degree of participation.

Tenure decisions will normally take into account all professional activities (teaching, scholarship, service) in the previous six years (i.e. most recent six years) for the application towards tenure. Applications for full professor will take into account all professional activities.

These policies for Reappointment, Promotion, and Tenure are effective for all new tenure-track faculty recruited to start their appointment in Fall 2010 or later. They are also effective for all applications to Full Professor in Fall 2010 or later. All other untenured tenure-track faculty may take a one-time choice as to "the policy of applicability" under which they will apply for promotion and tenure: the policy in effect in Fall 2009 or this new policy. Untenured, tenure-track faculty must identify the "Policy of Applicability" in the portfolio submitted in Fall 2010 for Reappointment.  

 

Major contributing author is defined as follows:

(1) for journal articles, textbooks or professional books with one, two, or three authors, all authors may qualify as major contributing authors;

or

(2) for all other multiple-authored works, the authors are assumed to have provided equal contributions unless they all indicate a different distribution. Works with three or more authors, therefore, have no major contributing author unless the authors specify otherwise. However, contributions from two or more works can be combined to qualify as a major contributing author. For example, an author who is one of three authors on two works is equivalent to a major contributing author (33% + 33% = 66%).

Note that in some situations the order of authors' names does not indicate degree of participation.

² An appropriate mix is one that achieves a balance of quantity and quality of intellectual contributions. Works that are published in refereed journals are the most important component of an appropriate mix. More refereed, published journal articles will always be preferable to a like number of other intellectual contributions. As the number of high quality, refereed journal articles increases, the less other works become necessary in the appropriate mix. The more limited the mix of intellectual contributions other than journal articles, the less appropriate the mix becomes.

Adopted May 2, 2003