FACULTY ANNUAL REPORT (FAR) / MERIT PAY APPLICATION
Faculty Member’s Name: ______
Academic Year: From May 1, 20__ thru April 30, 20__
Department: ______School: ______
On the basis of accomplishments reported on this form, I am applying for merit in:
[ ] SCHOLARSHIP [ ] TEACHING AND SERVICE [ ] BOTH
[ ] I AM NOT APPLYING FOR MERIT PAY
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Note: The followingdescription of the FAR form and its three sections for reporting accomplishments in scholarship, teaching, and serviced are prefaced with relevant excerpts from the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
From CBA, ARTICLE XV, WORKING CONDITIONS (p. 27)
Y.Faculty Annual Report. By May 1 each year, each faculty member will submit to their Department Head, in a format to be agreed on by the Faculty Federation and the University, a Faculty Annual Report (FAR). The FAR will describe the faculty member’s activities during that academic year in Teaching, Scholarship and/or Creative Activity, Service, and other areas that contributed to the goals of the Department, School or University.
(1) The Department Head will review and discuss the FAR with the faculty member
by June 1 and indicate in writing any issues or areas of needed improvement. The
dates in this procedure can be extended by mutual agreement in the case of
extenuating circumstances.
(2) The information provided in the FAR will be the basis for annual evaluations of
probationary faculty, course load reductions, summer fellowships, merit pay, and
promotion stipend reviews.
(3) Except as set forth elsewhere in this Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the
Faculty Federation and the University, the FAR shall constitute the sole report
submitted by the faculty member.
SCHOLARSHIP AND/OR CREATIVE ACTIVITY
List and describe your accomplishments in the areas of scholarship or creative activities during the current academic year. Include work performed on projects not yet completed. For work in progress, include the status of the project and the expected completion date of the project.
From CBA, APPENDIX A - SCHEDULE II, CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR RANK AND PROMOTION, PARAGRAPHA. (pp. 46-47)
3. Definition of scholarship and creative work
a.“A” Scholarship– The University places premium value on peer reviewed
scholarship which is shared with the discipline through any of the following:
- Article in a refereed scholarly journal
- Scholarly book or monograph
- Textbook (authored, first edition, recognized academic publisher)
- Award of a competitive funded research grant in which the faculty member is a principal or co-principal investigator where the amount of the grant is equal to or greater than $5,000
- Article or chapter in a scholarly book
- Comparable achievements in literary writing, the fine arts, performing arts, design, cinema, video or related technologies
b.“B” Scholarship – The University values scholarly contributions which are
shared with the discipline in the following ways:
- Chapter in a textbook
- Scholarly paper in a refereed conference proceeding
- Textbook revision or editorship
- Teacher’s manual, exercises or other supplementary materials for use in acollege-level course
- Paper at a state, regional or national scholarly meeting or presentation at atrade association meeting
- Award of other competitive grant in which the faculty member is aprincipal or co-principal investigator
- Scholarly book review, commentary, teaching notes, instructional softwareor other non-research based piece published in scholarly books or journals
- Science abstract, legal case note or comparable research report
- Publication in trade journals
- Comparable achievements in literary writing, the fine arts, performing
- arts, design, cinema, video or related technologies
c.The Dean can consider works not included in items 3.a. and 3.b. of this article as
“A” or “B” scholarship if it can be demonstrated that those works are equivalentvalue as the works included in these items. The determination by the Dean that awork equivalent to “A” or “B” scholarship shall be in writing and is not subject toappeal.
Scholarship and/or Creative Activity Accomplishments (Identified as Category A or B):
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TEACHING
List and describe your accomplishments in the area of teaching. The teaching accomplishments can be addressed by the appropriate accomplishments in the following areas:
From CBA, APPENDIX A - SCHEDULE II, CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR RANK AND PROMOTION, PARAGRAPHB. (pp. 48-49)
1.For teaching faculty:
a.Course and curriculum development and design
b.Implementation of learning outcomes assessment with Appendix K titled
“Guidelines for Determining the Applicability of a Learning OutcomesAssessment Mechanism” serving as a guideline for determining the applicability of an outcomes assessment mechanism.
c.Efforts on the part of the faculty member to update the knowledge of their
discipline to the state-of-the-art, provided that the effort results in a deliverable result such as certification or significant revision to course content.
2.For librarians:
a.Knowledge of the specifics of a particular job and demonstrated skill in
performing that job including judgment and decision-making abilities, quality of completed work assignments, and the ability to set and accomplish appropriate performance goals.
b.Professional knowledge including trends, issues, new ideas, and technological
changes in librarianship and the demonstrated ability to apply them within the university setting:
c.Understanding of the policies, procedures, and services of the University’s
Libraries, and an ability to serve the Library clientele through interpretation of these policies and procedures:
d.Demonstrated ability to work cooperatively with University faculty/staff,
academic administrators and the Library staff, to further the educational and research goals of the University:
Teaching Accomplishments:
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SERVICE
List and describe your accomplishments in the area of service. Service to the university, school, department, profession, and/or community can be demonstrated by accomplishments in the follow areas:
From CBA, APPENDIX A - SCHEDULE II, CRITERIA AND PROCEDURES FOR RANK AND PROMOTION, PARAGRAPHC. (p. 50)
1.A candidate for promotion can demonstrate service through the following
mechanisms:
a.Chair or active participant in a University, school or department committee
b.Officer, committee chair or active participant in an organization that furthers the
faculty member’s academic discipline
c.Advisor to a student organization
d.Active participant in a task force or project established by the appropriate
Department Head, Dean or the Chief Academic Officerfor the betterment of the department, school or University
e.Work on behalf of the Faculty Federation, for example, negotiating the contract or
contractual issues that contribute to the overall goals of the University.
f.Community service which brings positive recognition to the University.
g.Editorship or review board for a scholarly or professional journal or reviewing for
an academic or professional conference.
h.Other activities representing service as recommended by the appropriate Dean
Service Accomplishments:
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FACULTY MEMBER COMMENTS(Optional)
(This section may be used to (1) further describe accomplishments listed above, (2) list and/or describe accomplishments that are unique to qualifying for merit (see Appendix A – Schedule I, 7. Merit Pay Plan, paragraphs (f) and (g)), (3) describe changes in professional objectives, or (4) provide other relevant statements to a department head or dean.)
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SIGNATUREDATE
DEPARTMENT HEAD COMMENTS AND MERIT RECOMMENDATION
I am making the following recommendation based on the Faculty Annual Report.
[ ] RECOMMENDED FOR MERIT BASED ON SCHOLARSHIP
[ ] RECOMMENDED FOR MERIT BASED ON TEACHING AND SERVICE
[ ] RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING/ SERVICE
[ ] NOT RECOMMENDED FOR MERIT
Comments.______
SIGNATUREDATE
DEAN COMMENTS AND MERIT RECOMMENDATION
I am making the following recommendation based on the Faculty Annual Report.
[ ] RECOMMENDED FOR MERIT BASED ON SCHOLARSHIP
[ ] RECOMMENDED FOR MERIT BASED ON TEACHING AND SERVICE
[ ] RECOMMENDED FOR BOTH SCHOLARSHIP AND TEACHING/ SERVICE
[ ] NOT RECOMMENDED FOR MERIT
Comments.______
SIGNATUREDATE
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