Please Complete in Duplicate

Please Complete in Duplicate

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PLEASE COMPLETE IN DUPLICATE

THE CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA

WASHINGTON, DC 20064

Recommendation for Appointment with Continuous Tenure

SECTION I

APPLICATION

To be completed by the Candidate

Name______Rank______

School______Date of First Appointment ______

Department______Date Probationary Period Ends ______

Education (College and University)

Institution / Degree / Date of Degree

Full-Time College or University Faculty Experience:

Institution / Rank / From / To

Courses taught during the last three years (Please submit available course evaluations).

Course Number

/

Course Title

/

Credit Hours

Number of dissertations/theses directed/read during the last five years

Level

/

Directed

/

Read

Completed

/

In Progress

/

Completed

/

In Progress

Doctoral
Masters/Licentiate

Describe any special instructional efforts (e.g. course development, curricular planning)

Membership and Offices in Learned or Professional Societies.

Awards and other distinctions.

Describe the committees on which you have served as well as other service to the department, school and university (attach additional sheets if more space is needed).
Publications/Products: (List each publication/product submitted for consideration during the tenure review. Assign a number to each publication and affix this number to the reprint or copy of the publications submitted with the application. Complete a summary for each publication using the form on page 5)

Appraisal of Publication/Product:

[State briefly the nature of contribution of each publication/product. Attach reviews or critiques, not abstracts, if applicable. Duplicate this page as necessary.]

Publication No.Title

Author(s)

Published in/by

Candidate’s Appraisal of Contribution:

Evaluation:

Department Chair:

Signature of Department Chair

School Committee on Appointments and Promotions:

Signature of Committee Chair

Please include below or attach on a separate page a description as to how you contribute to the advancement of the mission of the University through your teaching, research and service.

(Prior to developing your response, please review the Mission Statement and the paragraph on Catholic Identity in Part I of the Faculty Handbook and meet with the dean of your school to discuss your contributions.)

DateSignature of Candidate

SECTION II

EVALUATION

To be completed by the Department Chair or the Dean in Schools without Departments, in light of the criteria for tenure as specified in the Faculty Handbook, Part II, Section D-8

  1. Please describe how the candidate contributes to the advancement of the mission of the University, as expressed in its Statement of Aims and Goals. Please include in your response a specific reference concerning the candidate’s awareness of the University’s Catholic nature and in what ways the candidate support this.
  1. Please describe how the candidate contributes to the specific goals, objectives and needs of the department (if applicable) and school.
  1. Could a more promising candidate be found for this position? If not, please describe how the candidate is one of the best qualified individuals available for this faculty position.
  1. Please summarize the student evaluations of the candidate’s teaching.
  1. Please rate the candidate’s status in the following areas:

Area

/

Outstanding

/

Above

Average /

Average

/

Below

Average /

Poor

Knowledge of Subject
Teaching Effectiveness
Keeping Current in Field
Availability to Students
Rapport with Students
Competence as a Research Scholar
Scholarly Productivity
Standing Among Comparable Scholars
Service to School and University
Effective Work on Committees
Moral Integrity
Collegiality
Participation in Professional Organizations
  1. Overall Assessment of the Candidate:

Outstanding ____ Above Average ____ Average ____ Below Average ____ Poor ____

  1. List below the names and affiliations of persons outside the University who have attested to the scholarly or professional reputation of the candidate. Please also indicate who (dean, chair, candidate) selected each reviewer. Attach to this application correspondence associated with outside evaluation of the candidate.

Name / Institution / Selected by

Evaluation Completed by ______

SignatureDate

SECTION III

RECORD OF VOTES

Note 1: Each reviewing body must keep minutes and other pertinent records arising from its deliberations. If the decision is negative, the minutes must include factors considered in the discussion. In the interest of expediting the process the minutes are not ordinarily forwarded to the next reviewing body but, if requested, the pertinent sections of the minutes must be made available. (Faculty Handbook, Part II-C-3, .074).

Note 2: The votes of Ordinary Professors in departmental and school reviews are taken concurrently with those of all Senior Faculty but are recorded separately. For this purpose, Ordinary Professors who wish to have their vote recorded separately shall designate their rank on the ballots. (Faculty Handbook, Part II-C-3, .073).

I. Department (Departmentalized Schools Only):

  • Tenured Senior FacultyFor: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____
  • Ordinary Professors For: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____

(Must be recorded anytime an Ordinary Professor designates her or his rank on a ballot)

I endorsethe appointment contained herein.

I do not endorse

Signature of Department Chair/ Date

II. School

  • Committee on Appointments and Promotion For: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____
  • Tenured Senior Faculty (All schools, except the School of Arts & Sciences) (cf. Faculty Handbook, Part II-C-8, .097 and .098).

For: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____

Ordinary Professors (except the School of Arts & Sciences) (cf. Faculty Handbook, Part II-C-8, .097 and .098). (Must be recorded anytime an Ordinary Professor designates her or his rank on a ballot)

For: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____

I endorsethe appointment contained herein.

I do not endorse

Signature of Dean /Date

Signature of Dean /Date

III. Academic Senate

  • Committee on Appointments and Promotion For: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____
  • Academic Senate For: ____ Against: ____ Abstain: ____

Signature of Dean /Date

Signature of Vice Provost /Date

IV. President

  • Approve _____Disapprove _____

Signature of Dean /Date

President/ Provost/Date

V. Board of Trustees

  • Approve _____Disapprove _____

Signature of Dean /Date

Secretary/Date

Form 1-T, Recommendation for Appointment with Continuous Tenure, revised, June 2006