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COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
DEPARTMENTAL RPT COMMITTEE WORKSHOP
September 26 and September 30, 2014
North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
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Goals of the Workshop
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To develop a set of “best practices” for evaluating applicants
for reappointment, promotion and tenure.
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To develop a set of “best practices” for writing the
recommendation or report.
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To learn about the new electronic submission, reading and
reporting system
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Overview of the Workshop
I.
University policies relevant to RPT
II. Responsibilities of Departmental RPT
Committees
III. Expectations of the Departmental RPT
Report
IV. Electronic submission, accessing, reading
and reporting procedures
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Policies Matter
 Know the relevant policies.
 Adhere to the policies.
 When in doubt, ask your Chair and the Dean’s
Office. We will contact the Provost’s Office, if
we do not have the answer.
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I.
Key RPT Policies
(NCA&T Faculty Handbook)
1. Faculty Departmental RPT Committee
2. Criteria for the Evaluation of the Faculty
3. Policies Concerning the Minimum Requirements and
General Criteria for Promotion in Rank and/or
Permanent Tenure
4. Regulations on Academic Freedom, Tenure and Due
Process
5. Confidentiality of Personnel Records
6. Departmental Standards
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1. Departmental RPT Committee
(Faculty Handbook 5.1.3)
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Consists of the Department Chairperson and a maximum of
six tenured faculty.
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Is elected by tenure and tenure-track faculty members.
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The total membership must always be odd.
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One or two members can be elected from other departments,
if the home department is small.
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Shall elect a Chairperson.
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Suggestion: designate a Secretary or Recorder.
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Policy asks the Committee to use Appendices C-2 and C-3 of
Faculty Handbook and Departmental Standards, among other
criteria.
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2. Criteria for the Evaluation of Faculty
(Faculty Handbook, Appendix C-2)
 Effective Teaching (also refer to Standards)
 Research Performance/Creative Endeavor and
Professional Growth (disciplinary-specific; refer to
Departmental Standards)
 Service to the University (Department, College and
University; refer to Standards.)
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3. Policies Concerning the Minimum
Requirements and General Criteria for Promotion
in Rank and/or Tenure
(Faculty Handbook, Appendix C-3)
 General criteria do not preclude additional criteria as
determined by Departmental Standards
 Assistant Professor (reappointment): Promise
 Associate Professor (promotion and tenure): Actual
performance/Accomplishments and future potential
 Professor (promotion to full professor): Recognition by
associates and students as capable in the areas of
teaching, researcher/scholarship/creative endeavor, and
service.
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4. Regulations on Academic Freedom, Tenure and
Due Process
(Faculty Handbook, Appendix B-2)
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Definition and purposes of academic freedom and academic
tenure.
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This is the “go to” document for RPT, from initiation of
reappointment, tenure and/or promotion process by faculty
member to the grounds for appeal and the appeals process, in
case of nonreappointment or denial of tenure.
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Impermissible grounds for nonreappointment and for denial of
tenure/promotion application (First Amendment Rights,
discrimination, personal malice).
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Grounds for discharge and grounds for termination, including
of permanently tenured faculty.
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5. Confidentiality of Personnel Records
(Faculty Handbook 6.16)
 Information that is available for public inspections vs.
employment-related or personal information that is
confidential and not a part of the public record.
 Do not share disagreements, arguments, irrelevant
information, etc., with non-committee members.
 Maintain the credibility of the committee (and, hence the
credibility of the process and the decisions) in the eyes
of the applicant and colleagues at all times.
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6. Departmental Standards
 Each member should keep handy a copy of
Standards in force when faculty member
joined the Department.
 Read.
 Apply.
 Explicitly refer to the Standards in sections of
the Departmental Report.
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II. Responsibilities of Departmental
RPT Committees
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Evaluate fairly and thoroughly, according to University policies
and Departmental Standards.
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Your report is a reflection of how rigorously you adhere to and
apply policies and Standards.
 Maintain confidentiality and, in the process, the
credibility of the committee.
 Careers and lives are at stake, as is the quality of the
faculty and the standing of the Department, College and
University.
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III. Expectations of Departmental
RPT Reports
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Provide evidence to support or justify ratings/evaluations in each of
the areas of Teaching, Research and Service and in the overall
recommendation. Refer to the Standards.
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Go beyond description. Evaluate. Why do you recommend (or do not
recommend) the faculty member for reappointment, promotion and/or
tenure? Refer to the Standards.
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For reappointments, provide feedback to indicate whether or not the
faculty member is progressing as expected. Provide concrete
evidence or examples of sufficiency and/or insufficiency. Use
constructive and supportive language. Refer to the Standards.
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Sample reports can be provided upon request of the Committee: (1)
positive reappointment recommendation; (2) concerns at
reappointment; (3) positive tenure and promotion recommendation; (4)
negative tenure and promotion recommendation; (4) positive
promotion recommendation; (5) negative promotion recommendation.
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Resources Available
on the College’s Webpage
 http://www.ncat.edu/academics/schoolscolleges1/cas/faculty-resources/rpt-forms.html
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IV. Tutorial on Electronic Submission,
Reading and Reporting
Dr. Craig Rhodes, Special Assistant to the Provost
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Questions?
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