Transition from LRT to P&T Mentorship Transition from LRT to P&T

Transition from LRT to P&T Faculty Engagement Departmental Evaluation Criteria Mentorship Faculty Engagement and Contributions Plans/Reports

Department’s Responsibility Model a Learning Mindset. Define how P&T Mentorship Teams are created. Guiding questions for this task are at the end of these slides.

Modeling a Learning Mindset We hire great people. We should provide holistic support so they can succeed. This includes: Aligning goals with SUU’s student-centered mission; Holding faculty accountable; Providing guidance and tangible suggestions for improvement.

Guiding Questions - 1 Who will determine the P&T Mentorship Team for each incoming faculty member? Will the decision be made randomly, by a committee, by the department chair, or by some other process? How much input will the incoming faculty member provide during the creation of the P&T Mentorship Team? What type of information will inform the process? Potential information might include the faculty member’s specific interests and goals, the faculty member’s strengths and areas of improvement, the potential mentors’ interests and strengths, etc. How many Associate and/or Full Professors will be on each P&T Mentorship Team? Note: The minimum is two for tenure-track faculty, and one for non-tenure-track faculty.

Guiding Questions - 2 Will a faculty member’s P&T Mentorship Team rotate in membership, or will it remain consistent until the faculty member advances to the rank of Associate Professor? If the membership rotates, what is the rotation process? If the membership remains constant, how will a mentor be replaced if the mentor retires, goes on sabbatical, or leaves the university for another reason? Will P&T Mentorship Teams in this department be restricted to Associate and Full Professors from within the department, or will they include Associate and Full Professors from other departments? If faculty from other departments are eligible, are faculty from other colleges/schools eligible?

Guiding Questions - 3 What will be the process for mentored faculty to request new mentors? Note: This, too, must align with the revised Policy 6.1. If a faculty member requests an ad hoc committee to evaluate the Mid-Point Review and/or Tenure Application, how will the ad hoc committee be selected? Will it be restricted to faculty within the department and college/school?

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