ASSESSMENT COMMITTEES Clause Samples

ASSESSMENT COMMITTEES. A. The primary responsibilities of the Assessment Committees (AC) shall be the assessment of the individual's professional growth, contributions to the College/ University, teaching effectiveness and the identification of any area(s) for improvement. B. The AC may be the personnel committee of each department or other appropriate academic unit, which constitutes the first level of consideration in the personnel process currently in force at each College/University. Only tenured faculty may serve on ACs. C. Assessments shall be based on the following: 1. The Individual Faculty Member Self-Study. On a five-year cycle, the faculty member/librarian will engage in a thorough and in-depth process of self-reflection. The format for the presentation of the results of the process of self reflection should at a minimum include: a. An assessment of his/her contributions including contributions to the direction/mission of the department, school and College/University over the last five years and his/her intentions for future contributions; b. An assessment of his/her teaching effectiveness; c. A statement of his/her own professional objectives and how they might best be achieved; d. An assessment of professional strengths and/or areas for improvement; e. What career development assistance is needed.