Reappointment, Tenure, and Promotion Standards for Computational Science Teaching Faculty

6.1 Teaching

6.1.1 See the College and School Standards.
6.1.2 An excellent teacher challenges and motivates students; brings excitement to
the learning process; exemplifies scientific inquiry; creates an open and supportive
atmosphere; is responsive to students' needs; reflects on teaching praxis; and contributes
to curriculum development. The Computational Science Program recognizes that there
are many ways to achieve excellence in teaching and encourages each faculty member to
develop his or her own distinctive way of doing so. It is incumbent upon the faculty
member to present evidence of teaching excellence. Excellence in teaching is broadly
characterized by:
6.1.2.1 See the College and School Standards.
6.1.2.2 Sound course design and delivety in all teaching assignments,
which may include program courses at all levels, General Studies courses, and
independent studies.
6.1.2.3 See the College and School Standards.
6.1.2.4 See the College and School Standards.
6.1.3 Where appropriate, additional measures of teaching excellence may be
included, as indicated in the College policies.

6.2 Scholarly and Creative Activity

6.2.1 The teacher-scholar model recognizes that a serious and continuing
commitment to scholarship or creative activity (or both) enriches teaching and is
important for sustaining excellence wherever teaching takes place (in the classroom, in
the teaching laboratmy, in tutorials and independent studies, or in the field). The
Computational Science Program recognizes that each research program, whether it be
experimental, theoretical, or computational, has a unique rhythm, bearing flUit on its own
particular timeline. Scholarly work may be performed on or off campus. The candidate
is encouraged to involve students in his or her research program, if appropriate.
6.2.2 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.3 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4 As stated in the College Standards, it is always the case that the burden is on
the candidate to document the excellence of his or her work. In cases of shared or 
multiple authorship, clarification of the degree of the candidate's participation is
expected. In cases of conference presentations or proceedings, clarification should be
provided with regard to the selectivity of the review process. Broad considerations for
the evaluation of scholarly and creative activity include:
6.2.4.1 The capacity to bring scholarly projects to completion, which may
be demonstrated by a publication and presentation record, periodic grant reports,
patent applications, and manuscripts submitted for publication (for projects that
have not yet resulted in publication, inclusion of current unpublished manuscripts
accompanied by comments from knowledgeable peers, who may be external to
the College, is appropriate)
6.2.4.2 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4.3 Judgments of the worth and significance of the candidate's
scholarship provided by knowledgeable peers, who may be external to the
College; professional organizations; funding agencies; conference organizers; and
refereeing panels.
6.2.4.4 Appropriate incorporation of the candidate's work into the
classroom or teaching laboratory, the record of citations, implementation in public
or institutional policies, student involvement in the research program,
presentations, and publications.
6.2.4.5 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4.6 The Computational Science Program understands excellence in a
variety of scholarly activities to embody the following:
6.2.4.6.1 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4.6.2 Articles and other scholarly works should be published in
appropriate journals. The quality and importance of the journal may be
judged by knowledgeable faculty. College publications such as laboratory
manuals and other teaching materials should be evaluated by
knowledgeable peers, who may be external to the College. The quality
of material submitted to or contained in government documents should be
judged by the level of its pre-publication review. The main criterion is the
quality of the publications and presentations, not their number.
6.2.4.6.3 Scholarly activity that involves students as co-authors and
co-presenters is valued regardless of the venue.
6.2.4.6.4 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4.6.5 See the College and School Standards
6.2.4.6.6 Other forms of scholarly activity appearing in emerging
media, such as online journals, websites, f01ums, and blogs, may be
included, provided the quality of the work is evaluated by knowledgeable
peers, who may be external to the College.
6.2.4.6.7 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4.6.8 Professional activities undertaken as a practitioner or
consultant, including but not limited to serving as a peer reviewer or an
external program or department reviewer, serving on editorial boards of
scientific or other professional journals and publications, and conducting
contract research.
6.2.4.6.9 See the College and School Standards.
6.2.4.6.1 0 Grants or monetaty awards from governmental or nongovernmental organizations and subject to external peer review that are
funded, reviewed as fundable, or receive positive reviews from the
external evaluators and the College faculty are considered examples of
scholarship. Unfunded grants may also be used to demonstrate
scholarship, if supported by appropriate documentation of favorable
judgment by qualified objective sources. Such documentation could
include e.g. all reviewer and program director comment sheets.
6.2.4.6.11 See the College Standards.

6.3. College and Community Service

6.3.1 A faculty member in the Computational Science Program may contribute to
the achievement of the College's mission by participating in governance activities, such
as taking on a leadership role at the Program, School, or College level. The
Computational Science Program evaluates these contributions based on their quality
rather than their number. These contributions may require the capacity to work
collaboratively with other members of the College community and may include activities
related to alumni and the College Foundation or other agencies.
6.3.2 See the College and School Standards.
6.3.3 See the College and School Standards.
6.3.4 See the College and School Standards.
6.3.5 See the College and School Standards.