Peer Review Committee
Faculty Grant Criteria
Summary
Dr. Crockett asked the Peer Review Committee to rank the criteria used in evaluating Faculty Grant Applications. Each committee member went back to their department and asked them to rank the four criteria in order to lay the ground work for a discussion at the Spring 06 All College Meeting. The following is a summary from each department.
Paralegal
1.
Professional Development - as staying current and striving to be leaders in our
professions takes support and commitment.
2.
Creative Activity-striving to try new and innovative challenges strengthens us
as teachers and the university as a whole.
3.
Research - an important activity but already an expectation in the contract.
4. Degree
Completion-this is mainly an individual goal and benefits the individual
singularly. Attainment of an advanced
degree would be considered at promotion/tenure time and should be an
accomplishment the individual achieved over and above performing his/her
contractual duties.
1.
Research
and/or Creative Research - The dominant theme was that first priority should be
given to proposals that suggested meritorious research regardless of faculty
degree status. Applications need to be done with care reflecting detailed goals
and objectives worthy of a high level professional effort. All aspects of application questions need to
be addressed.
2.
Growth
and Development - remains the major concern.
This may or may not involve a major conference.
3.
Finally,
we are concerned with outcomes that might somehow be evaluated.
Mass Communications
The
faculty ranked the criteria as follows:
1.
Creative
Activity
2.
Research
3.
Degree
Completion
4.
Professional
Development
The faculty
felt that each of the above was important.
Some felt that creative activity and research should be considered as
one category.
Technology
The
Department of Technology suggested a two tiered evaluation for each
application. First, the application
would be evaluated based on the quality of the proposal. Second, the proposal
would be ranked based on the priorities set by the department of the
applicant. To be funded, a proposal
would need to be ranked high for the quality of the proposal and its ability to
meet the priorities set by the department.
1.
Professional
Development
2.
Scholarly/Creative
Work
3.
Research
Leading to Publications
4.
Degree
Completion