Franciscan University Faculty Appraisal Process

1. Franciscan University Faculty Appraisal Process Franciscan University of Steubenville

2. Agenda • Context, history, purpose • Faculty Performance Appraisal at Franciscan • FUS Department Annual Report and Plans for the Coming Year • Integration and Communicating Among Planning Processes at FUS • Conclusions

3. About Franciscan University • Faithfully Catholic and purposefully seeking to operate from the Heart of the Church • Comprehensive; Associates, Bachelors, and Masters liberal arts University located in Steubenville • At about 2400 students and 40+ programs • Has a structure with a strong VPAA and Rotating Chairs / Graduate Directors who teach and research • Recap of recent history as in our paper

4. Purpose • Faculty evaluation at Franciscan University attempts to foster: • Faculty collaboration as communities (programs, departments) with “practices” • Documentation of evidence of distinction • Self-reflection and self-direction in articulating personal and communal plans for growth

5. Areas Measured for Faculty Performance at Franciscan • Teaching • Scholarship • Internal Service • External Service • All Areas are examined with quantitative and qualitative methods which are “triangulated”

6. The Faculty Appraisal Packet • The FUS Faculty Appraisal Packet has the following: • A cover letter that tells the faculty the purpose of the Faculty Appraisal at Franciscan University • A quantitative checklist of work load indicators • A list of faculty generated “products” and authentic evidences (sample graded work, class observations) • A four section narrative on contributions and goals. • A summary signature page for the faculty and chair

7. Student Ratings • Sample chart with Z’s and Progress on relevant objectives

8. Student Ratings • Sample provided below

9. Quantitative Worksheet: Information Gained from Checklist • Descriptive ‘profiles’ or ‘types’ are created • What does a full professor at FUS look like based on the quantities reported compared to other ranks? • What characteristics do those most recently promoted to the rank of __X__ demonstrate? • What are our trends on these factors within ranks?

10. Quantitative Worksheet: Information Gained from Checklist • Examples: from a department

11. Quantitative Worksheet: Information Gained from Checklist

12. Quantitative Worksheet: Information Gained from Checklist

13. Quantitative Worksheet: Information Gained from Checklist

14. Authentic Assessment of Faculty • SoTL projects are contracted with the CTLL (Center for Teaching and Learning) • Research for university operations Faculty can ‘own’ the results for scholarship / evidence • Narrative Faculty / Chair • Faculty are encouraged to offer the kinds of complex ‘products’ needed to demonstrate, to make the case for, distinction • VPAA must approve verification method

15. Sample Faculty Goals from FUS Appraisal Packet • Next year I plan to write a reflective article based on an attempt to use a new teaching strategy (X) in course (Y) to examine if it helps students meet a course learning objective (Z) and I hope to publish it in a SoTL Journal • I want the FUS Center for Teaching Learning and Leadership to help me by ….

16. FUS Department Annual Report and Plans for the Coming Year • Student learning assessment outcome/action • Course level GPA analysis • Operational indicators like class size trends • Educational and operational goals for the program / department integrating the above • Can “communicate” with other planning modalities like: • Faculty Career Flight Plan, SoTL Projects, Action Projects, Long Range Academic Plans and University Strategic Plans

17. Integration and communicating among Planning processes at FUS

18. Integration and communicating among Planning processes at FUS

19. Conclusions • The Faculty Appraisal Process at Franciscan University of Steubenville seeks to give formative and summative feedback to the teacher • It features both qualitative and quantitative measures • It features feedback on each individual faculty member from many perspectives to inform VPAA decision • It is flexible and adaptable to changes overtime to support the university mission and vision

20. Conclusions • Faculty Appraisal at FUS can result in specified goals and plans • These are captured in annual appraisal and Department Reports These can be funded in the given year through budget allocation of special project fund • They may be documented over time in career flight plans of individual faculty or in long range academics division planning • Others, captured in long range plans, are argued for to be moved to the University Wide level or pursued in the future, as means allow

21. Franciscan University Faculty Appraisal Process Franciscan University of Steubenville

22. Franciscan University Presents at the HLC 2009 Annual Meeting on Faculty Evaluation: Relevant Links • 2009 Appraisal Packet • Sample Goals • Sample IDEA Sheet • Sample SoTL Proposal • Benchmarks for Faculty Productivity • Department Annual Report • Integrating Faculty Appraisal, Development, Benchmarks (Scholarship and Service) & University Planning