No MORE!

Provost Powerpoint Plan

Above is one of the Powerpoint slides that Provost Haggett presented to the Academic and Student Affairs committee of the BOT on Feb 15.  Note that (1) the plan is obviously to dismember the College and its academic integrity/autonomy as guaranteed by department structures and disciplines, and (2) and, apparently, to entirely bypass the current CAS Dean in this process. Copies of the entire presentation will be sent around by various folks in the College. Or, if you email ASCBloggie.com, then Bloggie will send you the complete Powerpoint presentation so that you can see for yourself what our corporate masters are planning for our students and us and the College. This revered institution will apparently die, a death administered by medical prescription, in its hundredth year. The Provost also seems to think a great deal of the Arizona State University structure, so beware its mindless application. 

Will Dr. Jacobs be signing the death certificate for the College of Arts and Sciences? 

Beam Me Up Scotty

An accurate description of the presentation by his eminence Dr. Scott Scarborough is below. An additional point I believe is worth mentioning. A slide was shown purporting to represent what Board of Trustees members read. While we were disappointed that this blog was not listed as being a part of their reading list, we are hopeful that was merely an oversight. (It should be pointed out that Dick Tracy and The Hulk were not among the cited materials either so we don't feel too badly.) The reading referred to new models in higher education and the unsustainability of the present model. While earlier in the meeting we passed a new minor in, of all things, Sustainability, the irony seemed lost on Dr. Scarborough. The point is what "new models" are they considering?

Evidently our esteemed Provost gave a presentation to the BOT that proclaimed a reorganization of the university. It would be nice if the faculty were let in on such a thing. It has long been my own point of view that reorganization is the last refuge of scoundrels. Any organizational structure works if you have the right people. No organizational structure works if you have the wrong people. Have you ever wondered why only higher education and the government have seen a growth in middle management? If the BOT really has "ideas" why not share them with those most affected--the faculty and students?

Truth and Beauty Hold Sway as VP Scarborough Addresses ASC

Shades of the State Central Committee!

Yesterday afternoon VP Scott Scarborough dazzled himself and the Dean, who nodded approvingly in the back row, as he presented powerpoint slides that covered everything financial about the university except what he had been asked to talk about. ASC members appeared somewhat less dazzled.

As a performance, however, this reviewer rates the presentation an A+ Maybe even higher, a stellar piece of work. As useful, forthright information however, the grade is about a D-, this high mainly for the special effort demonstrated in placing a cute little ground squirrel image in the slides, shown "nibblng" away at the budget. But this nibbling strategy is no longer possible because "we" are down to the bone already, stated the VP. Imaginative solutions are required. Apparently, "imaginative" these days means unquestioned obedience to the will of Premier Jacobs. One also wonders who "we" may be. "We" certainly isn't Scarborough, Jacobs, the CAS Dean or any of the pet imaginary projects of this administration, which, imaginary or not, get a lion's share of funding despite the fact that they earn nothing.

ASC Chair Patrick, incidentally, pointed out during the Scarborough presentation that the questions Scarborough projected onto the screen were NOT the questions that had been sent to him from ASC and that had been collected from ASC members. Apparently there was some discussion and intervention at the level of the Dean's office which resulted in the substitution of soft questions that contributed to the peppermint fog atmosphere of the presentation.

No wonder the AAUP refuses to negotiate furloughs until the administration provides some forthright financial information. Based on what this reviewer saw yesterday, this administration, including the CAS Dean, seems to believe it is dealing with an audience of yokels.

The squirrel was cute. I suggest that another species of rodent shown gnawing away at the budget may have been a more appropriate choice.

The only clear message this reviewer gleaned from the presentation is that punitive budgeting of the Arts and Sciences College will not only continue, but increase.

Thank you, Mr. Scarborough, for an illuminating presentation.

Furloughs One More Time

I read with interest the Independent Collegian article about furloughs. The part that surprised me most was the response from Provost Gold. While the Main campus seems to have a plan, his response was one of we'll get around to it when we have to. There were no specifics. This raises several questions.

1. Does the Provost have a brilliant plan and was merely missquoted by the IC?

2. Does the Health Sciences Campus Provost not need a plan?

3. Is the Provost of the Health Sciences Campus so busy promoting research and bringing in millions that this has just slipped his mind? By the by, rumor has it that research dollars on their campus have fallen for several years in a row. But that's probably just a rumor.

Goats of Cash

Professor Heberle's Letter to BOT

This may be old news to some, but it is of interest.  The Collegian published Professor Heberle's letter to the BOT regarding President Jacobs'  proposed/imposed final step tenure interview. The comments are also of interest.   See:

http://www.independentcollegian.com/forum/letter-to-the-board-of-trustees-1.2153592 

   

The Letter

So, did you all get "the letter?" It's the one explaining that the University is considering another early retirement incentive package. They claim in the letter that the really neat thing about this one is you can nominate yourself. I thought you could always do that. Maybe we can get them to offer Bloggie a retirement package. A really neat thing would be if you could nominate others for retirement. Oh boy. Have I got a list.

Furloughs--Again

There has been a fairly good discussion of furloughs being carried on by some of you via this blog. I would like to try to make a couple of things clear. Should it come to a question of taking the furlough or being "laid off" then the furlough is the better of two rotten choices. However, the real question is, "Should it come to this?" This blog has been asking for over a year for a real accounting of how much money comes in, how much is spent and where it is spent. Are furloughs necessary because of a significant drop in funding or because we are funding pet projects, friends and bonuses? This administration has taken the word transparency out of its vocabulary. (That assumes it was ever there to begin with.) In the past, the university's budget, The Blue Book, was always available in its printed form in the library. That is no longer true. If you wish, you may request certain parts of the budget, but not the whole thing. The goal is to make the gathering of information difficult for those who are interested but not part of the inner circle. Those being considered for lay offs or furloughs have a right to know that there are real reasons this has to take place. So far this administration has not been forthcoming with those reasons.

For and of the Birds

Research Active Description

The following is posted for general informational purposes.    A couple of points:

1. Allegedly, according to some senior faculty members, this list is based on another that circulated quite a few years back (more than ten).

2, Despite all the sound and fury and time and energy spent over last year's workload agreement process, the rumor/vicious gossip mill (one of the more reliable sources of information in the College) has it that only 4 or 5 "violations" were actually discovered in the college; the Provost and Dean seemed to think last year, however, based on their comments in meetings, that most, or at least much, of the faculty were not teaching .  The Dean made a comment that "some of us will just have to pick up a book and get back in the classroom."    An interesting perception that one.  But as ever, higher level policy seems informed by vague perceptions and psychological projection more than facts. 

3. The "rubric" or algorithm that is allegedly used by the Dean's and Provost's offices to actually calculate the workload of faculty, and determine teaching loads as well, has not been produced by the Dean or Dean's Office, despite repeated requests from various faculty. So far it appears to be a secret document, perhaps some sort of numerological or cabalistic reading applied in a ghostly and mysterious fashion via a secret ceremony.    

The list itself begins below....

  

“Research Active Faculty” in the College of Arts and Sciences

 

In the College of Arts and Sciences faculty members in all disciplines who create an ongoing record of publication in peer-refereed books or scholarly journals or make formal oral presentations at meetings of international, national, or regional scholarly associations are considered “research active.”   Faculty members in the arts who produce original, peer-reviewed performances, works of art, or who play an integral creative role in such production (design, direction, conducting, curating, etc.) are “research active.”   When grants in support of professional activity yield completed work that is published or publicly performed or exhibited, the grant writing is considered an aspect of research.   Professional activity often can include various forms of public engagement or involvement related to one’s field of expertise, including developing community-oriented projects, workshops, and presentations, and the securing of grants for, or contracts or consultancies with community organizations, institutions, or agencies. This activity is also a characteristic of a “research active” faculty member, but is neither necessary nor sufficient to be considered “research active.”

 

 

Research Activity in the Arts

DRAFT 5

February 24, 2009

 

 

I.      Guidelines for faculty who are research active in the Arts: 

 

Research active faculty members in Art, Music, Theatre and Film may engage in traditional scholarly research, in creative activity, or in a combination of the two.

 

Production of any of the items or participation in any of the activities below, given appropriate quality as determined by the DPC and Chair, indicates that a faculty member is research active.  The combination and number will and certainly should shift from year to year, but what should remain evident is steadiness and seriousness in pursuing a coherent research agenda.  That is, scholarly and creative production should result in work which is recognized by established communities of thinkers, writers, artists and scholars at the local, state, regional, national and/or international level.  

 

Research activity for the sake of reaching a numerical quota is discouraged.  Department DPCs and Chairs must have the right and responsibility to judge and balance both quantity and quality when determining a faculty member’s research and creative activity contribution relative to teaching and service.  Department DPCs and Chairs should also exercise their judgment in crediting a faculty member’s track record in producing quality scholarly and creative work. 

 

For arts faculty engaged in traditional research, publication is of the highest value, given appropriate quality, but credit should be given to all activities that will eventually lead to publication.  However, many of these faculty members are also expected to, or do pursue creative activity, curatorial activities or interpretive writing in the arts. Therefore, their research activity may be a combination of traditional scholarly activities, creative efforts, and /or unique undertakings related to the interpretation and exhibition or performance of works of art. 

 

Creative activity in the arts most typically leads to an original, peer-reviewed performance, work of art, or accomplishment. Work that is published or publicly performed or exhibited is of primary importance, although creative activity can include various forms of public engagement or involvement related to one’s field of expertise, including developing community-oriented projects, workshops, and presentations.  In addition, these faculty members may also pursue scholarly research, artistic criticism or curatorial work.

 

Only broad quantitative parameters are appropriate for research in the Arts.  For instance, a research active faculty member may never produce a book, and yet publish a steady stream of important, substantial articles.  In addition, some creative and scholarly activity, such as writing a book or full length play, creating a film or an in-depth artistic series or an extensive archive, or composing large musical works may well be multi-year projects.  Evidence of ongoing research or creative activity that has not yet resulted in publication or other dissemination will be considered as “in progress” professional activity and will receive credit in proportion to its importance as described by the candidate and interpreted by the department.

 

 

II.     Professional Activities: Lists and Examples by Discipline

 

 

MUSIC

 

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

 

Research active faculty members in Music engage in the following kinds of creative activity:

·       Original compositions or recordings which are clearly the product of significant original research, discovery and/or creative effort.

·       Composition of original music arrangements or transcriptions or editions

·       Recording contracts

·       Participation as either an entrant or juror on invitational music festivals, contests, etc.,

·       Presentation of on and off-campus performances, papers, lectures, master classes, workshops, festivals, session(s) at professional conferences (e.g. OMEA, MENC, CBDNA, ACDA, CMS, etc.) and other venues.

·       Performances of original compositions or transcriptions or editions

·       Commissions

·       Award or prize for compositions, performances, and printed materials

·       Adjudication of music festivals, contests, etc.,

·       Consulting of a professional nature

·       Serving as a clinician

·       Other professional activity that draws upon the expertise of the faculty member (e.g. talks, panels, curriculum writing/reviewer, working with school groups, etc.).

·       Participation in residency programs

·       Participation in national or international exchange programs

·       Participation in workshops/professional development activities/professional training

·       Collaborative research/artistic production

 

I

National/International creative activity

 

II

Regional creative activity

 

III

State creative activity

 

IV

Local creative activity

 

 

THEATRE/FILM

 

CREATIVE ACTIVITY

 

Research active faculty members in Theatre and Film engage in the following kinds of creative activity:

 

·       Serve in a primary creative capacity (to include but not limited to: Director, Cinematographer, Videographer, Actor, Designer, Camera Operator, Dramaturg, Editor, Producer, Consultant) on a live or media production

·       Create an original screenplay, play, film, video or other media or mixed media work

·       Present an original work as part of a festival, installation, or gallery show

·       Submit grant proposals

·       Visiting or guest artist/lecturer 

·       Adjudicator or juror for theatre productions, film festivals, etc.

·       Participate in workshops/professional development activities/professional training

·       Participation in residency programs

·       Participation in national or international exchange programs

 

 

I

National/International creative activity, professional (Actor’s Equity Association (AEA), Screen Actors Guild (SAG), United Scenic Artist (USA), etc.) level productions, grant submissions (funded)

 

II

Regional professional theatre productions (AEA, USA, Lort B, Special Contract, Equity Waiver, etc); juried regional film festivals and exhibitions

 

III

Department production assignments and screenings; juried local film festivals and exhibitions

 

IV

Local and community theatre productions; non-juried local screenings, festivals and exhibitions; grant proposals (unfunded).

 

  

 

MUSIC and THEATRE/FILM

 

SCHOLARLY RESEARCH

 

Research active faculty members in Music, Theatre and Film engage in the following kinds of scholarly research:

 

I

• Authored scholarly book
• Authored textbook
• Authored exhibition catalogue at the national/international level
• Published interpretive materials (art exhibition, museum installation, film festival, concert, theatre production, etc.) at the national/international level

 

II

• Edited scholarly book
• Scholarly article
• Chapter in a collection of scholarly articles
  Participation in competitive seminars
• Fellowships to pursue work in research libraries
• Grants submissions (funded)
• Research Fulbrights and other competitive research fellowships
• Authored exhibition catalogue at the regional level
• Published interpretive materials (art exhibition, museum installation, film festival, concert, theatre production, etc.) at the regional level

 

III

• Editing a scholarly journal
• Editing a special edition of a scholarly journal
• Published critical review (book, work of art, exhibition, performance, etc.)
• Conference presentations, refereed
• Conference presentations by invitation
  Encyclopedia article
• Translating scholarly research
• Translating creative work
• Keynote addresses
  On-line publication in venues of established reputation
• Securing an internal grant, such as URAPF
• Authored exhibition catalogue at the local level
• Published interpretive materials (art exhibition, museum installation, film festival, concert, theatre production, etc.) at the local level

 

IV

• Web-mastering for professional organizations
• Professional conference organizing
• Serving as an office for a professional organization
• Organizing and chairing a panel at a professional conference
• Reviewing book manuscripts for publication
• Reviewing articles for publication
• Consulting of a professional nature
• Grants submissions (unfunded)

 

Over a three year period, research active faculty members will report three ongoing or completed activities. In other words, a research active faculty member will have something to report each year in his/her ARPA under “Professional Activity” section A or B, which will indicate he or she is publishing or moving work toward publication or exhibition.   Section C should also indicate that work-in-progress is on-going, and is intended eventually for publication or exhibition.  These items may come from any list, and may be a blend of both research and creative activity.

 

 

ART

 

RESEARCH AND CREATIVE ACTIVITY

 

Research active faculty members in Studio Art, Art History and Arts Education engage in the following kinds of research and creative activity:

 

 

Level I	Level II	Level III
Exhibition as Artist
Solo Juried Exhibition (gallery, museum, public installation; I, N, S, I, C)	Solo exhibition (Regional, Invitational)	Solo exhibition (local, non-competitive, volunteer)
Two person or group show showing a body of work (national, competitive)	Group show with few pieces (competitive, national)	Group show with few pieces (regional, local, non-competitive)
	Solo (Regional/local)	Submission of proposal for major public art installation
Major public art installation (N, C)	Acquisition of artwork by a public organization/collection	Acquisition of artwork by a public organization/collection
Exhibition as Organizer/Curator
National, regional or traveling show	Co-curator	Submitting an exhibition proposal
		Submission of exhibition grant proposal
Creation of major archival resource or scholarly collection (online or physical)	Creation of archival resource or scholarly collection (online or physical)	Significant additions to and/or maintenance of archival resource or scholarly collection (online or physical)
Visiting Artist/Scholar Residency
Visiting artist, scholar, or residency (national, competitive)	Regional, Local institution	Submission of Application for residency
	Presentation: Gallery, lecture, visiting artist
Publication (print)
Refereed book		Submission of a book proposal
Refereed journal article	Article (Regional/local)	Submission of an article proposal
Refereed book chapter		Submission of a chapter proposal
Feature-length book review (N)	Book review (R)	Book review (L)
Exhibition catalog essay/article
Refereed review of art, art exhibition, or architecture (N)	Refereed review (R)	Review (L)
Creative publication (solo, national distribution)	Creative publication (collaborative, national distribution)
Publication editing		Article editing
Exhibition catalogue design	Collaborative Exhibition catalogue design	Illustration(s) for creative or critical publication
Publishing photographs, national	Publishing photographs, regional	Publishing photographs, local
Creation of Archive (electronic, print, or physical)
Creation of major archival resource, scholarly collection	Creation of archival resource or scholarly collection	Significant additions to and/or maintenance of archival resource or scholarly collection
Media or Software
Major Video/ Multimedia production (national distribution)		Video/ Multimedia production, self-published (national distribution)
Web art (nationally cited)
Major Software development (national distribution)
Professional Venues, Presentations, Sessions, Symposia, etc.
Invited speaker (I,N,R)		Invited speaker (L)
Refereed conference presentation (national, regional)	Conference presentation (regional, local)	Submitting a proposal for a conference paper
	Gallery lecture or talk
	Organizing a session	Submitting proposal for a conference session
Grants/External funding
Grant from Federal or State agency or Foundation	Submission of grant proposal	Submission of internal grant proposal
Award from professional organization, etc. (I,N)	Award from professional organization, etc. (R)	Award from professional organization, etc. (L)
Commission (National)		Commissions (Local)

 

 

The definition of a research active faculty member will require that the faculty member accomplish an average of at least three activity units per year based on a 3-year running average.  Activity units will be assigned using criteria in the matrix of activities below. Additionally, at least one activity-unit annually must be obtained from activities listed in Levels 1 or 2.

 

Level I: 1 activity unit = 1 research item (Mainly national/international; single exhibitions; strongly competitive or invitational, etc.).  [Some items, such a major exhibition or book publication, may be allocated more than 1 unit]

Level II: 1 activity unit = 2-3 research items (Regional/local scope; group exhibitions; competitive or invitational)

Level III : 1 activity unit = 3-5 research items (Local scope; non-competitive or volunteer activities)

 

ALL of these scenarios will also depend on the following: 

A research active faculty member will have something to report each year in his/her ARPA under “Professional Activity” section A or B, which will indicate he or she is publishing or moving work toward publication or exhibition.   Section C should also indicate that work-in-progress is on-going, and is intended eventually for publication or exhibition.   

 

 

 

Research Activity in the Humanities

 

Faculty who are research active in the Humanities: 

 

Production of any of the items or participation in any of the activities below, given appropriate quality (peer-reviewed journals, established presses, peer-reviewed academic conferences) indicates that a faculty member is research active.   The combination and number will and certainly should shift from year to year, but what should remain evident is steadiness and seriousness in pursuing a coherent research agenda.   That is, scholarly and creative production should result from engaged, long-term projects which are recognized by established communities of thinkers, writers, and scholars in the disciplines of Arts and Sciences  

 

Research activity for the sake of reaching a numerical quota is discouraged.  Department DPCs and Chairpersons must have the right and responsibility to judge and balance both quantity and quality when determining a faculty member’s research contribution relative to teaching and service.   Department DPC and Chairs should also exercise their judgment in crediting a faculty member’s track record in producing quality scholarly work. 

Publication is of the highest value, given appropriate quality (appearing in peer-reviewed venues), but credit should be given to all of the activities that will eventually lead to publication, particularly nationally competitive seminars and fellowships, research grants, conference presentations, and engaged or applied research. 

 

I

Authored scholarly book

Books of poetry or fiction

 

II

Edited scholarly book

Scholarly article

Chapter in a collection of scholarly articles
A number of poems or fiction placed in appropriate periodicals

NEH (or other competitive) seminars

Fellowships to pursue work in research libraries

Competitive grants

Research Fulbrights and other competitive research fellowships

 

III

Poetry or fiction placed in important anthologies

Editing a scholarly journal

Editing a special edition of a scholarly journal

Book/Film/Performance Reviews
Film Festival Reviews

Multimedia publication (CD-ROM, electronic workbook, video production)

Conference presentations, refereed

Conference presentations by invitation
Encyclopedia article

Translating critical prose

Translating poetry or fiction

Keynote addresses
On-line publication in venues of established reputation

Securing an internal grant, such as URAPF

 

 

IV

Web-mastering for professional organizations

Professional conference organizing

Organizing and chairing a panel at a professional conference

Reviewing book manuscripts for publication

Reviewing articles for publication

 

 

Only broad quantitative parameters are appropriate for research in the Humanities.  For instance, a research active faculty member may never produce a book, and yet publish a steady stream of important, substantial articles. 

 

Some reasonable quantitative scenarios, again given appropriate quality, and never substituting for the judgment of DPCs and Chairs in the discipline:     

 

1.  Over an average of three years, a faculty member will produce 1 item from List II and 1 from List III while working on a scholarly or creative book which is eventually published in a later evaluation period. 

 

2.  Over three years a faculty member will produce 2 items from List II, and one from List III.

 

3.  Over three years a faculty member will produce 1 item from List II and 3 from list III.

 

4.  Over three years a faculty member will produce a rich combination of III and IV, (perhaps 5 or 6 items total) and there is a likelihood that these will lead to publication as in I or II. 

 

ALL scenarios will also depend on the following: 

A research active faculty member will have something to report each year in his/her ARPA under “Professional Activity” section A or B, which will indicate he or she is publishing or moving work toward publication.   Section C should also indicate that work-in-progress is on-going, and is intended eventually for publication.   

 

 

 

Research Activity in the Natural Sciences and Math

 

*** DRAFT v. 3***

(based on suggested approach and wording of Sara Lundquist, modified for NatSciMath in accordance with task force discussion and with input from dept chairs)

 

 

Faculty who are research active in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics: 

 

Production of any of the items or participation in any of the activities below, given appropriate quality (high-level peer-reviewed journals, major conferences, key funding agencies, significant applied results, patents) indicates that a faculty member is research active.  The combination and number will and certainly should shift from year to year, but what should remain evident is steadiness and seriousness in pursuing a coherent research agenda.  That is, clear research output should result from engaged, long-term projects that are recognized by established bodies of professional scientists and mathematicians at the national or international level.

 

Research activity for the sake of reaching a numerical quota is discouraged.  Department DPCs and Chairpersons must have the right and responsibility to judge and balance both quantity and quality when determining a faculty member’s research contribution relative to teaching and service.   Those directly involved in the discipline are best suited to assess the research activities.  Department DPC and Chairs should also exercise their judgment in crediting faculty member’s track record in producing quality scholarly work.  

 

Publication of research results is of the highest value, given appropriate journal quality, but credit should be given to all activities that will eventually lead to publication, particularly nationally competitive seminars and fellowships; research grants, awards, and supporting elements; and conference presentations.  The direction and guidance of graduate research projects, along with professional activities related to research expertise, are also key indicators of research activity.

 

Only broad quantitative parameters are appropriate for assessing research activity in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics, because of the significant differences between various disciplines and even subfields in such things as time to publication, appropriate dissemination venues, funding availability, collaboration levels, and expected outcomes. 

 

Some specific indications of research activity include:

 

List I

Author or co-author of peer-reviewed journal articles, published or accepted

External research grants, competitively awarded through peer-review

Awards of observing time, beam time, or computational time, competitively awarded

Direction and guidance of graduate student or postdoctoral research projects

Author or co-author of monograph or textbook related to research expertise

Participation in interdisciplinary research

Keynote presentations at national or international conferences

Awards and prizes for research

Patents

Practical application of research knowledge

Pedagogical research and development for science and math teaching

 

 

List II

Submission of grant proposals for funding or time allocation

Author or co-author of peer-reviewed journal articles, submitted

External research grants and contracts, not peer-reviewed

National or international conference presentations, by invitation or competitively selected

Author or co-author of peer-reviewed conference proceedings articles

Editor (or editorial board member) of professional journal

Author or co-author of chapter in a collection of scholarly articles

Fellowships to pursue work in research institutions and laboratories

Competitive research fellowships

Direction and guidance of undergraduate student research projects

Professional conference organizing*

 

 

List III

National or international conference presentations (oral or poster), voluntary

Refereeing journal articles for professional journals*

Reviewing grant proposals for funding agencies*

Service on time allocation committees for research facilities*

Participation in professional societies and organizations*

Edited scholarly book

Securing an internal grant, such as URAPF

Planning and running a departmental research or teaching seminar

 

 

List IV

Presentation of research area to more general audiences

Publication of research-related articles for more general audiences

Consulting in area of research expertise

Organizing and chairing a panel at a professional conference*

 

 

* These items are considered as “service” by the CBA, but they are indicators of research activity since non-research active persons are not asked to do these sorts of tasks.

 

 

Some examples of reasonable quantitative scenarios again given appropriate quality, and never substituting for the judgment of DPCs and Chairs in the discipline, might include:     

 

1.  Over an average of three years, a faculty member will complete at least 1 item from List I, and at least 1 from List II.

 

2.  Over three years a faculty member will produce 2 items from List II, and 2 from List III.

 

3.  Over three years a faculty member will produce 1 item from List I and 3 from list III.

 

4.  Over three years a faculty member will produce a rich combination of II, III, and IV, (perhaps 5 or 6 items total) and there is a likelihood that these will lead to publication as in I or II. 

 

5. Over a two (or three) year period, a faculty member would complete 2 items from list I, 2 items from list II, and 2 items from III or IV.

 

 

ALL of these scenarios will also depend on the following: 

 

A research active faculty member will have something to report each year in her/his ARPA under “Professional Activity” sections A, B, or C, which will indicate she or he is publishing or moving work toward publication, seeking or obtaining external research funding or support, and continuing active research projects.   Section C should also indicate that work-in-progress is on going, and is intended eventually for publication.  Note that all untenured tenure-track faculty members are by definition research-active, because they will not be renewed in their probationary period if they are not.

 

 

Research Activity in the Social Sciences

DRAFT 3

February 25, 2009

 

 

I.      Guidelines for faculty who are research active in the Social Sciences: 

 

Production of any of the items or participation in any of the activities listed below, given appropriate quality (peer-reviewed journals, established presses, foremost academic conferences) indicates that a faculty member is research active.  The combination and number of professional activities will, and certainly should, shift from year to year, but what should remain evident is steadiness and seriousness in pursuing a coherent research agenda. That is, scholarly and creative production should result from engaged, long-term projects which are recognized by established communities of thinkers, writers, and scholars at the national, regional, state, or international level.  

 

Research activity for the sake of reaching a numerical quota is discouraged.  Department DPCs and Chairpersons must have the right and responsibility to judge and balance both quantity and quality when determining a faculty member’s research contribution relative to teaching and service.   Department DPC and Chairs should also exercise their judgment in crediting a faculty member’s track record in producing quality scholarly work. 

 

Publication is of the highest value, given appropriate quality, but credit should be given to all of the activities that will eventually lead to publication, particularly competitive fellowships, research grants, and conference presentations.  

 

Only broad quantitative parameters are appropriate for research in the Social Sciences.  For example, a research active faculty member may never produce a book, and yet publish a steady stream of important, substantial articles. 

 

II.     Professional Activities: Lists

 

List I

 

refereed research publication

book published

book contract

external grant funding

book chapter published

competitive research fellowship

ethnography, refereed publication

applied research, refereed publication

patent/ copyright

professional reporting/ publication

web-based publication, refereed

 

List II

 

refereed conference paper presentation

marketing development of book proposal

graduate student support from research funding

invited conference presentation

development/ writing/ marketing of grant proposal

grant application

software development

ethnographic research

applied research

book/ anthology chapter submission

book/ anthology chapter acceptance

excavation

field work

book review

book manuscript writing

article submission

article acceptance

collaborative research

edited book

journal editor

guest/ special edition editor

internal grant funding

organizing/ chairing panel @ professional conference (Also defined as Service: CBA, 9.1.1.3)

book manuscript review

review refereed articles for publication

grant/ project reports for campus/ external funding units/ agencies

review refereed grants

data collection

data analysis---primary, secondary

patent/ copyright application

performances/ exhibitions---juried, professional, peer-reviewed

public engagement/ involvement

 

List III

 

competitive disciplinary seminar

encyclopedia entry/ article

keynote address

development of community-based project, grant

on-line publication

campus/ community presentation

unpaid consulting (Also defined as Service: CBA, 9.1.1.3; Workload: CBA, 10.3.2.3.15)---publishers, journalists, community organizations, agencies, campus organizations/ units

supervision of student research---graduate, undergraduate (Also defined as  Teaching: CBA, 9.1.1.1; Workload: CBA, 10.3.2.3.8)

facilitation/ supervision of internships

survey development

research design development

board member---disciplinary organizations, journals, community organizations, data monitoring

meeting abstracts

outreach efforts---community, regional, national, international

Graduate Faculty membership

 

III.   Professional Activities: Examples

 

Reasonable quantitative scenarios---again, given appropriate quality, and never substituting for the judgment of DPCs and Chairs in the discipline---might include:     

 

Example 1.  A faculty member produces one book every seven years.   Over an average of three years, he/she will produce 1 item as well from List II below, and 1 from List III.

 

Example 2.  Over three years, a faculty member will produce 2 items from List II, and one from List III.

 

Example 3.  Over three years, a faculty member will produce 1 item from List II and 3 from list III.

 

4.  Over three years, a faculty member will produce a rich set of items from List III, (perhaps 5 or 6 items total) , and there is a likelihood that these will lead to publication as in List I or List II. 

 

ALL of these scenarios will also depend on the following: 

 

A research active faculty member will have something to report each year in his/her ARPA under “Professional Activity” Sections A or B, which will indicate that he/she is publishing or moving work toward publication.   Section C of the ARPA should also indicate that work-in-progress is ongoing, and is intended for eventual publication.