Proposed criteria fac release

from "Call for Proposals"

Proposals for a one-course release to pursue scholarly activity.

• Professional development
• Scholarly research
• Instructional development
• New course development

Directions...from "Call"

- One-page proposal,

- detailing the intended project

- connections to present work.

Review Criteria (proposed/flexible)

• is proposal 1-page? yes/no

1-page, not 2...follow directions!

• is there 1 or more intended project listed? yes/no

multiple project seems too much for a single course release.

• is there a current connection to the intended project? yes/no
• are they requesting exemption from committee assignment? yes/no

Other

• pre-tenure or post tenure?

Q: is it "correct" to give pre-tenure faculty release time...i am guessing that all pre-tenure faculty would WANT and even FEEL that they need more time, but do we really what pre-tenure faculty swapping teaching time for scholarly activities so early in their MC career?

• Can this be done on an up and coming sabbatical?

• Is the project timely...ie. need to be done during the proposed term?

• Is a course release really going to allow this individual the time necessary to be successful with the proposed project?