Policy Statement
Adjunct and short-term newly hired faculty will be evaluated during their first term of teaching at EMU and annually thereafter. Adjuncts, continuing and affiliate faculty will be evaluated once per term of their contract. . Faculty who are not performing satisfactorily and who do not show improvement will not be contracted for additional courses. Adjunct and Short-term Faculty Summary Feedback Form are . This meeting provides an opportunity to encourage teaching excellence.
Teaching Observation Evaluation form is submitted to the appropriate School Dean by June 30school dean by February 15 for fall semester evaluations, June 30 for spring or annual evaluations and September 30 for summer session.
Procedures
- The program director or their designee will observe face-to-face teaching sessions and/or evaluate Moodle content of online courses and complete the Adjunct and Short-term Faculty Observation Feedback Form Teaching Observation Evaluation form.
- Observer of face-to-face, hybrid, or online class session schedules observation visit and provides instructor with Observation Feedback observation criteria in advance.
- The program director or their designee will review data collected from the course Observation Feedback Form feedback form and student course evaluations and facilitate . Facilitate a feedback and listening session with the faculty member.
- Copies of signed Summary Feedback and Observation Feedback forms are A signed copy of the Teaching Observation Evaluation form is provided to the instructor.
- The completed adjunct Summary Feedback form is Teaching Observation Evaluation form is submitted to and reviewed by the appropriate School Dean.
- Observation Feedback forms are maintained by Deans or Program Directors.
- Notification of eligibility of specific instructors for Continuing Adjunct status in the next academic year is due to School Deans/Associate Provost by December 1.
- school dean.
Responsible Party
The Provost is responsible for this policy.
Approved by Provost’s Council, September 19, 2019
Approved by Provost’s Council, June 4, 2024