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- Cover Letter indicating the purpose of the review: tenure contract renewal and/or promotion
- Self-evaluation form: The faculty candidate identifies a rating of own performance (Not Achieved, Competent, Proficient, or Outstanding) for each domain, with a supporting explanation of the evidence. The candidate may also speak to current areas of focus in his/her professional development and contributions to the department/university.
- Curriculum vitae
- Class Visit Forms: the faculty member places two signed class visit forms in the dossier; a departmental/program faculty member must complete one form.
- Course Evaluation Summaries
- Statement of Faith and Life (depth of updating is at the discretion of the applicant)
- Annual goals reports from prior 3 years
- Faith integration paper (for the initial tenured six-year contract only). The integration paper is 5-10 pages in length and is also shared with peers at an appropriate venue, as arranged by the Provost (not a part of the review process). The faculty candidate addresses how his/her teaching and scholarship is influenced by serving at Eastern Mennonite University, a Christian institution in the Anabaptist tradition. In addition, it should explore the question of affinity with the university mission. A guidelines document is available from the Provost and the Faculty Employee webpage.
- Supporting Evidence at Faculty Discretion: optional supporting evidence may be offered to assist in demonstrating the level of performance. Duplication of evidence is unnecessary. Supporting evidence may include, but is not limited to:
- evidence of teaching strategies or curriculum development
- sample syllabi
- evidence of student learning
- published scholarship
- evidence of service assignments
- reports generated by consulting or other professional service
- internal/external letters of recommendation
- evidence of public critique or adoption of one’s scholarly work
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