Teaching excellence is a primary eligibility requirement for merit salary increments. Five categories of merit ratings with specific minimum criteria requirements for each level except no merit. Outstanding b. Excellent c. Good d. No Merit 2. Merit funds will be distributed by a salary-based allocation.
All faculty members are subject to the same criteria for research, publication, and service.
Overall merit ratings will be determined at the departmental level and subject to review by the Dean. The faculty member shall provide typewritten documentation for each area of faculty activity under review for merit purposes, i.e., effective teaching, research, publication, and service. B. Merit evaluation shall be made at the departmental level. Departments shall establish an evaluation procedure to review the documentation of each faculty member and assign the appropriate rating on the cover sheet of the documentation. The merit evaluation shall be shared with the faculty member involved prior to the time the recommendations are forwarded to the Dean.