Allowances should also be made to senior faculty who assume major administrative duties. Active involvement at the local, state, regional and national levels associated with professional organizations and with commodity organizations are important functions, but should not interfere with overall progress towards research goals. Success in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students and postdoctoral researchers. Mentoring activities used to measure research accomplishments should be accompanied by appropriate documentation and publications with the mentor. Evidence of productive collaborations with other researchers.
Faculty is encouraged to engage in collaborative projects.
To the extent possible, the roles and responsibilities of the individual participants should be documented.