The Department endorses and applies the qualifications above. As indicated by the underlined words in the policies above, qualifications for academic rank require appropriate growth in scholarship and leadership as one progresses from Assistant Professor to Professor. Also, at each rank, the Department requires evidence of appropriate quality of scholarship and leadership in one or more of education, research, extension, and institutional service. In this document, scholarship refers to activities that contribute to knowledge or application of knowledge. Scholarly activities include publishing papers in peer-reviewed archival journals, publishing monographs or textbooks, contributing chapters to edited works, presenting contributed and invited presentations at technical meetings and workshops, transferring technology to industry, filing patent applications, and all other activities aimed at generating, contributing to or disseminating knowledge.
Leadership refers to ability to inspire, influence, or guide others.
In reviewing a recommendation for positive personnel action, the focus is on quality of contributions. A successful recommendation for reappointment, promotion, or tenure, must present evidence that the candidate has met or exceeded appropriate qualifications and must address quality of scholarship and leadership appropriate to the recommended action . Activity and quantity are also important, but primarily to the extent that they have resulted in a body of work subject to peer review.