This new paradigm is a change from the old one where faculty presumed that students were blank slates upon which teachers inscribed the subject matter. Sinclair's historical emphasis on teaching has created an organizational culture poised to accept the challenge of this paradigm shift. Sinclair's faculty reward system stresses excellence in teaching as the cornerstone of performance reviews, promotion and tenure, and merit awards. There are annual evaluations and performance reviews for all full-time faculty. Those with unsatisfactory ratings receive no salary increases and are subject to dismissal if improvement does not occur.
Student participate in evaluation surveys of faculty instructional performance.
The merit award system is managed by a 15 member committee comprised of faculty, department chairpersons, Deans and chaired by the Vice-President for Instruction. Faculty may choose to apply for this award if they have been designated as 'proficient' in the Faculty Performance Review Process. Performance of part-time faculty is monitored and individuals may be promoted from Lecturer I to Lecture II based upon participation in selected College affairs and on successful faculty performance reviews conducted by the Department Chairperson. C. Disciplinary emphases central to institution's mission. Sinclair is a comprehensive community college with over 1,400 different credit courses in 101 academic disciplines offering 46 associate degrees in 25 areas of emphasis.