In order to ensure an informed basis for such judgment, members of the department should visit one or more classes of the candidate during the third-year review process and prior to the candidate s consideration for tenure or promotion. All full-time members of the department may make such visits, individually or in groups. In addition, members of the department should examine the course syllabi and tests included in the candidate s file. The opinion of students as gleaned from the standard UI evaluation forms and the direct solicitation of selected student opinion by the chair or other faculty members. The performance of students.
Scholarship is creative intellectual work that is communicated and validated.
The creative function of a university requires the appointment of faculty members devoted to scholarship, an ongoing obligation of all faculty members. Scholarship or scholarly activity takes diverse forms and is characterized by originality and critical thought. Scholarship in discovery involves the generation and interpretation of new knowledge through research. The writing and publication of articles in refereed, scholarly journals or other scholarly works. The editing or translating of books, articles, or scholarly publications, and the writing and publication of book reviews.