Professor of Practice
The candidate for Professor of Practice is expected to meet or exceed the following standards:
For the rank of Professor of Practice for those individuals with a minimum of a masters degree, or a terminal degree, and shall be full-time but non-tenure track. Candidates will be evaluated based on their educational, professional and life experiences. Candidates should have, but are not required to have, prior part-time or full-time teaching experience at the college level. They are voting members of the faculty. One to three year contracts of appointment are renewable without limitation, by mutual decision/agreement of the faculty member and the College.
These faculty members are expected to contribute academically on campus, in line with the teaching and service rubrics.
a. Teaching
Examples of contributions and evidence that reflect satisfactory teaching performance may include but are not limited to:
- Demonstration of face-to-face and distance teaching effectiveness as evidenced by at least average teaching effectiveness evaluations from one’s Chairperson, from peers and from students. Additional evidence should include descriptions of the ways these evaluations affected subsequent teaching.
- Outcome-oriented course syllabi and evidence of outcome attainment.
- Contributions to teaching core skills including strategies used to improve students’ writing and research skills.
- Use of current technological resources for instructional purposes including computer applications.
b. Service
Service expectations are that the faculty member is an active contributing member of groups that provide service to the College, to one’s discipline, and/or to one’s community. Service expectations may include, but are not limited to, dependable attendance at meetings and knowledgeable contributions to the work of college committees, Division committees and/or projects.