42 Faculty Handbook – August 2022 b. Introductory letter addressed to the Promotion and Tenure Committee. This letter should clearly state for what the applicant is applying and that the applicant meets all requirements for promotion/tenure (e.g., years in service), consistent with the BOR Policy Manual. c. Most recent curriculum vitae d. Letters of support from dean/chair. e. All additional letters of support, typically three letters. Letters from faculty, on campus or elsewhere, are preferred. Letters from tenured faculty are preferred. f. All annual evaluations for period under review with supervisor comments. g. Evidence of teaching excellence. All SOIs for the period under review, including ratings and student comments, will be provided by the NSU Office of Institutional Research. Faculty are highly encouraged to consult the NSU Standards Document for examples of what constitutes teaching excellence. The committee strongly recommends that submissions include: i. Sample syllabi and course assignments. ii. Other materials demonstrating excellence in teaching. h. Evidence of research excellence. Faculty are highly encouraged to consult the NSU Standards Document for examples of what constitutes research excellence. The committee strongly recommends that submissions include: i. A representative sample of research activity, such as (but not limited to) conference papers, journal articles, programs from invited or juried exhibitions/performances, auditioned positions in music ensembles, etc. ii. A copy of a published book or other material that does not fit into a binder may be submitted as an addition to the binder. iii. Where available, acceptance/rejection rates for journals, conferences, juried competitions, etc., should be submitted. The applicant should indicate whether research activity was peer-reviewed or non-peer reviewed. Peerreviewed material is given greater weight. i. Evidence of excellence in service to the university, profession, and community. Faculty are highly encouraged to consult the NSU Standards Document for examples of what constitutes service excellence. 3. Faculty are responsible for keeping records that demonstrate excellence in teaching, research, and service. Failure to produce such records reflects poorly on the candidate. The committee reserves the right to draw a negative inference from the absence of strongly recommended material. 4. The Promotion and Tenure Committee uses the NSU Standards Document to designate faculty activity as teaching, research, and service. It is incumbent on the applicant to put material in the proper category. Material improperly designated by faculty is considered under its proper designation by the committee (e.g., if a faculty member provides material as evidence for research excellence that is properly considered service, the committee will regard the material as evidence of service despite its placement in the research section of the submission). The same evidence should not be placed in more than one area. Evidence will only be considered under the area where it is rightly applicable. For electronic/web-based submissions.
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