Part-time faculty are evaluated by the administration according to the following criteria:

• teaching effectiveness;
• creative, scholarly work, and/or professional activity; and
• service to the school, department, Institute, its students, and the community.

Administration approval of reappointment, promotion and conferral of the CCE is dependent upon a record that includes these components, all of which should be addressed in the promotion and/or tenure application.

Sources of documentation include, but are not necessarily limited to:

• chair evaluations;
• student course evaluations;
• peer evaluations;
• course syllabi and other course material;
• publications and/or exhibition catalogs;
• records of accomplishment such as election or appointment to creative or scholarly posts and/or professional awards;
• examples of professional work;
• examples of student work.

teaching effectiveness
Pratt Institute recognizes that excellence in teaching is the most important attribute of a part-time faculty member. Aspects and qualities that may be considered by the administration in assessing teaching effectiveness include, but are not limited to,the following:

• command of one’s subject;
• ability to organize subject matter and to present it clearly, coherently, and imaginatively;
• knowledge of current developments in one’s discipline;
• ability to relate one’s subject to other areas of knowledge and to broader cultural and social concerns;
• ability to provoke and broaden student interest in the subject matter;
• ability to utilize effective teaching methods and strategies;
• flexibility and versatility in accommodating teaching to changes in curricular structure and content;
• possession of the attributes of integrity, industry, open-mindedness, and objectivity in teaching;
• ability to elicit the highest quality in students’ work;
• open-minded, respectful, and compassionate concern for the student as a person and as a future professional.

creative/scholarly work and professional activity
Effective teaching necessitates active involvement in the creative and scholarly developments in the individual’s field. Each part-time faculty member has an obligation to maintain a high level of professional competence and to keep abreast of the activity in his/her field. An individual faculty member’s creative or scholarly work should be evaluated in terms of its quality, its level of recognition among peers, and its significance to the particular discipline. Evidence of appropriate endeavors may include:

• exhibitions and/or performances;
• publications;
• design activity including in-ventions and patents;
• grants and commissions;
• advanced study, i.e., post-master’s degree and post-doctorate education;
• presentations of papers and/or projects before learned societies and at professional meetings;
• studio activity.

In addition to creative or scholarly work, other evidence of professional involvement includes:

• receipt of fellowships and grants, patents, commissions, prizes or commendations;
• appointment in a creative or scholarly capacity to a regional, state or national post;
• participation in professional organizations, conferences, and institutes;
• a leadership position in professional organizations;
• service in the individual’s professional area as a consultant or resource person.

service to the school, department, the institute and the community
Pratt Institute depends upon its faculty for quality services rendered outside the classroom. Part-time faculty members are encouraged to participate in the broader concerns of the Institute. Such participation may include but is not limited to the following:

• service on department, school or Institute committees;
• participation in the decision-making and curriculum development and change processes;
• service and participation in the business of the general faculty (e.g., faculty meetings, faculty committees, academic senate);
• fulfillment of special assignments (e.g., administrative assignments such as recruit-ment);
• service as acting chair of a department, or chair of a committee;
• attendance at Institute functions, such as exhibitions, openings, performances, lectures, commencement, and community events;
• service to the community, professional expert/advisor.

service to the student body
Although each part-time faculty member has an obligation to advise students with regard to class work and to serve as a department or school advisor for students majoring in his or her area, other service to the student body may include but is not limited to the following:

• advising for student activities;
• advising incoming students;
• planning and/or participating in curriculum-related enrichment activities outside course requirements;
• advising students with special interests (e.g., graduate school, advanced training programs).

evaluation process
See CBA, article 16
The evaluation process at the Institute is a means by which members of the teaching faculty can obtain constructive and balanced information that will enable them to grow, improve and better fulfill their academic responsibilities, and to develop in their field of expertise.

Members of the part-time faculty should receive regular evaluation of their performance from the chair of their department.

student evaluation of teaching
All part-time faculty should participate in the process of student evaluation of courses. Prior to the end of each semester, evaluation forms for student response will be distributed to each class and completed forms forwarded to department offices. Faculty are encouraged to review them and keep copies after the semester is over and grades have been submitted to the registrar through the department chair. Both the departmental peer committee and the chair may review the student evaluations as part of the annual evaluation process. The original survey forms should be forwarded to the file of record in the Office of Human Resources.

promotion in rank for part-time faculty
In accordance with its mission, Pratt Institute strives for excellence in all its academic programs. Achieving this objective calls for rigor and thoughtful evaluation criteria in the process of promotion. Part-time faculty members are encouraged and expected to demonstrate achievement in the areas of teaching effectiveness; creative, scholarly and/or professional activity; and service to the school, department, Institute and the community. Hence, faculty members seeking promotion are encouraged to address these criteria in planning professional goals and in preparing their application for promotion.

Neither an elevation in rank within the Institute nor an initial appointment with rank carries the commitment of any further promotion. Furthermore, length of service at any rank is not, in and of itself, sufficient reason for promotion. Any part-time faculty member may be considered for promotion if, in the judgment of peers, the chair, the dean and the provost, the faculty member has demonstrated those achievements and qualities consistent with the definition of that higher rank.

An application for elevation in rank carries with it the obligation for documentation and appropriate support materials. Applications for elevation in rank must be accompanied by a recommendation from the individual faculty member’s departmental peer committee and chair prior to being submitted to the dean and provost.