Preparing a great PT Dossier Neelam C Poudyal

Preparing a (great) P&T Dossier Neelam C. Poudyal Associate Professor UTIA-FWF Presentation prepared for the Annual UTIA P&T Workshop June 19, 2018

My situation • 3. 5 years of tenure track work @UGA • Going up early @UTIA • 50/50 Research-Teaching Appointment • Suggestions presented in this file are all based on – the feedbacks and suggestions I received from my mentors, departmental and UTIA P&T committee, and – my familiarity and experience with other successful dossiers

General strategy • Start early – understand your appointment & expectations – review copies of good examples • Make it a continual process – keep on adding/reviewing • Seek input/feedback – mentor, colleagues, recently tenured

Specific tips: Make sure contents line up • Consistency – teaching philosophy – teaching methods, style – effectiveness • presentation of evaluations

Specific tips: Count everything that matter • Make sure numbers add up – class size, student advised etc. • Remember to include your extra contributions in teaching – guest lecturing, freshmen seminars • Highlight any non-traditional activities – service learning, experiential learning

Specific tips: Include peer evaluation • Add peer-evaluation in your dossier – Issues with online eval. data – invite more than just your mentor – invite them early & often – standard forms (appendix) – present a summary paragraph

Specific tips: Contextualize your effort • Show relevance with UTIA Mission/Excellence – how your teaching contributes to achieve this mission? – how your accomplishment relate with expectations?

Specific tips: pinpoint your progress • Discuss some course-specific examples of improvements or developments

Specific tips: make it easy for them • Help them understand your accomplishments – awards, publications (scope, significance) – fellowships, training, grants (outcomes)

Specific tips: Delineate boundaries • Accomplishment at UTIA and other institutions – show clear distinction

Specific tips: Work with your mentors • Roundtable with your mentors – Major issues (e. g. Contents, framing) – Minor issues (e. g. editorial) – A closed room with projector would be nice

General strategy • Start early – understand your appointment & expectations – review copies of good examples • Make it a continual process – keep on adding/reviewing • Seek input/feedback – mentor, colleagues

Thank you Presentation prepared for the Annual UTIA P&T Workshop June 19, 2018