Review of Faculty
Annual Administrative Review and periodic Peer Review of faculty members is an important part of our commitment to making USC Upstate a University of Choice for faculty and staff, students, and the community. Regular, periodic review ensures that all faculty members receive timely mentoring advice from unit administrators, deans, the provost, and peer reviewers. Constructive review feedback supports a culture of continuous improvement and professional development in all areas of teaching, scholarly and creative activities, and service. For more ideas about annual reviews, check out "Making the Most of Annual Self-Evaluations" by David Mulrey.
Types of Review
- Adjunct Faculty are reviewed regularly by their unit administrators. Reviews are completed the first term after hire and every 12 months thereafter.
- Instructors and Senior Instructors complete regular annual administrative reviews, including an updated CV, with a focus on teaching/librarian effectiveness. In addition to teaching, instructors and senior instructors are reviewed on their Scholarly/Creative Activities and/or Service Activities. Review policies and procedures are described in the Faculty Manual.
- Tenure-Track faculty members complete regular annual administrative reviews and periodic peer reviews, covering teaching/librarian effectiveness, scholarly/creative activities, and service. Review policies and procedures are described in the Faculty Manual.
- Peer Review of Faculty is completed at stated intervals in a tenure-track faculty member's career, including in the third year, years in which the faculty member applies for promotion and/or tenure, and years in which the faculty member undergoes periodic post-tenure review. See the Faculty Manual for details.
Reviewing Platform
Reviews are conducted using the Anthology Portfolio platform. Faculty members may access the platform directly or may enter through the CAIFS-PROFESSIONAL-DEVELOPMENT Blackboard course.
Annual Review Guides
- Anthology Portfolio Help Resources and User Guide
- Getting Started with Annual Administrative Reviews
for Faculty Members, completing reviews, and reusing materials from a previous portfolio - Review Your Submission to Your Unit Administrator
- Checking Your Faculty Review Form for Faculty Members
- Conducting Annual Administrative Reviews for Academic Unit Administrators
- Conducting Adjunct Faculty Reviews for Academic Unit Administrators
- Checking Your Adjunct Faculty Review Form for Faculty Members
- Access and Download Previous Year's Reviews for Faculty Members
Promotion and Tenure Guides
Process for Promotion to Associate/Tenure or Full Professor/Librarian
- Candidates
- Getting Started with the Promotion and Tenure Portfolio
- Submitting the Final Promotion and Tenure Portfolio
- Review Your Submission to Your Peer Review Chair
- Responding to Suggestions from the Peer Review Committee
- Checking Review Forms in the P&T Process, including providing an optional written response, if applicable
- Checking the Review from the P&T Committee, including requesting reconsideration, if applicable
- Getting Started with the Promotion and Tenure Portfolio
- Reviewers
- Peer Review Chairs Sharing Confidential Letters with Committee Members *includes video tutorial of full process
- Peer Review Chairs Reviewing Portfolios and Sharing with Committee Members
- Peer Review Committee Members Reviewing Portfolios
- Peer Review Chairs Sharing Faculty Review Form with Candidates
- Review Your Submission to Your Candidate
- Chairs and Deans Reviewing Portfolios, including sharing reviews with candidates and passing files to the next stage of review
- Peer Review Chairs Sharing Confidential Letters with Committee Members
Process for Pre-Tenure Review (e.g. Third-Year Review)
- Getting Started with the Third-Year or other Pre-Tenure Review
- Submitting Your Final Third-Year or other Pre-Tenure Review ePortfolio
- Review Your Submission to Your Peer Review Chair
- Checking Peer Review Forms, including providing an optional written response, if applicable
- Peer Review Chairs Reviewing Pre-Tenure Portfolios
Process for Post-Tenure Review
- Getting Started with the Post-Tenure Review
- Submitting the Post-Tenure Review
- Post-Tenure Review Committee Chair Reviewing Portfolios
- Post-Tenure Review Committee Conducting Reviews
- Post-Tenure Review Committee Chair Sharing the Faculty Review Form with the Candidates
- Candidates Checking the Post-Tenure Review from the Committee and Provost