B. Merit in Service/Student Involvement

1. Committee Service

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Chairs/serves on a University-wide committee or task force;
   2. Chairs/serves on a college/department permanent or ad hoc committees; and
   3. Undertakes special projects/consulting for the good of the University because of professional or personal expertise.
2. Administrative Service

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Serves as department chair, coordinator, center director, or other responsible position;
   2. Serves as faculty liaison to a Board of Trustees committee/subcommittee;
   3. Serves to support specific administrative programs (e.g. Honors Program);
   4. Serves to support a specific task force (e.g., accreditation, etc.);
   5. Arranges for grants or endowments where personal research is not involved (if not previously considered as scholarship).
3. Other Areas of University Service

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Works at registration/pre-registration;
   2. Attends/participates in honors convocations, academic awards ceremonies, graduation ceremonies, parent/student welcoming, sporting events, alumni events, and other “visibility” gatherings;
   3. Regularly attends University-wide or college/department faculty meetings; actively participates at faculty workshops;
   4. Maintains a good professional working relationship with colleagues to enhance the free flow of teaching, advising, or professional information and techniques; and
   5. Is actively involved in student recruiting (attends receptions, interviews or auditions prospective students and families, writes, phones, speaks before groups, etc.).
   6. Attends/participates in departmental, college, or institutional-wide events to showcase student scholarship. (Updated 4/5/16)
4. Community Service

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Participates in community service projects related to professional expertise or visibility for the college or University;
   2. Serves as a resource for interviews or local press stories, which enhance the positive image of the college or the University;
   3. Presents lectures, speeches, talks, sermons, judgings, performances, exhibitions, teaching clinics, etc., to private or public groups not of a scholarly nature (if not previously considered as scholarship); places his/her name on approved speakers list(s);
   4. Serves on committees, boards, or advisory groups in the private/public sector (if not previously considered as scholarship);
   5. Provides individual voluntary service to the community‐at‐large; and
   6. Is involved with or attends awards and ceremonies which enhance the University's visibility.
5. Availability

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Is routinely on campus and accessible to students; schedules office hours that meet or exceed prescribed minimums, at various times reasonable for students; offers other meeting times available to students by appointment;
   2. Schedules and announces sufficient advising periods to accommodate all advisees and sufficient advising time per advisee to adequately serve the student's needs; and
   3. Assists at registration, pre‐‐‐enrollment and other advising related events.
6. Academic Advising

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Maintains current knowledge of advisees to provide proper academic advising; is prepared for each advising session;
   2. Accurately advises on prerequisite courses, course sequencing, infrequently offered courses, academic standards, etc.;
   3. Properly reviews and monitors advising documents; facilitates resolution of student academic problems; 
   4. Assists students in selecting courses and informs them of steps/requirements needed to qualify as competitive applicants for appropriate advanced degree programs or professional schools or to facilitate desired job placement;
   5. Properly refers students to alternative sources of information and campus resources; and
   6. Is available on an ad hoc basis to provide advising to potential students not formally assigned as advisees. 
7. Mentoring

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Advises students on requirements for professional certification or licensing and career opportunities; assists students in obtaining/completing relevant application forms;
   2. Assists students in identifying internship opportunities with local businesses, not- for- profits, and other organizations; assists students in obtaining approved internship placement;
   3. Assists students in job search activities: informs them of employment and professional recruiting opportunities; advises them on proper dress, preparing/editing resumes, interviewing procedures and refers students to the appropriate campus resources.
   4. Agrees to interviews or writes letters to endorse, recommend or vouch for deserving applicants to advanced degree programs, professional schools, certification and licensing, or job and internship applications;
   5. Refers students to appropriate resources regarding scholarship opportunities; assists them in obtaining/preparing applications as needed;
   6. Encourages individually promising students to pursue independent research and offers them supervision; and
   7. Demonstrates a caring attitude and helps students obtain assistance for personal health matters, effective time management, improving study skills, identifying available accommodations, etc. by referring students to the appropriate campus resources.
8. Personal Mentoring

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Agrees to interviews or writes letters to endorse, recommend or vouch for deserving applicants to advanced degree programs, professional schools, certification and licensing, or job applications;
   2. Is actively involved with programs to improve student retention;
   3. Advises students of scholarship opportunities; assists them in obtaining/preparing applications;
   4. Encourages individually promising students to pursue independent research and offers them supervision;
   5. Demonstrates a caring attitude and helps students to obtain assistance for personal health matters, effective time management, improving study skills, etc.;
   6. Assists students with confirmed disabilities via special accommodations for tutorials, examinations, etc.;
   7. Assists students to complete degree requirements in a timely manner by teaching independent studies when course offerings are unavailable; and
   8. Assists students to complete honors degree requirements by teaching honors tutorials.
9. Student Organizations and Activities

   A meritorious faculty member:

   1. Is actively involved (helps organize, obtain speakers, recruit, advertise, or guide student efforts) with approved student activities, organizations, or events in order to:
      1. Attract students to academic majors and fields of study
      2. Attract students to professions and occupations
      3. Enhance student awareness of cultural diversity and globalization
      4. Improve student-faculty-University relationships through social/sporting activities
      5. Conduct artistic, musical, or literary performances/presentations/recitals
   2. Is actively involved in advising, defining, or recommending special equipment needs to support student activities or events; and
   3. Arranges, facilitates, or participates in off‐campus field trips, cultural enrichment events, etc.