Chair:
Sister Anita Talar, professor, University Libraries

Members:
Judith Stark, professor, Department of Philosophy
Richard Sheardy, professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Jeffrey Levy, associate professor, Department of Psychology
Diana Glendenning, associate professor, Health Sciences
Kip Cornwell, professor, School of Law
Paula Stein, director of principal gifts, University Affairs
Yeomin Yoon, professor, School of Business

Charge:

• Seton Hall University has attracted and retained outstanding faculty.
  
  
• Detail the accomplishments and needs of the faculty in enhancing student performance and academic excellence.
  
  
• To provide the breadth of experience needed to explore this wide-ranging topic, the study group is composed of faculty members who have experience at all levels of the tenure and promotion process, faculty governance, administration and scholarship.
  
  
• The study group will respond to the following hypotheses relating to Faculty excellence at Seton Hall:

1. The qualifications of the faculty and other professionals has improved over the past 10 years there are sufficient qualified faculty to fulfill their role in supporting the University's mission.
2. The performance and qualifications of faculty teaching assistants, and other professionals positively affects student learning and performance.
3. Educational curricula are designed, maintained and updated by faculty and other professionals who are academically prepared and qualified.
4. There is recognition of appropriate linkages among scholarship, teaching, student learning, research and service.
5. Effective measures are used to gauge faculty performance and there is strong faculty development and performance enhancement.
6. Student evaluations of teaching and classroom assessment techniques are effectively used to measure faculty and student performance.
7. The published and implemented standards and procedures for all faculty and other professionals, for actions such as appointment, promotion, tenure, grievance, discipline and dismissal are based on principles of fairness with due regard for rights of all persons.
8. Criteria for appointment, supervision and review of teaching effectiveness of part time, adjunct and term faculty are consistent with those applied to full time faculty.
9. There is adherence between the principles of academic freedom and institutional mission and goals.