HR-40 Review
Every 5 years, an HR-40 review is required for standing faculty remaining in rank for 5 years or more. It not only deals with the previous year's performance, but also takes a longer range view. In compliance with HR-40, the Abington College will conduct this periodic review to supplement the customary annual review using the College's Faculty Activity Report forms (FAR). This periodic review is used to provide an opportunity for a longer-range look at the performance, accomplishments, and future plans of tenured faculty members. For all tenured faculty, this extended post-tenure review will be based on performance in teaching, research, and service. The responsibility of each member of the faculty is to contribute to the accomplishments of the College by promoting the intellectual growth and progress of students, advancing knowledge and understanding in their areas of expertise, and serving society. To meet this responsibility, each member of the faculty must demonstrate a career-long commitment to excellence in teaching, research, and service.
Implementation and Procedures for HR-40
- Tenured faculty will be reviewed every five years from the date of their tenure. Non-tenured standing faculty will be reviewed every five years from the date of their appointment.
- Tenured faculty members whose promotion cases were submitted and approved during the scheduled extended review period will not undergo an HR-40 review.
- Faculty members on leave during the year of a scheduled review will be reviewed during the year following the sabbatical leave.
- The college will not conduct a five-year review of faculty who provide, in writing, their intent to retire within two years of the proposed review. During this period, these faculty members will continue to complete the customary FARs.
- Tenure-line faculty members who maintain their tenure homes with University Park colleges are also covered by these guidelines. In this case, the Division Head must seek input in writing from faculty member's Department Head and gives him/her the opportunity to comment upon the faculty member's performance. If a written review is received, it will be forwarded to the Associate Dean and the Chancellor.
- The faculty member to be reviewed is responsible for providing information regarding performance over the five-year period of the review. For this extended review, the faculty member will submit a current curriculum vitae, a brief (no more than one page) statement of past accomplishments that serves as a guide to the vitae rather than a restatement of it, and a statement of no more than two pages of the most relevant plans for the next five years in research, teaching, and service. The faculty member being reviewed should submit relevant materials to the Division Head by February 15 of the review year.
- The Division Head provides oversight and insures that the information is accurate and complete.
- The faculty member, the Division Head, the Associate Dean, and the Chancellor will meet to discuss the assembled review report. During the meeting, the faculty member is expected to start by highlighting his/her accomplishments in the reviewed areas. This is also an opportunity for the Division Head, the Associate Dean, and the Chancellor to comment on strengths and weaknesses, make relevant suggestions for improvement, and suggest changes in assignment or resources provided to the faculty member, as appropriate.
- By April 15, the Division Head will write an evaluation letter and submit to the Associate Dean and the Chancellor. The Associate Dean and the Chancellor will indicate agreement or disagreement with the Head's review and any recommendations for improvement or assignment or resource adjustments.
- The Chancellor and the Associate Dean will provide the faculty member and Division Head with a copy of the evaluation. A copy of the evaluation will also be sent to the Department Head for faculty members who maintain their tenure homes with University Park colleges.
If you have any questions or require any assistance in preparing your HR-40 document, please see your Division Head.
