Institutional Priorities and Faculty Rewards: An Administrative Checklist
The Faculty Reward System

		Yes	No	To some degree	Don't know
1.	Does the institution's mission statement clearly identify its priorities and unique characteristics?	.	.	.	.
2a.	Do administrators, faculty and staff members believe in and support the statement?	.	.	.	.
2b.	Were they actively involved in its development?	.	.	.	.
3.	Do individual units or departments have clearly articulated mission statements that identify their specific priorities?	.	.	.	.
4.	Do such statements mesh with and support the institutional mission statement?	.	.	.	.
5a.	Do the members of the unit support its mission statement?	.	.	.	.
5b.	Were they involved in its development?	.	.	.	.
6a.	Are the priorities of the institution and the department understood by new faculty members?	.	.	.	.
6b.	Are the priorities clearly articulated at every point in the hiring process?	.	.	.	.
7a.	Are units evaluated on how well they meet the specific goals defined in their mission statement?	.	.	.	.
7b.	Are resources and awards allocated accordingly?	.	.	.	.
8a.	Does the faculty reward system (promotion, tenure, and merit pay) actively support the articulated mission statements of the institution and of the units in which faculty work?	.	.	.	.
8b.	Is good teaching important in the equation?	.	.	.	.
8c.	Are there clearly defined requirements for determining good teaching?	.	.	.	.
9a.	Do faculty members understand the criteria by which they will be judged?	.	.	.	.
9b.	Are they assisted in preparing the necessary documentation of their work?	.	.	.	.
9c.	Are they provided with a clear statement addressing faculty rewards procedures, requirements, and criteria?	.	.	.	.
10.	Is there a mentoring system for new faculty members?	.	.	.	.
11.	Is the faculty reward system sensitive to the differences among the disciplines?	.	.	.	.
12.	Is the faculty reward system sensitive to the differences in the strengths of individual faculty members?	.	.	.	.
13.	Is the faculty reward system sensitive to the differences in departments?	.	.	.	.
14.	In the faculty reward system, are the weights given to the same activity different among individual faculty members?	.	.	.	.
15.	In the faculty reward system, are the weights given to the same activity different among units?	.	.	.	.
16.	Does the system recognize the range of important activities that faculty in specific units perform?	.	.	.	.
17.	Does the system allow individual faculty reward criteria to be modified based on assignment?	.	.	.	.
18.	Do faculty members and unit heads consider the evaluation process fair?	.	.	.	.
19a.	Are data provided to faculty members throughout their careers to help them identify areas of strength and those in need of improvement?	.	.	.	.
19b.	Is a formal procedure in place to provide assistance and support when needed?	.	.	.	.
20	Do faculty members who are assigned specific instructional or service projects (curriculum design, community support), receive guidance about how these activities will be reviewed and recognized within the faculty reward system?	.	.	.	.

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