Guidance for Faculty Who Will Only Complete the Goals Form
Changes to Faculty Policy 103 (FP 103) may impact your Faculty Performance Evaluation (FPE) cadence. The table below summarizes whether you will participate in a full FPE this year, next year, or in 2026. Everyone, regardless of rank, will still engage in goal-setting. For more information regarding full FPE reviews, please refer to the Faculty Performance Evaluation Support page and review FP 103, which can be found on the Faculty Guidelines page. This page will offer guidance to faculty who are only engaging goal-setting during this year's FPE cycle.
When setting goals, faculty should keep their plans for promotion in mind. Setting and reviewing goals is the best way to make sure that faculty are on track toward promotion. Again, it is expected that faculty will address each criteria in FP 104 in their dossier (see Faculty Guidelines page for FP 104 details). So, as faculty look ahead to promotion, they should think about how their work aligns with all FP 104 criteria and ensure that they are setting goals for criteria that they haven't addressed since their appointment or last promotion.
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Rank |
Cadence (Next Review Year) |
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Instructor of Practice and Teaching Instructor |
Annual (This Year) |
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Assistant Professor of Practice, Assistant Teaching Professor, and Assistant Professor |
Annual (This Year) |
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Associate Professor of Practice, Associate Teaching Professor, and Associate Professor |
Biennial (2025), but goal setting is required. |
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Professor of Practice, Teaching Professor, and Professor |
Triennial (2026), but goal setting is required. |
Goals-only Form
Faculty at the rank of Associate Professor and Professor will not have a formal FPE this year, unless they or their supervisor has requested one. However, the expectation is that faculty and reviewers will still connect regarding their goals. We have drafted a goals form that will facilitate this discussion.
The sessions below provide an opportunity to get additional clarification and ask more direct questions. You can also reach Jon Oelke (joelke@nl.edu) to set-up a 1-on-1 support session.
Goals-only FPE Q&A Sessions
The sessions below provide an opportunity to get additional clarification and ask more direct questions. You can also reach Jon Oelke (joelke@nl.edu) to set-up a 1-on-1 support session.
Sessions for Those Conducting Reviews
Goals-only Review Timelines
Faculty should set goals for their expected contributions during the upcoming year, even if they are not scheduled for a full Faculty Performance Evaluation. This annual goal-setting will help faculty and reviewers communicate regarding shifting programmatic goals and faculty interests. It also provides an opportunity for faculty to check-in regarding long-term aspirations and short-term goals.
A typical workflow for developing goals for the year will include: a faculty member drafts goals, sends those goals to their program chair/reviewer for review, the faculty member and reviewer will meet to finalize goals, and then the reviewer submits faculty goals to the Academic Unit Leader. However, this is only a recommended workflow; you and your reviewer may have a different process.
Faculty Training Hosted by the Provost's Office and IPTRC
Training will be offered throughout the Spring Term - See CTLE Newsletter or return here for details.
Workload Form
Workload training videos can be found in the upper right corner of this page.
Goal Form
Faculty will upload their goal form by May 12th, or by the date that works for you and your reviewer and allows for you both to complete your tasks before the June 16th deadline to finalize and submit the self-evaluation and reviewer forms.
One-on-one Meeting between Faculty and Reviewer
Faculty and reviewer use one-on-one meeting to discuss goals, ask questions and create a plan to finalize goals and workload forms no later than June 16th.
Workload Form
Workload will be completed using the Workload Planning digital tool. Trainings held last year can be found in the upper right corner of the page. Submit draft workload for approval no later than June 16th.
Reviewer Training Hosted by the Provost’s Office -
The FPE Reviewer Guidance page will walk you through the goal form and offer guidance on how to complete it and how to guide faculty through the process. There are narrative and video resources on that page.
The drop-in sessions below will allow you to get additional clarification and ask more direct questions. You can also reach Jon Oelke (joelke@nl.edu) to set-up a 1-on-1 support session.
Upcoming FPE Reviewer Q&A Sessions - Click to Register
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Full FPE Q&A on 3/27 |
Goals Only Q&A on 3/26 |
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Set-up Goal Review Meeting with Faculty
By April 14th, reviewers should reach out to faculty to schedule the one-on-one session, confirm that their reviewee has access to SharePoint and provide enough time for faculty to prepare for the meeting.
Reviewer Feedback
Reviewers may choose to offer feedback on faculty members' goals ahead of the meeting or during the meeting.
One-on-one Meeting between Faculty and Reviewer
Faculty and reviewer use one-on-one meeting to discuss goals, ask questions, and create a plan to finalize goals and workload forms no later than June 16th.
Reviewer Assignment
Academic Unit Leaders inform faculty of who will be conducting their goal review by March 31st.
Workload Assignment Review
Academic Unit Leaders review workload assignments with program chair by June 30th.
Goal Review and Alignment
Academic Unit Leaders review draft goals and align with workload assignments by June 30th.
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