Re: Tenure Review

Dear Emily,
There is a group called the National Peer Review Board for the Scholarship 
of Engagement.  When invited, it will help do reviews of this dimension of 
a faulty member's work, which often includes service-learning pedagogy.  We 
also have  a website  www.scholarshipofengagment.org where you can find 
criteria, readings, FAQ's etc.  There is also very helpful information on 
the website of the New England Resource Center for Higher Education 
(www.nerche.org)  I personally think that the most important challenge in 
writing one of these letter is to go beyond just emphasizing the service 
and link it to the other two categories of faculty work, namely, teaching 
and research/scholarship, since in most schools all three are not valued 
equally.
Hope this helps.
Dwight Giles
Senior Associate, NERCHE
Professor of Higher Education
University of Massachusetts, Boston


At 04:17 PM 10/4/2002 -0700, Emily Samose wrote:
>Hello Colleagues,
>
>I have been asked to write a letter of support for a faculty member up for 
>third year tenure review.
>
>Would anyone be willing to share an example of such a letter that focuses 
>on service-learning pedagogy and community partnerships?
>
>I have much to say about this instructor, but have never written a letter 
>of support for tenure promotion.
>
>Any feedback regarding length and appropriate content would be much 
>appreciated!
>Thanks,
>Emily
>
>Emily Samose
>Director
>Community Based Learning Center
>Notre Dame de Namur University
>1500 Ralston Ave.
>Belmont, CA
>650-508-3777