ADEPT presents two sets of activities, those designed to enhance a
candidateís abilities to prepare his/her record for evaluation and
those designed to help members of unit-level promotion and tenure
committee understand the subtleties of bias in the evaluation process.
These activities are linked to an annotated bibliography of research
focusing on a broad range of forms of bias related to gender, minority
status, choice of publication venues, preference for interdisciplinary
research, assignment of service activities, allocation of resources,
mentoring, disability, etc. Information from a compiled set of best
practices is injected into ADEPT at appropriate points within case
studies, and is made available in complete form as well. In addition,
references are provided regarding a 2003 survey of Georgia Techís
academic faculty aimed at capturing a snapshot of perceptions of the
promotion and tenure evaluation processes, faculty development and
culture within the Institute.
Understanding that the equitable advancement of faculty requires the
clear communication of standards and best practices to candidates and
evaluators, many Georgia Tech faculty have contributed to the ADEPT
project. In 2002-2003, the Promotion and Tenure ADVANCE Committee
(PTAC)(1),; appointed by Provost Jean-Lou Chameau and chaired by David
McDowell, developed the core contents. In collaboration with PTAC
members, Carol Colatrella and David McDowell wrote case studies and
related materials. Research funds from the Georgia Tech NSF ADVANCE
Institutional Transformation Program(2); supported the PTAC design
team(3); in developing the tool.
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1 Linked to the credits page. From the credits page, each person will
be linked to their own page: David McDowell (chair), Douglas Allen,
Willie Belton, Paul Benkeser, Mostafa El-Sayed, Dana Randall, J. Carlos
Santamarina, Ronald Schafer, Marie Thursby, Jeannette Yen. Robert
McMath, Tabitha Barnette, Carol Colatrella, Beth Gourbiere, and Mary
Hunt.
2 Linked to www.advance.gatech.edu.
3 Linked to the credits page.
COMMITTEE MEMBER SELF STUDY
By discovering the challenges faced during the P&T Review meeting
as a committee member, you can affect more objective evaluations and
more equitable outcomes. This site provides you with tools to assist
through the P&T Review meeting. These include:
• Nine case studies that you will download for participation
• Resources that can be accessed at any time (online or downloadable) for reference
You will need 40MB of disk space in which to store your case studies
and resources. Follow the prompts, and DOWNLOAD NOW. If you currently
do not wish to download the case studies, you may still access certain
online RESOURCES. Or you may use this tool as a CANDIDATE.