[Wactclc-alma] [EXTERNAL*]- off-topic: tenure file

[Elena Bianco]

Hi Abby:

My situation may be different than yours, but at Skagit because this position is a tenured faculty position, it has always had a teaching component (even if that's just to be scheduled at Reference). There's two reasons why: 1. It's good for the systems librarian to interact with students and see first-hand how they are using the system. The other concern is that without a teaching component it would be an excuse for administration to convert a tenured-faculty position to a professional exempt position, with all that implies.

  But, if you don't teach at Reference and you don't teach classes, I suppose you still teach staff and other faculty how to use library systems? If you are designing student-facing interfaces or creating online tutorials, that might count in the teaching arena, as well.

Feel free to contact me off-list to discuss more if you'd like...

Elena



Elena Bianco, Systems & Technical Services Librarian
Skagit Valley College
2405 E. College Way
Mount Vernon, WA 98273
(360)416-7624

From: Wactclc-alma <wactclc-alma-bounces at lists.ctc.edu> On Behalf Of Abby Koehler
Sent: Monday, March 7, 2022 11:10 AM
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Subject: [EXTERNAL*]-[Wactclc-alma] off-topic: tenure file

Hi all, and happy Monday!
Apologies for the off-topic post, please feel free to directly me elsewhere.

I have a systems job, tenure-track, which means I need to build a tenure file full of documentation for a committee of other faculty that will eventually go to the college's board for approval (in 2.5 years). My current job description doesn't include anything about instruction officially, and the committee and I have been trying to hash out how to demonstrate personal growth without anything like student evaluations to rely on. We've come up with several possible avenues, but are still trying to come up with a good way to show that growth piece - and I wondered if anyone here has come up with some way to show that (for an eval or tenure file) specifically for the systems/ tech serv kind of work. I have Sally's tenure file from several years ago, but this is a different time/ committee... and I would welcome any thoughts if anyone has anything to share. This isn't about attending conferences or being on committees, it's the Teaching/ Professional Effectiveness category that we're trying to muddle through.

I welcome any direct messages or thoughts! I've been through several list archives for different veins of our professional work but haven't come across anything yet... and I have about a month before my first progress report is due!
Hope you all are well,
abby

abby koehler
she/her/hers
Faculty Systems Librarian
Whatcom Community College
360.383.3287
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