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Craig Professorship of English Selections
In the coming weeks we will name a member of the faculty to the Craig Professorship of English. The following members of the English Department have asked to be considered for this chairs:
I write today to ask for your letters of evaluation of these candidates in accord with the policy passed by Faculty Council on April 5, 2007:
All tenured faculty members in the relevant department or program or academic unit will be eligible. All eligible faculty members wishing to be considered for an endowed chair will submit a current CV. All faculty members will have access to these CVs and will be invited and encouraged to write letters to the PSC evaluating the candidates on the stated criteria. PSC will select the recipient of an endowed chair based on the CVs and letters from faculty colleagues. In the absence of other stated criteria for specific endowed chairs, the criteria used for the selection of endowed chairs will be the same as the criteria stated in the Handbook for promotion to full professor:
“Promotion to the rank of professor requires evidence of distinguished professional stature. While the primary emphasis on high quality performance as a teacher continues, increased stress is placed upon substantial professional productivity. In addition, as senior members of the faculty, candidates for promotion are expected to have continued to serve the campus community. Achievements should be in addition to those which qualified the candidate for promotion to the rank of associate professor.”
In the absence of other stated criteria, faculty members will hold an endowed chair for a term of seven (7) years.
Please also note the following descriptions of this professorship:
The Craig Professorship was established in 1872 and endowed in 1873 under the will of John Craig of Rochester. In 1915 it was made the Craig Professorship in History and Economics, and changed in 1925 to the Craig Professorship of English.
This professorship carries access to a $1000 annual scholarly reimbursement stipend.
Please send letters of support to me at acadean@stlawu.edu by next Friday, May 15th.
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