Annual Review of Faculty and Academic Staff

Unit leaders (chairs, directors, supervisors) are asked to review the performance of academic specialists and faculty annually to support their personal and professional growth in alignment with unit, college and university mission and objectives. This review must focus on outcomes and behaviors and discuss methods and strategies for professional development and improvement. With this in mind, the college developed an Annual Evaluation Process in 2022 for unit leader(s), academic specialists, fixed-term faculty, and tenure stream faculty to engage in direct and transparent conversations focused on expectations and goals at least once per year to strengthen alignment and mutual success.

The resulting annual evaluation process provides a structured process for reflecting on accomplishments, clarifying expectations, and supporting professional growth across the college.

• The unit sets goals, expectations, and processes for the collection of information for the annual performance review (Reporting Framework).
• The unit supervisors use this input to complete the Annual Evaluation Form and discuss with the employee performance and opportunities for growth.
• Evaluation of each category must be contextualized for rank, position type, workload, percent effort, institutional and unit investments, and disciplinary and unit norms, and to recognize individual contributions to institutional excellence.
• The employee has the option to submit a written response directly to the NatSci dean (natsci.dean@msu.edu). 

+ Due date: June 30th
+ Documents:

• NatSci Annual Performance Review Criteria (for use as reporting framework and for the Chairs & Directors evaluation
• Annual Evaluation form (for supervisors’ use ONLY)