{"id":5334,"date":"2026-02-05T09:44:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T15:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/scholars\/?page_id=5334"},"modified":"2026-02-05T10:54:18","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T16:54:18","slug":"cehd-teaching-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.jsums.edu\/scholars\/main\/teaching-and-learning-at-jsu\/cehd-teaching-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"CEHD Teaching Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group thriving-tenure-track has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-width: 1px;border-radius: 8px;background-color: #ffffff;padding: 10px 14px\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\r\n<h3><span style=\"font-weight: 800;font-size: 18pt\">Thriving as Tenure-Track Faculty<\/span><\/h3>\r\n<h4><span style=\"font-weight: 600;font-size: 14pt\">Balancing Rigor, Workload, and Building Your Record<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0;margin-bottom: 10px;line-height: 1.7\"><span style=\"color: #000000\">You&#8217;re on a journey toward tenure while simultaneously developing your teaching, establishing your research, and learning to navigate academic service. This doesn&#8217;t happen overnight\u2014it&#8217;s built through strategic, incremental effort. These resources support your sustainable development across all three areas of faculty work.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<!-- CALLOUT: CORE FRAMEWORK -->\r\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f9ff;border: 1px solid #dbe8ff;border-left: 6px solid #008ed6;border-radius: 14px;padding: 16px 18px\">\r\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 900;color: #1b1f23\">Core Principles for Sustainable Success<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #333333;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>&#x1f3af; Think in Phases, Not Perfection<\/strong><br \/>Tenure is a marathon with mile markers. Year 1 = survival teaching + research pipeline. Year 2-3 = one course running smoothly + submissions underway. Year 4-5 = sustainable teaching + visible productivity. Build capacity incrementally.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #333333;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>&#x1f4ca; Design for Your Actual Students<\/strong><br \/>Rigor isn&#8217;t volume\u2014it&#8217;s depth, transfer, and application. Design with students&#8217; full lives in mind. This raises academic standards while being more time-efficient for YOU.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #333333;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>&#x23f0; Protect Time and Document Strategically<\/strong><br \/>Block research time like teaching. Say YES strategically to service. Start your P&amp;T dossier NOW. The faculty who struggle most at tenure did great work but couldn&#8217;t document it.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #333333;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>&#x1f91d; Build Community Early<\/strong><br \/>Don&#8217;t wait to feel overwhelmed. Teaching communities, writing groups, and mentoring relationships help you navigate challenges before they become crises.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 1: New Faculty Mentoring -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #bcd3eb;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">New Faculty Mentoring Program<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Structured workshops, peer cohorts, and mentoring relationships designed specifically for tenure-track faculty navigating their first years at JSU.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What you&#8217;ll gain:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 5px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Understanding of tenure timeline, milestones, and your department&#8217;s specific criteria<\/li>\r\n<li>Strategies for balancing teaching, research, and service across your pre-tenure years<\/li>\r\n<li>Guidance on documentation and P&amp;T dossier development<\/li>\r\n<li>Peer support network of faculty at similar career stages<\/li>\r\n<li>Connection to department, research, teaching, and HBCU mentors<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-left: 4px solid #002147;padding: 10px 12px;margin: 10px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Key insight:<\/strong> Tenure is earned through consistent, strategic effort over time\u2014not heroic bursts. This program helps you pace yourself and invest energy strategically each semester.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to participate:<\/strong> Contact the Office of Faculty Development to join the next mentoring cohort or connect with individual mentors.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 2: Teaching &amp; Learning Workshops -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #e8f0fa;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Teaching &amp; Learning Workshops<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Practical sessions on course design, assessment, and facilitation that help you develop sustainable teaching practices while building evidence of teaching effectiveness for your dossier.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Current topics include:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Designing assignments that reduce grading load while maintaining rigor<\/li>\r\n<li>Facilitating discussions that leverage student expertise (especially for working professionals)<\/li>\r\n<li>Scaffolding complex assignments for diverse student readiness<\/li>\r\n<li>Creating effective rubrics and feedback systems<\/li>\r\n<li>Using Canvas tools strategically for efficiency<\/li>\r\n<li>Documenting teaching innovations for promotion and tenure<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to access:<\/strong> Check your faculty email for workshop announcements or contact the Office of Faculty Development for the current schedule.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 3: Summer Course Redesign -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #bcd3eb;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Summer Course Redesign Program<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Structured support to deeply rethink one course with dedicated time and guidance. Helps you develop ONE strong, sustainable course at a time rather than struggling with all of them simultaneously.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What you get:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 5px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Dedicated time to redesign course architecture<\/li>\r\n<li>Consultation on assignment design that serves both students and your time management<\/li>\r\n<li>Support for aligning learning outcomes with activities and assessments<\/li>\r\n<li>Feedback from instructional design perspective<\/li>\r\n<li>Community of colleagues working on similar challenges<\/li>\r\n<li>Documentation of course development work for your P&amp;T dossier<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Strategic for tenure-track faculty:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Year 1: Focus on courses you&#8217;ll teach repeatedly<\/li>\r\n<li>Year 2-3: Redesign your most problematic course<\/li>\r\n<li>Year 4-5: Innovate in ways that generate scholarship of teaching and learning<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to apply:<\/strong> Applications typically open in spring semester. Contact the Office of Faculty Development for details and deadlines.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 4: AI-Enhanced Teaching -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #e8f0fa;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">AI-Enhanced Teaching Sessions<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Learn to use AI tools strategically to handle time-consuming teaching tasks, freeing up time for research and high-impact student interactions. Designed for faculty who need efficiency without sacrificing quality.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Sessions cover:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 5px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Generating high-quality discussion prompts and case studies<\/li>\r\n<li>Creating rubrics and assessment criteria quickly<\/li>\r\n<li>Differentiating materials for diverse learner needs<\/li>\r\n<li>Providing faster, more targeted feedback<\/li>\r\n<li>Designing active learning activities<\/li>\r\n<li>Ethical considerations and limitations of AI in education<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-left: 4px solid #002147;padding: 10px 12px;margin: 10px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>&#x1f4a1; Why this matters for tenure-track faculty:<\/strong> AI tools can handle tasks like generating first drafts of materials, allowing you to focus your limited time on refinement, student interaction, and your research agenda.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to participate:<\/strong> AI teaching sessions are announced via faculty email and the Faculty Development website. Drop-in sessions and scheduled workshops available.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 5: Teaching Communities of Practice -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #bcd3eb;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Teaching Communities of Practice<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Small groups of colleagues (3-5 faculty) who meet regularly to share what&#8217;s working, troubleshoot challenges, and support each other&#8217;s teaching development. Every hour you invest in learning from others saves 5-10 hours of trial and error.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What these look like:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 5px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Informal monthly meetings (60-90 minutes)<\/li>\r\n<li>Focus on practical problem-solving, not theory<\/li>\r\n<li>Share syllabi, assignments, and teaching materials<\/li>\r\n<li>Discuss student challenges and effective responses<\/li>\r\n<li>Review and provide feedback on each other&#8217;s course materials<\/li>\r\n<li>Celebrate what&#8217;s working<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Benefits for building your tenure case:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Develop teaching more efficiently, protecting research time<\/li>\r\n<li>Build collegial relationships that matter for tenure letters<\/li>\r\n<li>Generate ideas for teaching innovations that can become SoTL scholarship<\/li>\r\n<li>Create a support system for navigating department culture<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to start or join:<\/strong> If the College of Education doesn&#8217;t already have teaching communities of practice in your area, we can help facilitate getting one started. Email Faculty Development to express interest or to be connected with colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 6: Writing Accountability Groups -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #e8f0fa;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">Writing Accountability &amp; Support<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Structured groups and writing sessions help you make steady progress on scholarly writing through goal setting, peer accountability, and dedicated writing time.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>What&#8217;s available:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 5px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li>Weekly writing accountability groups with check-ins and goal setting<\/li>\r\n<li>Silent writing sessions with structured breaks<\/li>\r\n<li>Manuscript development support and feedback<\/li>\r\n<li>Grant writing consultation and review<\/li>\r\n<li>Peer review partnerships<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border-left: 4px solid #002147;padding: 10px 12px;margin: 10px 0\">\r\n<p style=\"margin: 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> Submitted work beats perfect but unsubmitted work. These groups help you ship rather than polish indefinitely.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;font-size: 13px\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>How to participate:<\/strong> Contact the Office of Faculty Development to join an existing writing group or start a new one with colleagues.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 7: Web Resources -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #bcd3eb;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">External Resources: Teaching, Workload, &amp; Faculty Development<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Curated resources from leading teaching and learning centers to deepen your understanding and practice.<\/span>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Reframing Academic Rigor<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/crlt.substack.com\/p\/reframing-rigor-to-promote-equity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reframing Rigor to Promote Equity in Teaching and Learning<\/a> \u2013 University of Michigan CRLT<\/li>\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/cte.alliant.edu\/resources-for-teaching\/course-design\/academic-rigor\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Academic Rigor<\/a> \u2013 Alliant University Center for Teaching Excellence<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Faculty Workload Management<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.acenet.edu\/Documents\/Equity-Minded-Faculty-Workloads.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Equity-Minded Faculty Workloads: What We Can and Should Do Now<\/a> \u2013 American Council on Education (ACE)<\/li>\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/evolllution.com\/the-future-of-teaching-in-higher-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Future of Teaching in Higher Education<\/a> \u2013 The Evolllution (2023)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Teaching Strategies and Best Practices<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/crlt.umich.edu\/resources\/teaching-strategies\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Teaching Strategies<\/a> \u2013 University of Michigan CRLT<\/li>\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/crlt.umich.edu\/taxonomy\/term\/9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scaffolding Student Learning and Course Design<\/a> \u2013 University of Michigan CRLT<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0 5px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTL)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000\">\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/www.centerforengagedlearning.org\/studying-engaged-learning\/what-is-sotl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What is SoTL?<\/a> \u2013 Center for Engaged Learning at Elon University<\/li>\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/my.vanderbilt.edu\/sotl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scholarship of Teaching and Learning: A Guide<\/a> \u2013 Vanderbilt University Center for Teaching<\/li>\r\n<li><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"https:\/\/cei.umn.edu\/teaching-resources\/guide-scholarship-teaching-and-learning\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A Guide to the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning<\/a> \u2013 University of Minnesota<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- CALLOUT: Quick Wins -->\r\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #fff8e6;border: 1px solid #ffd966;border-left: 6px solid #f4a600;border-radius: 14px;padding: 16px 18px\">\r\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 900;color: #1b1f23\">Quick Wins: Practical Strategies You Can Use Monday<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 5px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\"><strong>For teaching graduate students who are working professionals:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\">\r\n<li>Use case study protocols that let them analyze their own practice<\/li>\r\n<li>Design assignments that serve both course goals and their workplace needs<\/li>\r\n<li>Structure discussions where they&#8217;re teaching each other from experience<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\"><strong>For teaching undergraduates developing as professionals:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\">\r\n<li>Scaffold complex assignments in stages with feedback between<\/li>\r\n<li>Connect every major concept to field placement observations<\/li>\r\n<li>Use structured peer learning to build collaboration skills<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Time-saving strategies that protect research time:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\">\r\n<li>Reuse your best discussion prompts across semesters (document what works!)<\/li>\r\n<li>Create assignment templates students can adapt rather than building from scratch<\/li>\r\n<li>Use peer review strategically\u2014students learn from seeing others&#8217; work<\/li>\r\n<li>Record short video explanations of complex concepts you can reuse<\/li>\r\n<li>Batch similar tasks (grade all of one question at once, not all of one student&#8217;s work)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 5px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\"><strong>For managing service strategically:<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 5px 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\">\r\n<li>Years 1-2: Say YES to department committees (build visibility); NO to university-wide committees<\/li>\r\n<li>Years 3-4: Add one college-level committee if research is on track<\/li>\r\n<li>Learn to say &#8220;Let me check my commitments&#8221; instead of immediate yes<\/li>\r\n<li>Track ALL service in a spreadsheet from Day One<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Card 8: JSU SoTL Resources -->\r\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-border-color has-e-5-e-9-ef-border-color has-background\" style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;border-width: 1px;border-radius: 12px;background-color: #e8f0fa;padding: 18px\">\r\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading has-large-font-size\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt\">JSU Resources for Scholarship of Teaching &amp; Learning<\/span><\/h4>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>The Researcher: Interdisciplinary Journal<\/strong><br \/>JSU&#8217;s interdisciplinary journal welcomes submissions on teaching innovations and research. A venue for transforming your course development work into publishable scholarship that counts toward tenure. Contact the Office of Faculty Development for submission guidelines.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0\"><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>P&amp;T Dossier Development<\/strong><br \/>Canvas-based shell for organizing your teaching materials and documentation. Start building your dossier NOW rather than scrambling in Year 5. Access through Faculty Development.<\/span><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- CALLOUT: Timeline &amp; Documentation -->\r\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #f5f9ff;border: 1px solid #dbe8ff;border-left: 6px solid #008ed6;border-radius: 14px;padding: 16px 18px\">\r\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 900;color: #1b1f23\">The Long View: Your Path to Tenure<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Year 1:<\/strong> Establish baseline teaching + start research pipeline + document everything + build mentor network = SUCCESS. Don&#8217;t try to revolutionize everything at once.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Year 2:<\/strong> One course running smoothly + research submissions underway + strategic service + ongoing documentation = PROGRESS.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Year 3:<\/strong> Mid-tenure review (diagnostic, not punitive) + refine another course element + visible research productivity + dossier organization begins = ON TRACK.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Years 4-5:<\/strong> Teaching feels sustainable + strong research record + organized dossier + clear tenure narrative = READY.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Year 6:<\/strong> Tenure application. By this point, you&#8217;re documenting what you&#8217;ve already accomplished, not scrambling to build a record.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 12px 0 0 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Remember:<\/strong> Excellent teaching, productive research, and meaningful service develop through intentional, incremental improvement\u2014not through perfection or heroic bursts of effort.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- CALLOUT: Documentation Checklist -->\r\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 18px 0\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #fff8e6;border: 1px solid #ffd966;border-left: 6px solid #f4a600;border-radius: 14px;padding: 16px 18px\">\r\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 12px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 900;color: #1b1f23\">Documentation From Day One: Don&#8217;t Wait<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 5px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\"><strong>Start these NOW (not in Year 5):<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<ul style=\"margin: 5px 0 10px 20px;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\">\r\n<li><strong>P&amp;T Dossier:<\/strong> Set up your Canvas shell and add materials as you create them<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>&#8220;Wins&#8221; folder:<\/strong> Save every positive email, acceptance, student comment showing impact<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Service tracker:<\/strong> Spreadsheet with dates, committee names, roles, time invested<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Teaching evidence:<\/strong> Syllabi, innovative assignments, student work samples, evaluations<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Research pipeline:<\/strong> Track submissions, revisions, under review, accepted<\/li>\r\n<li><strong>Annual reports:<\/strong> Use them to build your tenure narrative year by year<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 10px 0 0 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px\"><strong>The faculty who struggle at tenure are often those who did great work but couldn&#8217;t document it effectively. Document as you go.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<!-- Contact Section -->\r\n<div style=\"margin: 0 0 10px 0\">\r\n<div style=\"background: #ffffff;border: 2px solid #002147;border-radius: 14px;padding: 16px 18px\">\r\n<h3 style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px;font-size: 16px;font-weight: 900;color: #002147\">Questions or Need Support?<\/h3>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 5px 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\"><strong>Office of Faculty Development for Student Success<\/strong><br \/>Candis Pizzetta, PhD, Director<br \/><a style=\"color: #0066cc\" href=\"mailto:jsucus@jsums.edu\">jsucus@jsums.edu<\/a><br \/>601-979-6951<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0;color: #000000;font-size: 14px;line-height: 1.55\">Don&#8217;t wait until you&#8217;re overwhelmed. 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