SUBMISSIONS OF UNIT CRITERIA FOR REVIEW IN 2016-2017

• CEM Unit Criteria; changes fold in the CS Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Word version of CEM Unit Criteria (.docx)
  Submitted on 04/10/2017
• DANSRD Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Submitted on 11/30/2016 for reaffirmation. No changes being made.
  Approved / reaffirmed at the March 6, 2017 Faculty Senate meeting #221
• Theatre Unit Criteria - Revised to Theatre & Film Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Submitted with revisions on 12/09/2016.
• Alaska Native Language Center Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Submitted on 12/12/2016 with revisions.
• English, Philosophy and Humanities Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Submitted on 12/12/2016 with revisions.

For units creating new unit criteria or updating a very old version:

• Unit Criteria Template (WORD)
• Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
• Advice for Units Submitting Criteria from the Unit Criteria Committee

2015-2016 Submissions of Unit Criteria

Cross Cultural Studies

Submissions of Cross Cultural Studies Unit Criteria:

• Word .doc: Cross Cultural Studies Unit Criteria (Final version approved by UC Committee)

Initial submission:

• PDF: Cross Cultural Studies Unit Criteria 11-10-2015
• Word .docx: Cross Cultural Studies Unit Criteria 11-10-2015

Geophysical Institute

Submissions of GI Unit Criteria:

• Word .docx: GI Unit Criteria (Final version approved by UC Committee)

Initial submission:

• PDF: GI Unit Criteria 01/12/2016
• Word docx: GI Unit Criteria 01/12/2016

Institute of Northern Engineering

Submissions of INE Unit Criteria:

• Word .docx: INE Unit Criteria (Final version approved by UC Committee)
• PDF: INE Unit Criteria (Final version approved by UC Committee)

Initial submission:

PDF: INE Unit Criteria 01/31/2016

CNSM Natural Sciences Unit Criteria

Submissions of CNSM Natural Science Unit Criteria:

Initial submission:

• Word .doc: CNSM Natural Sciences Unit Criteria 01/22/2016
• PDF: CNSM Natural Sciences Unit Criteria 01/22/2016

For units creating new unit criteria or updating a very old version:

• Unit Criteria Template (WORD)
• Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
• Advice for Units Submitting Criteria from the Unit Criteria Committee

2014-2015 Unit Criteria Submissions for Review

Submissions for 14-15 review cycle (and carry-overs from 2013-14 review cycle):

• Justice Unit Criteria
  Status: Review by Unit Criteria Committee on 4/28/2014
  Reviewed by Unit Criteria Committee on 4/14/2015
  Reviewed by Unit Criteria Committee on 3/10/2015
  • 4/28/2015: Justice Unit Criteria (Word .docx)
    • OLDER VERSION:
    • 4/10/2015: Justice Unit Criteria (PDF)
    • 4/10/2015: Justice Unit Criteria (Word .docx)
      • OLDER VERSION:
      • 3/10/2015: Justice Unit Criteria (Word .docx)
      • 3/10/2015: Justice Unit Criteria (PDF)
• Journalism Unit Criteria (Received Feb. 6, 2015)
  Status: Approved by Faculty Senate at Meeting #206 (April 6, 2015).
  • 02/06/2015: Journalism Unit Criteria with minor revisions (Word .docx)
  • 2/20/2015: Journalism Unit Criteria (PDF file)
• International Arctic Research Center (IARC) Unit Criteria
  Status: Approved by Faculty Senate at Meeting #205 (March 2, 2015).
  • IARC Unit Criteria (PDF)
• Mathematics and Statistics Unit Criteria
  Status: Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #201
• Marine Advisory Program (MAP) Unit Criteria
  Status: Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #201
• School of Natural Resources and Agriculture Sciences (SNRAS) Unit Criteria
  Status: Pending revisions and re-submission
  Note: SNRAS and Cooperative Extension Service merged to form the School of Natural Resources and Extension (SNRE) in 2013-14. However, SNRAS unit criteria will cover SNRE faculty previously housed in SNRAS, and CES unit criteria will cover faculty previously housed Cooperative Extension.

Source: 2013-2014 Annual Report for the Unit Criteria Committee (PDF)

See 2013-2014 Unit Criteria Committee submissions in the 2013-2014 section in meetings and attachments below

For units creating new unit criteria or updating a very old version:

• Unit Criteria Template (WORD)
• Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
• Advice for Units Submitting Criteria from the Unit Criteria Committee

Unit Criteria Submissions for Review

Note to Committee: If units bring criteria directly to committee members, please let Jayne know at the Faculty Senate office, x7964.

Unit Criteria received Fall 2013 and Spring 2014:

• Marine Advisory Program (MAP) Unit Criteria(PDF, 4/10/2014)
  MAP Unit Criteria (Word document, 4/10/2014)
• School of Natural Resources and Agricultural Sciences (SNRAS) Unit Criteria (PDF, 4/8/2014)
• Unit Criteria for IARC (PDF)
  Unit Criteria for IARC (Word document)
  Submitted 3/19/2014
• Department of Mathematics and Statistics (DMS) Unit Criteria (PDF, 4/11/2014)
  • Older version submitted 3/12/2014 with changes indicated in red:
    Department of Mathematics and Statistics (DMS) Unit Criteria (PDF) - older version
• Computer Science Unit Criteria (PDF, 4/10/2014)
  Computer Science Unit Criteria (Word document, 4/10/2014)
  • Older version submitted 3/4/2014 with changes indicated in blue.
    Justification of CS Unit Criteria (PDF)
    Computer Science Unit Criteria (PDF)
    Computer Science Unit Criteria (Word document)
• Foreign Languages and Literatures Unit Criteria(PDF, 3/3/2014)
  Foreign Languages and Literatures Unit Criteria(Word document, 3/3/2014)
  Approved by Unit Criteria Committee with minor revisions (3/25/2014)
  On the Faculty Senate Agenda for Meeting #198 (April 7, 2014)
  
  • Earlier version submitted 2/14/2014 with no changes (except to match template)
    Foreign Languages and Literatures Unit Criteria (PDF)
    FLL Unit Criteria (Word document)
• FINAL REVISED Graduate Program in Marine Science and Limnology (GPMSL) (PDF)
  Approved by Unit Criteria Committee with further minor revisions (Dec. 3, 2013, Feb. 5, 2014)
  Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #197 (Mar. 3, 2014)
  • Graduate Program in Marine Science and Limnology (GPMSL) - PDF - older version.
    GPMSL Unit Criteria (Word document, older version)
    Submitted 11/2/2013 with some revisions.
• FINAL REVISED School of Management Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Approved by Unit Criteria Committee with minor revisions (Jan. 22, 2014)
  Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #197 (Mar. 3, 2014)
  • School of Management Unit Criteria - older version (PDF)
    SOM Unit Criteria (Word document, older version)
    Submitted 11/15/2013 with no changes.
• Department of Communication Unit Criteria(PDF)
  Submitted 10/08/2013 with no changes.
  Approved by Unit Criteria Committee.
  Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #194 (Nov. 4, 2013)
  Effective AY14-15.
• Department of Anthropology Unit Criteria(PDF)
  Submitted 10/21/2013 with no changes.
  Approved by Unit Criteria Committee.
  Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #194 (Nov. 4, 2013)
  Effective AY14-15.
• FINAL REVISED Department of Music Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Approved by Unit Criteria Committee (Dec. 3, 2013, Jan. 31. 2014)
  Approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #197 (Mar. 3, 2014)
  • RE-REVISED as of 11/13/2013 (now an older version): Department of Music Unit Criteria(PDF)
  • Older revision of 10/21/2013: Department of Music Unit Criteria (PDF)
  • Department of Music Unit Criteria (Word document, older version)
    Submitted 10/21/2013 with additional revisions since 2011-12 version.
    On Unit Criteria Committee's agenda for Nov. 5, 2013.

Unit Criteria reviews carrying over from 2011-12:

• Music Unit Criteria were reviewed andrevisions requested. Last discussed on February 14, 2012 with the Music department. See 2011-12 committee below for last submitted copy. These criteria are currently still at the Music Department for further revision (as of 9/20/2013).

For units creating new unit criteria or updating a very old version:

• Unit Criteria Template (WORD)
• Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
• Advice for Units Submitting Criteria from the Unit Criteria Committee

 Unit Criteria Submissions for Review

Note to Committee: If units bring criteria directly to committee members, please let Jayne know at the Faculty Senate office, x7964.

• School of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences Unit Criteria (received 2/5/2013) PDF
• Library Science Unit Criteria (Approved by Unit Criteria Committee on February 11, 2013) Word .docx
  These criteria were approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #189, March 4, 2013.

Unit Criteria reviews carrying over from 2011-12:

• 11/7/2012
  • re-REVISED Cooperative Extension Service Unit Criteria (received 11/7/2012) PDF
  • CES Unit Criteria were approved at Faculty Senate Meeting #187 on December 3, 2012
• 4/27/2012 [newer version of 11/7/2012 above]
  • Revised Cooperative Extension Service Unit Criteria (received 4/27/2012) PDF
• Music Unit Criteria were reviewed andrevisions requested. Last discussed on February 14, 2012 with the Music department. See 2011-12 committee below for last submitted copy.

For units creating new unit criteria or updating a very old version:

• Unit Criteria Template (WORD)
• Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
• Advice for Units Submitting Criteria from the Unit Criteria Committee

Unit Criteria Submissions for Review

Note to Committee: If units bring criteria directly to committee members, please let Jayne know at the Faculty Senate office, x7964.

• 4/27/2012
  • Revised Cooperative Extension Service Unit Criteria (received 4/27/2012) PDF
• 4/17/2012
  • Finalized Art Department Unit Criteria (PDF)
  • Finalized School of Education Unit Criteria(PDF)
  • The above unit criteria will go forward to the Faculty Senate Administrative Committee and the May 7 Faculty Senate Meeting for approval.
  • UPDATE: Faculty Senate approved the finalized unit criteria for the Art Department, and for the School of Education at the May 7 meeting #183.
• 3/23/2012
  Revised Art Department Unit Criteria (received 3/23/2012) - Word .doc
• 2/27/2012
  Revised School of Education Unit Criteria(received 2/27/2012) PDF
  3/22/2012: Unit Criteria has returned these to SOEd with some additional revision suggestions.
• 01/25/2012
  Cooperative Extension Service Unit Criteria(received 1/25/2012) PDF
  School of Education Unit Criteria (older version received 1/25/2012) PDF
• 10/24/2011
  Revised Art Department Unit Criteria (received 10/24/2011 following meeting) PDF
• 9/21/2011
  Reformatted Art Department Unit Criteria(received 9/21/2011) PDF
• 9/6/2011
  Art Unit Criteria (received 9/6/2011) PDF
• 8/31/2011
  Revised College of Engineering and Mines Unit Criteria (8/31/2011) PDF
  Note: These criteria were approved at the 9/12/2011 Faculty Senate Meeting #176.
• 8/25/2011
  Music Unit Criteria (received 8/25/2011) PDF

8/20/2011
Informal Feedback for the CEM Unit Criteria(8/20/2011) PDF

6/6/2011
College of Engineering and Mines Unit Criteria (Rev. 6/6/2011) PDF

For units creating new unit criteria or updating a very old version:

• Unit Criteria Template (WORD)
• Current Unit Peer Criteria - Provost Website
• Advice for Units Submitting Criteria from the Unit Criteria Committee

Unit Criteria Submissions for Review

Note to Committee: If units bring criteria directly to committee members, please let Jayne know at the Faculty Senate office, x7964.

• 3/14/2011
  Revised Fisheries Division Unit Criteria (PDF, 3/14/2011)
  Comments from Keith Criddle, Fisheries (PDF)
• 3/7/2011
  Art Department Unit Criteria (PDF)
• 2/19/2011
  Fisheries Division Unit Criteria with SFOS Revisions & Responses (PDF)
• 2/18/2011
  Music Department Unit Criteria (PDF)
• 1/24/2011
  Review Comments by Unit Criteria Cmte for SFOS Fisheries Div. Unit Criteria (PDF with comments)
• 12/14/2010
  SFOS Fisheries Division Unit Criteria (PDF)
  Distributed for Jan. 24, 2011 committee meeting.
• 11/8/2010:
  UAF Faculty Senate approved the revised DANSRD Unit Criteria.
  Currently pending at the Chancellor's Office.
• 10/21/2010:
  Revised DANSRD Unit Criteria (tracked changes Word document) incorporating changes outlined in 10/11/2010 memorandum by Dr. Barboza, committee chair.
  Clean copy (without tracked changes Word document) of the revised DANSRD unit criteria.
• 10/5/2010:Older Revised DANSRD Unit Criteria (tracked changes Word document) incorporating changes indicated at the 10/1/2010 Unit Criteria Committee meeting.
• 9/24/2010: Older Revised DANSRD Unit Criteria (tracked changes Word document) for review at the October 1 committee meeting.
  • OLDER COLOR PDF SCAN of the Tracked Changes Document linked just above as a Word doc.
  • DANSRD Unit Criteria, submitted 9/7/2010 (PDF file)
    Status: 9/10/2010: Recommendations made to DANSRD. Committee's notes (PDF)

 

Unit Criteria Received for Review - FALL 2009 and SPRING 2010

Unit Criteria - Dept./Unit:	Status of Review	Downloads:
DANSRD	The DANSRD unit criteria will be reviewed in Fall 2010. 4-19-2010: Dept. of Alaska Native Studies and Rural Development re-submitted their unit criteria. These were last reviewed in April of 2008 before the Alaska Native Studies program was incorporated. Minutes from that meeting are linked here.	DANSRD Unit Criteria (Word.doc) 25 April 2008 meeting minutes (Word.doc)
CNSM - Natural Sciences	Unit Criteria Committee met on 4-19-2010 and made some suggestions; and on 4-20-2010 CNSM incorporated them and resubmitted for a final review of the committee via email. 4-12-2010: Rich Boone sent a clean version of the Natural Sciences unit criteria for review. 4-8-2010: Rich Boone forwarded document with responses to UC Committee's Oct. 7 comments; and corresponding unit criteria with revision notes. (Note: The PDF version posted 2-17-10 is a 'clean' revised version.) The re-submitted criteria looked identical to that already received last fall. A request has been sent to CNSM for the latest version. (3-25-10) 2-17-2010: Re-submitted criteria for committee's review. Committee's comments are in minutes of 10-07-2009. 10-07-2009_minutes.doc	5-3-2010: Faculty Senate reaffirmed these criteria. (PDF) 4-20-2010: Final version of Natural Sciences Unit Criteria with 4-20-2010 revisions (Word.doc) 4-19-2010 Unit Criteria Meeting Minutes (Word) 4-12-2010: Final version of Natural Sciences Unit Criteria for committee's review. (Word.doc) Natural Sciences UC with responses and revisions (PDF - 5.4MB) - 4-8-2010 This version was received 2/17/2010 and sent to the committee: Natural Sciences (PDF) An older version is posted in the table below.
English and Philosophy and Humanities	4-7-2010: UC Committee reviewed the revised criteria via email and the majority have voted to pass them. Motion will be prepared for Senate Meeting #167 (May 3). 4-6-2010: Received and forwarded a memo and revised version of the unit criteria to the Committee. 2-1-2010: Forwarded comments regarding these unit criteria from the 1/29/10 meeting to the dept. contact. 11-12-09: Received English and Philosophy and Humanities UC and sent to Cmte	5-3-2010: Faculty Senate reaffirmed these criteria. (PDF) 4-16-2010: Finalized English and Philosophy/Humanities Unit Criteria (PDF) 4-6-2010 Revised-Eng-Phil-Hum-UC(PDF) 4-5-2010 Memo to Committee re Revised UC (Word) Older version: 11-12-09 Submitted Eng-Phil-Hum UC(PDF) 1-29-10 meeting minutes
Theatre	4-16-2010: UC Committee have approved the Theatre's revised unit criteria and these will move forward to the May 3 Senate Meeting #167. 4-12-2010: Revised Theatre unit criteria received from Carrie Baker and forwarded to committee. Theatre will do some additional revising. 3-25-10: To be discussed at UC meeting. 3-16-2010: Revised UC received along with definitions for Theatre's UC. Reps would like to attend next committee meeting. 1-25-10: per Carrie Baker, Theatre rep would like to attend next UC meeting. Revised UC were forwarded from Theatre on 2-1-10. 12-4-09: Committee discussed and sent suggested revisions to Theatre. 11-2-09: Received UC from Theatre Dept. and sent to Cmte	5-3-2010: Faculty Senate reaffirmed these criteria. 4-12-2010: Theatre UC Revised Document(Word) UC Definitions for committee from department. Older 3-16-10: 2nd Revised Theater UC received from department. 3-16-2010 Email text from Carrie Baker for Theatre. 2-1-10: Revised Theatre UC received from dept Word: 11-2-09 Submitted Theatre UC 12-4-09: meeting minutes (referencing Theatre and ANLC/ANLP discussions)
ANLC/ANLP	4-5-2010: Reaffirmed at Faculty Senate Meeting #166 by a unanimous vote. 3-23-10: On FS agenda for Apr. 5 meeting. (Were on Mar. 5 agenda, but ran out of time at meeting.) 2-8-10: Received revisions following dept.'s review of Cmte's 11-25-09 review. 11-25-09: Received revisions after Cmte's initial review. To be discussed at 12-4-09 UC Mtg.	Word: Revised ANLC-ANLP UC of 2-8-10 Older 11-25-09 Revised ANLC-ANLP UC 10-30-09 meeting minutes (referencing initial ANLC/ANLP discussion)
Journalism	11-9-09: Reaffirmed at Faculty Senate Meeting #162.	11-9-09 Journalism Unit Criteria (PDF)

Files for UC Committee Meeting - March 20, 2009

Unit Criteria - Dept./Unit:	Status of Review	Downloads:
Mathematics and Statistics	10-12-09: Senate ratified Chancellor's decision to approve DMS unit criteria as rearranged. 9-10-09: Chancellor approved DMS unit criteria as rearranged. 5-4-09: Reaffirmed at Faculty Senate Meeting #159. Labor Relations provided input and DMS made revisions as of 4-16-09. Re-submitted to UC Cmte on 4-16-09.	10-12-09 DMS Unit Criteria as rearranged (PDF) 4-16-09_DMS_UC.doc Older version: UC MathStat, 3-17-09 (PDF) Provost's Comments 2-23-09 via email
SNRAS / AFES	5-4-09: Reaffirmed at Faculty Senate Meeting #159; Provost approved. Re-submitted to UC Cmte with no changes after wider SNRAS faculty review (after 4-6-09 Senate Meeting). Re-submitted by SNRAS with revisions. 2-20-09	UC SNRAS AFES revised, 3-3-09 (Word doc) Comments to Committee by Steve Sparrow (Word doc)
Marine Advisory Program	Re-affirmed at 4-6-09 Faculty Senate Meeting #158. Submitted to Committee 3-17-09 (Ray Ralonde)	Word doc - UC MAP
Dept. of Communications	Re-affirmed at 4-6-09 Faculty Senate Meeting #158. Submitted to Committee 3-17-09 (Robert Arundale)	PDF - UC Communications
Natural Sciences	Fall 2009 - UC are still under review by the CNSM faculty. As of 4-23-09, UC have not been re-submitted by CNSM. Under revision by depts. at CNSM as of 3-17-09.	Version dated 1/15/10 is posted above. Rec'd 2/17/2010 and sent to committee. Older version: CNSM-unit-criteria-2009 Memo from CNSM (WORD)
DANRD	Fall 2009 DANRD will continue work the unit criteria in Fall 2009. Still at CRCD as of 3-17-09.	UPDATE: See table above for Unit Criteria submitted from DANSRD on 4/19/2010. (Program name change as Alaska Native Studies has been incorporated.)
Anthropology	11-10-08: Reaffirmed at the Faculty Senate Meeting #154.	Posted online at the Provost's Office web site: www.uaf.edu/provost/ See link for Unit Criteria under Promotion & Tenure