Office of the Provost and
a Vice Chanccellor  105 Gaarfield Ave, Eaau Claire, WI 554702  (715) 8836-2320
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Samp
ple Colle
egiality LLanguagee “Departmen
ntal citizensh
hip” is a dep
partmental service requirrement desiigned to foster a positive
e
working env
vironment an
nd promote cooperation
n and collegia
ality. A can
ndidate for hiring, promo
otion
or tenure is expected to
o act professionally and ethically, bee open to thee ideas of oth
her departm
ment
faculty and staff, and as
ssist other department
d
members
m
in carrying ou
ut the work o
of the
department. Actively participating
p
g in departm
ment committtee work, wo
orking with o
other departtment
o promote tea
aching, rese
earch and se
ervice excelleence and sollve problems
s that arise iin the
members to
course of de
epartment work,
w
and cov
vering classe
es for collea
agues are exa
amples of po
ositive
departmental citizenshiip. “Departm
mental citize
enship” is no
ot meant to discourage tthe putting fforth
oints of view
w nor to limitt the departm
ment to bacckgrounds, in
nterests, political and so
of diverse po
ocial
perspectives
s similar to its
i current state,
s
but to encourage tthe eventuall productive resolution o
of
issues and the
t progress
s of the depa
artment. Failure to enga
age in positiive departme
ental citizen
nship
may lead to a negative evaluation,
e
and
a
consequ
uently a nega
ative recomm
mendation ffor reappointtment,
tenure or prromotion.
Sam
mple Equity, Dive
ersity, an
nd Inclussiveness (EDI) Laanguage* For the purrposes of thiis documentt, and speciifically in reg
gard to the performanc
ce review criiteria,
equity is defined as the
e commitment to fair an
nd just treattment for alll persons, rregardless off how
their differences departt from the do
ominant cullture of the d
department. Diversity is defined a
as the
intentional acknowledg
gment and engagemen
nt of differrences, inclluding but not limite
ed to
differences in race, ethnicity, gender, se
exual orien
ntation, soccial and e
economic c
class,
ability/disability, age, and religio
on. Inclusiv
veness is d
defined as vvaluing and
d respecting
g the
s and contrib
butions of all
a individualls.
perspectives
veral ranked
d) criteria fo
or evaluatio
on of teachiing:
One (of sev
‐ deve
elop and use curriculum
m and/or classroom
c
a
activities tha
at engage a diverse stu
udent
popu
ulation or make
m
the existing popula
ation more a
aware of equ
uity, diversiity, inclusive
eness
or otther global and
a
social issues
veral ranked
d) criteria fo
or evaluatio
on of schola
arship:
One (of sev
‐ cond
duct disciplin
nary researc
ch that inclu
udes a focuss on equity, d
diversity, an
nd inclusiven
ness.
‐ partiicipate in prrofessional development
d
t activities (w
workshops, panels) tha
at address eq
quity,
diverrsity, and in
nclusiveness issues.
veral ranked
d) criteria fo
or evaluatio
on of servic e and advissing:
One (of sev
‐ activ
ve organizatiion of, or efffective and constructive
c
e participatio
on in, activitties that pro
omote
equity, diversity, and inclus
siveness in th
he departmeent, college, and/or univ
versity.
*Academic
Aff
ffairs thanks the Departme
ent of Compu
uter Science fo
for sharing mu
uch of the ab
bove language
e from
their Departm
mental Evalua
ation Plan.