- Teaching: The quality of teaching is important for all faculty members, both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. The evaluation of teaching quality will be based on such indicators as teaching evaluations by students, observations of teaching performance by other faculty members, supervision of graduate students working on Masters or PhD theses, development of new courses, and preparation of syllabi and teaching materials.
- Research: All faculty members are expected to be actively involved in scholarly research. Indicators of such activities include publications of books and articles—especially in refereed journals, book reviews, invited and contributed talks at professional meetings and conferences, invitations to give seminars and colloquia, participation in workshops, funding for sponsored research, awards of grants and fellowships, and selection to the National Academy or to major national advisory committees.
- Service: The University cannot function without the active participation of faculty members in its governance both at the departmental level and at the University-wide level. Likewise, professional organizations require the dedicated service on the part of their elected officers.
Indicators of service work include membership on academic committees, search committees for University administrators, election to the University Senate or its subcommittees, etc. Also included are the selection for the editorship of professional journals and the election as officer of professional organizations.