Research and Other Creative Activities
By Dr. Ken Hunt
The task of a university includes the promotion
of learning and discovery, extension of knowledge, and enterprises, which place
responsibility upon faculty members with respect to their disciplines, students,
the university and the community. The University of Phoenix Nevada Campus seeks
to foster the scholarly development of its faculty and to encourage the scholarly
development of its faculty with students, and with regional, national, and international
communities. Faculty have a responsibility to their disciplines, their students,
the university, and the community to strive for superior intellectual, aesthetic
or creative achievement. Such achievement, as evidenced in scholarly accomplishments,
is an impressive qualification for self-actualization in the UOP faculty ranks.
Scholarly accomplishments suggest continuing growth and high potential, and can be demonstrated through activities of:
- Research, including research and other creative activities.
- Teaching, including delivery of instruction, mentoring, and curricular activities
- Publishing articles in Purely Academic, The Journal of Excellence in Higher Education, and The Conference on Excellence in Education.
All faculty members should keep abreast of developments in their fields and remain professionally active throughout their careers.
At the Nevada Campus, individual faculty are part of a larger mosaic of faculty talent. The richness of faculty talent should be celebrated, not restricted. Research, teaching, and community outreach are accomplished in an environment that draws on the combined intellectual vitality of the department and of the University.
Irrespective of the emphasis assigned to differing activities, it is important
that the quality of the faculty contributions be rigorously evaluated and that
their individual contributions, when considered in aggregate, advance the goals
of the department and the University.
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