In the second year of the new classification system for Iowa State's term faculty, 45 of 46 promotion cases were approved for the 2021-22 academic year. Iowa State employed approximately 580 term faculty this year.
More than half of the promotions approved this spring were in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, which provides more than 40% of student credit hours taught and employs about 35% of the university's term faculty.
2021-22 Advancement: Term faculty
|
College |
Total |
To associate professor |
To full professor |
|
Agriculture and Life Sciences |
6 |
4 |
2 |
|
Business |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Design |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Engineering |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Human Sciences |
1 |
1 |
0 |
|
Liberal Arts and Sciences |
26 |
15 |
11 |
|
Veterinary Medicine |
4 |
2 |
2 |
|
Total |
45 |
26 |
19 |
The new system is universitywide and replaced a network of college processes for appointments, evaluation and advancement that could be inconsistent. Each of five tracks includes the ranks of assistant, associate and full professor, replacing what formerly was a two-step advancement process. The five tracks are:
- Teaching: Spend at least 75% of their time on instruction, advising and curriculum coordination
- Clinical (largely in the College of Veterinary Medicine): Spend at least 75% of their time providing professional services to individual patients or clients and teaching.
- Research: Spend 80% of their effort on externally funded research.
- Practice: Come from nonacademic employers and have significant professional experiences. They also spend at least 75% of their time teaching in their area of expertise or related activities.
- Adjunct: Responsibilities may not be focused in one area. This appointment can help ISU retain or recruit outside experts or strong faculty members.
There also is a lecturer option for teaching term faculty who are early in their careers.
