First of all thank you for the responses. They were all quite useful. As David said, rather than official models, there are probably individual cases. So, I'd be very happy to hear from anyone who is doing both media production and "studies" who has recently gone through the faculty evaluation/promotion process. (Feel free to contact me off-list if you'd like.) Many thanks, Leo Aristimuno Rutgers University - Newark -----Original Message----- From: Film and TV Studies Discussion List on behalf of Leo Aristimuno Sent: Sat 10/8/2005 1:59 AM To: [log in to unmask] Cc: Subject: [SCREEN-L] Faculty Promotion: Evaluation Models I am curious to learn about the models used by research universities in evaluating faculty who engage in both academic research and media production. Specifically, (1) what weight is typically given to production and to publication of traditional research? (For example is production of a documentary considered the same as publication of a book? an article? etc.) (2) are there any departments/univs. which have adopted specific guidelines for the evaluation of a production itself? Is acceptance into festivals considered peer review? How many published reviews are needed to make a project valuable in promotion process? Are there any other ways which have been used to assess the value of a production? I know UFVA has on its web site a "Statement to the Academic Community :The Evaluation of Faculty in Creative Specialities for Promotion and Tenure." I'd be interested in hearing whether these guidelines have been adopted by universities - whether formally or informally - and with what success. Many thanks, Leo Aristimuno Rutgers University - Newark __________________________________ Start your day with Yahoo! - Make it your home page! http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs ---- To sign off Screen-L, e-mail [log in to unmask] and put SIGNOFF Screen-L in the message. Problems? Contact [log in to unmask]