1. Awareness of Decisions in Evaluating Promotion and Tenure (ADEPT) Carol Colatrella, Professor, ADEPT Coordinator, Energeia Editor

2. ADEPT Construction Case studies (career accounts) exemplify issues raised in ADVANCE Research Team surveys and research, PTAC deliberations and surveys, ADVANCE Team meetings Instrument activities constructed to communicate standards and best practices of evaluation Instrument designed to raise awareness of how bias and preferences affect evaluation processes

3. Promotion and Tenure ADVANCE Committee (PTAC) Studied bias and preferences in scholarly literature on evaluation Inventoried unit evaluation procedures Discussed critical issues in advancement, mentoring, evaluation Designed survey of GT faculty Contributed ideas & counsel for ADEPT

4. PTAC 2003 Report Bias in Faculty Development and Evaluation Promotion and Tenure Practices across Georgia Tech Summary of 2003 PTAC Survey Results Recommended Best Practices in RPT Processes Awareness of Decisions in Evaluation of Promotion and Tenure

5. ADEPT Designed to prepare candidates and members of evaluation committees Website at http://www.adept.gatech.edu with downloadable instrument Website contains case studies of careers; annotated, linked bibliography of bias in evaluation; links to GT Resources ADEPT instrument contains activities for individuals and groups

6. ADEPT Career Case Studies Currently nine in SMET fields Represent range of rank, gender, ethnic characteristics Describe diverse professional issues: leave of absence, variation in productivity, interdisciplinarity Intended for group discussion and individual consideration

7. Bibliography of Bias in Evaluation Approximately 120 annotated entries drawn from scholarly and journalistic accounts of evaluation issues Issues include social characteristics, professional barriers and facilitators, evaluation criteria Linked to ADEPT activities

8. GT Faculty Development Online Resources www.adept.gatech.edu/LibraryGTResources.ht m ADVANCE website & research ADEPT website & activities 2003 PTAC report & survey College links to evaluation information & documents Faculty Handbook Office of Faculty Support Services

9. Case Study Discussion & ADEPT Session Career Coaching and Chair’s Sessions participants Room 149 -- ADEPT instrument available until 12:15 Other Participants Room 334 and 335 to discuss case studies Room 149 – ADEPT instrument after lunch (1:30pm) Lunch at 12:15 1st Floor Atrium – boxed lunches