Standard 5 – Faculty

Executive Summary

The Bellisario College’s faculty has a strong blend of academic and professional credentials. More than half hold terminal degrees (Ph.D., M.F.A., and J.D.) and more than half have worked in communications and/or media-related professions.
The College follows the university’s guidelines for hiring full- and part-time faculty, as well as instructional staff.
Tenured and tenure-track faculty are expected to be productive in teaching, research/creative activities, and service. Fixed-term faculty are expected to teach and provide service.
The College added a popular teaching innovation workshop series, Teaching Tuesday, and conducts an orientation for all new part- and full-time faculty members. Faculty are encouraged to take part in teaching work- shops offered by Penn State’s Schreyer Institute for Teaching Excellence and World Campus.
Tenured and tenure-track faculty teach two courses a semester. Fixed-term faculty members teach three cours- es each semester. All full-time faculty are evaluated annually.
The Bellisario College, as part of a research-intensive (Carnegie Classification R1) land-grant university, pro- vides a robust environment for research, creative, and professional activity. Bellisario College faculty are highly visible across the disciplines and professions. They share their work in an array of venues – including in top-tier, peer-reviewed journals, books, digital outlets, and juried film festivals. They also share their expertise at scholarly and professional association meetings — including ICA, NCA, and AEJMC. Faculty members have been recognized by major associations and publications for their high impact on the communications fields.

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