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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Hello All,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>As usual, we will pull down a copy of your APR from the website for the Peer Review Committee. But, if you want to add any documents to your Peer Review packets – such as TCE, letters and such, please give them to Joy Rogers-Caron in Forbes 303D.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Cheers<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Donna-Rae<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>Donna-Rae M. Marquez</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>Manager, Business & Finance</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>School of Plant Sciences</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>The University of Arizona </span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>Forbes 303B</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>Tucson, Arizona 85721</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>520.621.8689 Telephone</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><i><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'>520.621.7186 FAX</span></i></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#403152'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> plsfaculty-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu [mailto:plsfaculty-bounces@CALS.arizona.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brian Larkins<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, December 21, 2011 10:08 AM<br><b>To:</b> plsfaculty@cals.arizona.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Plsfaculty] Annual Performance Reviews for CY2011<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear PLS faculty,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In case you hadn’t thought about it, here is your first 2012 assignment! I also have to prepare the annual report for the School of Plant Sciences. Please let me know of any awards, recognition, major grants and research accomplishments you received during the past year, as the Dean would want to hear about them. And remember, first impressions are lasting impressions!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Happy Holidays!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Brian<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Dr. Brian A. Larkins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Porterfield and Regents Professor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Director, School of Plant Sciences<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>University of Arizona<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Forbes 303C<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>P.O. Box 210036<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tucson, AZ 85721<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Tele (520)-621-9958<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>FAX (520)-621-3692<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Shane Burgess <a href="mailto:[mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu]">[mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu]</a> <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 20, 2011 8:50 AM<br><b>Subject:</b> Annual Performance Reviews for CY2011<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>CALS Department Heads and Directors,<br><br>Attached is a memo from me regarding Annual Performance Reports (APRs) for CY 2011. Please see that this memo and the attachment are distributed to all faculty in your unit. If you need hard copies, please contact Bethany Rutledge with the number of copies you need.<br><br><u>The deadline for this year's reports is January 20, 2012</u>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>As you conduct annual reviews with your faculty, please see that any new or revised position descriptions have been forwarded to me for signature. An up-to-date position description for each faculty member should be on file with the Dean’s Office. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Annual reviews for all tenure- or continuing-track faculty should include a component which addresses their progress toward tenure or continuing status (this can be omitted for faculty who have just completed their three-year review). If somebody is really struggling, I’d like to know about it. Please send me an assessment of their progress and a plan for improvement.<u><br><br></u>Also note that the Provost’s Office has indicated that only a rating of “1” is considered <u>unsatisfactory</u> on the rating scale and subject to a Faculty Development Plan if the “1” is given in a single area of deficiency. If the overall rating is a “1” then a Performance Improvement Plan is necessary. Please use whole numbers in your ratings as when we report our statistics to the Provost’s Office, we are required to submit whole numbers.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Shane<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>-- <br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Shane C. Burgess, Dean<br>College of Agriculture and Life Sciences<br>The University of Arizona<br>P.O. Box 210036<br>Forbes Building, Room 306<br>Tucson, AZ 85721-0036<br><br>Phone: 520-621-7621<br>Email: <a href="mailto:sburgess@cals.arizona.edu">sburgess@cals.arizona.edu</a></span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></body></html>