Teaching/Undergraduate and Graduate Education: Scholarship of Teaching as Related to Promotion and Tenure.

This article presents abstracts of various papers related to teaching animal science, that were presented during the symposium held on July 26, 2005, Cincinnati, Ohio, which was organized by the American Dairy Science Association, the American Society of Animal Science and the Canadian Society of Animal Science. One of the papers presented is "Promotion and Tenure on the Basis of Excellence in Teaching: An Institutional Perspective," by L. Connor and J. Armstrong. Excellence in teaching must be achieved in the prevailing institutional culture. Both faculty and administration must be involved in this quest. Teaching must be placed on the same plane as research extension with no preferential treatment. Another paper discussed is "Promotion and Tenure on the Basis of Excellence in Teaching: A Faculty Perspective," by M. Wattiaux and J. Moore. With a renewed emphasis on their educational role as institutions of learning and teaching, many universities are revising guidelines for tenure and promotion of assistant professors with major teaching appointments.