THE AUTHORS Peter Seldin is Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. J. Elizabeth Miller is associate professor of Family and Child Studies at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

“If you plan to read only one book about portfolios, buy this one. Peter Seldin is the author or coauthor of over 16 books about faculty development and evaluation. His most recent books explored the use of portfolios in evaluating teaching or administrative performance. This one is dedicated to the use of the same tool in documenting all three components of a faculty work life, and is addressed both to the preparer and to evaluator of an academic portfolio.  …Even the most faithful of Seldin’s readers will find new and updated content among many familiar themes, as well as a change of focus from the evaluator to the preparer of an academic portfolio. The anecdote at the end of Chapter 6 is telling about the authors’ opinion: the time to begin preparing an academic portfolio is now. Start by reading this book to find out why and how!”—The National Teaching and Learning Forum

• Preface ixAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xvAbout the Contributors xix1 The Academic Portfolio Concept 12 Choosing Items for the Academic Portfolio 113 Preparing the Portfolio 314 Suggestions for Improving the Portfolio 415 Evaluating the Portfolio for Personnel Decisions 456 Answers to Common Questions 517 Sample Portfolios from Across Disciplines 59Biomedical Engineering 61Timothy M. WickBioscience and Biotechnology 79Shivanthi AnandanChild and Family Studies 93Lynda Henley WaltersEducation 111Robert M. ManingerEducation 123Clement A. SeldinEnglish 139John ZubizarretaEnvironmental Engineering 153Charles N. HaasForeign Languages and Literature 167Sheri Spaine LongGeology and Environmental Science 181Ranjan S. MuttiahJazz and Contemporary Music 197Reginald WorkmanMathematical Sciences 215Lisa A. OberbroecklingNutritional Sciences 229Gina Jarman HillPastoral Counseling 247Kelly MurrayPediatric Emergency Medicine 259Annalise SorrentinoPolitical Science 277Carrie Liu CurrierPolitical Science 295Marlene K. SokolonProduct Design 311Robert KirkbridePsychology 329Pamela A. GellerReferences  349Index 351

THE AUTHORS Peter Seldin is Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. J. Elizabeth Miller is associate professor of Family and Child Studies at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

“If you plan to read only one book about portfolios, buy this one. Peter Seldin is the author or coauthor of over 16 books about faculty development and evaluation. His most recent books explored the use of portfolios in evaluating teaching or administrative performance. This one is dedicated to the use of the same tool in documenting all three components of a faculty work life, and is addressed both to the preparer and to evaluator of an academic portfolio.  …Even the most faithful of Seldin’s readers will find new and updated content among many familiar themes, as well as a change of focus from the evaluator to the preparer of an academic portfolio. The anecdote at the end of Chapter 6 is telling about the authors’ opinion: the time to begin preparing an academic portfolio is now. Start by reading this book to find out why and how!”—The National Teaching and Learning Forum

• Preface ixAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xvAbout the Contributors xix1 The Academic Portfolio Concept 12 Choosing Items for the Academic Portfolio 113 Preparing the Portfolio 314 Suggestions for Improving the Portfolio 415 Evaluating the Portfolio for Personnel Decisions 456 Answers to Common Questions 517 Sample Portfolios from Across Disciplines 59Biomedical Engineering 61Timothy M. WickBioscience and Biotechnology 79Shivanthi AnandanChild and Family Studies 93Lynda Henley WaltersEducation 111Robert M. ManingerEducation 123Clement A. SeldinEnglish 139John ZubizarretaEnvironmental Engineering 153Charles N. HaasForeign Languages and Literature 167Sheri Spaine LongGeology and Environmental Science 181Ranjan S. MuttiahJazz and Contemporary Music 197Reginald WorkmanMathematical Sciences 215Lisa A. OberbroecklingNutritional Sciences 229Gina Jarman HillPastoral Counseling 247Kelly MurrayPediatric Emergency Medicine 259Annalise SorrentinoPolitical Science 277Carrie Liu CurrierPolitical Science 295Marlene K. SokolonProduct Design 311Robert KirkbridePsychology 329Pamela A. GellerReferences  349Index 351

THE AUTHORS Peter Seldin is Distinguished Professor of Management Emeritus at Pace University in Pleasantville, New York. J. Elizabeth Miller is associate professor of Family and Child Studies at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, Illinois.

“If you plan to read only one book about portfolios, buy this one. Peter Seldin is the author or coauthor of over 16 books about faculty development and evaluation. His most recent books explored the use of portfolios in evaluating teaching or administrative performance. This one is dedicated to the use of the same tool in documenting all three components of a faculty work life, and is addressed both to the preparer and to evaluator of an academic portfolio.  …Even the most faithful of Seldin’s readers will find new and updated content among many familiar themes, as well as a change of focus from the evaluator to the preparer of an academic portfolio. The anecdote at the end of Chapter 6 is telling about the authors’ opinion: the time to begin preparing an academic portfolio is now. Start by reading this book to find out why and how!”—The National Teaching and Learning Forum

• Preface ixAcknowledgments xiiiAbout the Authors xvAbout the Contributors xix1 The Academic Portfolio Concept 12 Choosing Items for the Academic Portfolio 113 Preparing the Portfolio 314 Suggestions for Improving the Portfolio 415 Evaluating the Portfolio for Personnel Decisions 456 Answers to Common Questions 517 Sample Portfolios from Across Disciplines 59Biomedical Engineering 61Timothy M. WickBioscience and Biotechnology 79Shivanthi AnandanChild and Family Studies 93Lynda Henley WaltersEducation 111Robert M. ManingerEducation 123Clement A. SeldinEnglish 139John ZubizarretaEnvironmental Engineering 153Charles N. HaasForeign Languages and Literature 167Sheri Spaine LongGeology and Environmental Science 181Ranjan S. MuttiahJazz and Contemporary Music 197Reginald WorkmanMathematical Sciences 215Lisa A. OberbroecklingNutritional Sciences 229Gina Jarman HillPastoral Counseling 247Kelly MurrayPediatric Emergency Medicine 259Annalise SorrentinoPolitical Science 277Carrie Liu CurrierPolitical Science 295Marlene K. SokolonProduct Design 311Robert KirkbridePsychology 329Pamela A. GellerReferences  349Index 351