This document provides guidance for developing an academic portfolio with sections on teaching responsibilities, teaching philosophy, academic research, external funding, committee service, professional growth, accomplishments, and future goals. The portfolio should be 14-19 pages plus appendices and include examples like course syllabi, student evaluations, publications, and letters documenting grants or service.

1. Getting Started on Your
Academic Portfolio
This form is designed to help you get started on the
important narrative section of your Academic Portfolio.
Please describe your accomplishments and give examples,
where appropriate, to further illustrate your responses.
Portfolio length: 14-19 pages plus some appendices.
Describe your teaching responsibilities (course titles and catalog numbers,
enrollment, required or elective, and graduate or undergraduate.)
Describe your teaching philosophy and methodologies.
(Please include samples of course syllabi and student evaluations.)
Describe the nature of your academic research. What is the focus?
(Please include samples of scholarly publications.)
List external funding / grants obtained and grant proposals under review.
(Please include copies of funding / grant letters.)
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2. Select several department / institution committees and task forces on which
you have served. What was the purpose of the committee / task force?
What was your role? (Please include copies of any committee / task force
publications.)
Discuss how your teaching, research, and service contribute to your
continued professional growth and development?
Select three specific professional accomplishments of which you are
especially proud. What is it about those accomplishments that are so
noteworthy to you?
Identify three professional goals you still want to accomplish. Why are
those goals important to you? (Examples: University leadership /
administrative role; editorial position; mentor younger colleagues; teach
new courses; serve in a special assignment such as heading an
accreditation review.)
©Peter Seldin and J. Elizabeth Miller, 2009.
No part of this document may be reproduced or distributed by any means,
including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage system,
without the prior written consent of the authors.