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Curriculum Vitae

Latin:

            Curriculum =  Course, path

            Vitae             =  Of life

        Curriculum Vitae  =  The path of one's life

The CV is a snapshot of the individual's entire professional life, and therefore should accurately reflect all major activities relevant to the profession, throughout the individual's career. This includes everything, from prior faculty appointments, to committees and assorted responsibilities.

CV formats vary. The CU format, described below, is primarily for the purposes of Promotion and Tenure. The CV used for "general" purposes may be different. I an cases, it should be in a logical sequence, and easy to read.

Please use "reverse chronology". i.e. put the most recent items first (see Handbook for Faculty)

 

More information on how to build an effective CV

Sample CV: Dr. Chhanda Bewtra

Sample CV: Dr. Roberta E. Sonnino

CU Format for Curriculum Vitae - R&T

The CV to be submitted with the Dossier for Promotion and/or Conferral of Tenure at CU, should be prepared according to the following format:

A)  Name

B)  College or School

C)  Department

D)  Date and Rank of First Appointment

E)  Secondary Appointment(s) (if any)

F)  Years Granted Toward Tenure at Time of Employment

G)  Current Rank

H)  Date of Current Rank

 I)   Date of Tenure (if held)

J)   Proposed Action:

          1) conferral of tenure, and/or

          2) rank of proposed promotion

K)  Years of Academic Service

L)   Whether or not degree is terminal (with explanation if degree is not a doctorate)

M)  Schools Attended: dates

N)  Degrees Earned: fields, dates

O)  Special Training Programs: fields, dates

P)  Field(s) of Interest

          1) Teaching

          2) Research

Q)  Professional Employment: appointment, institution, dates

R)  Consultantships and Professional Services: dates

S)  Organizations: memberships and offices held, dates

T)  Fellowships and Honors: dates

U)  Awards and prizes: dates

V)  Grants: dates, amounts, whether approved and/or funded, candidate’s level of participation, and whether or not 

      Principal Investigator

W)  Scholarship

          1) Publications and Presentations with complete citations: by category, most recent first.

                    (a) Monographs and Books

                    (b) Articles

                    (c) Reviews

                    (d) Abstracts and Scholarly papers

                    (e) Artistic exhibits (group, invited, one-person) and Performances 

                         (directed, written, performed)

                     (f) Other

                In cases of multiple authorship, the candidate’s level of participation should be indicated.

          2) Other achievements in the area of scholarship

X)  Teaching (classroom, graduate and professional):

          1) Load and level by year since coming to Creighton

          2) Other contributions to the area of teaching

Y)  Graduate and Honors Student Theses: dates

Z)  Service to the University, the Profession and the Community: activity, dates

Faculty Profile (optional - but not really!)

The Faculty Profile, while listed as an "optional" component of the Dossier used for Promotion and Tenure, should never be omitted. This is the candidate's opportunity to explain any aspect of his/her career that may not be self-explanatory to reviewers, in particular those not experienced with the candidate's area of specialization.

The purpose of this profile is to provide the Rank and Tenure Committee members with as much information about you as possible.

We are all different, and sometimes we do not all fit exactly into the described guidelines, yet the accomplishments should merit serious consideration for tenure and/or advancement.

DO NOT LEAVE THE COMMITTEE GUESSING!

Tell them what is important in your field. They can still verify the information independently, but you will have steered them in the proper direction. Save them some work... they will be appreciative.

Examples of items to include
  •  Which are the "key" journals of your field, the ones where everyone wants to get     published; be honest about their importance
  •  Explain if in your field, at major meetings, exhibits are considered equally or MORE important that podium presentations - such as some "visual" specialties (radiology, ophthalmology etc)
  •  Explain why your scholarly activity is not "mainstream science", but still relevant to the mission, ex: educational methodology
  •  Explain any gaps in publication record or funding (if applicable)