The newly ratified contract negotiated between the Rutgers Part-Time Lecturer Faculty Chapter and Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey contains, for the first time, provisions for evaluation procedures and subsequent advancement to different levels of PTL employment. Under this new system, all PTLs will be evaluated in some way every semester. However, this evaluation process is not meant to be punitive; it is an attempt on the part of both the Rutgers administration and the PTLFC to ensure that the quality of teaching remains high throughout all types and levels of
