Section 1: Introduction, Organization, and Principles

1.9 Faculty Role in Selection and Evaluation of University Administrators

All administrators at the department chair/director level or higher who have responsibilities touching or affecting the academic programs of the university must understand and respect the values of the academic profession and its ethos of commitment to freedom in open and objective inquiry. The university shall seek to always to ensure appropriate faculty participation in the appointment of its administrators. Non-administrative faculty shall be given the opportunity nominate their peers who serve on search advisory committees, interview prospective candidates, and submit evaluations of those candidates for academic administrative offices.

The faculty will be involved in the annual evaluation of department chairs/directors, deans, provost, and the president and their staffs, as appropriate, through a process approved by the Faculty Senate.