6.02 Academic Department Head Recruitment/Appointments

Academic department head recruiting shall be in accordance with Affirmative Action policy and procedures and other applicable personnel policies. Affirmative Action policy and procedures as well as the Affirmative Action Guide-Faculty are to be reviewed and applied.

Membership, Department Head Search and Screening Committees

The Committee shall be composed of a maximum of five (5) tenured/probationary faculty members selected by the department. One student or alumnus/alumna, one department head from within the college, and one faculty member, also from within the college, may be appointed by the dean if so desired. Any committee member electing to become an active candidate shall be replaced on the committee according to procedures above.

The committee will meet with the dean of the college to develop the position description and to discuss the search policies and procedures.

Recruitment Procedures.

The committee shall pursue applications and nominations from a wide variety of sources including the teaching faculty, administrative staff, professional associations, and other colleges and universities.

The committee shall provide comparable opportunities for applications, interviews, etc., for off-campus and on-campus candidates.

The committee shall screen the applications and nominations and, in consultation with the dean, make arrangements for interviews by the committee, departmental faculty, and appropriate university officials for a reasonable number of candidates. The candidate list is to be reviewed and approved by the Director of Affirmative Action Programs before arrangements are made for on-campus interviews.

The committee will forward the names of at least three candidates whom it endorses to the dean.

The committee should submit evaluation comments for each candidate interviewed. The candidates shall not be numerically ranked. The dean will consult with the committee and the department faculty prior to making a recommendation to the vice president and provost. The dean will inform the faculty and others at an appropriate time about the president's recommendation to the Board for an appointment.

In unusual circumstances, the dean, in consultation with the department faculty, may request from the provost variance from any or all of the above procedural steps except for Item 1, in which case the Director of Affirmative Action Programs is to be consulted.

The dean will prepare a Selection Record for approval by the Vice President and Provost prior to the announcement of the president's recommendation to the Board.