6.02 Academic Department Head Recruitment/Appointments
1. 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.
2. 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.
3. The committee will meet with the dean of the college to develop the position
description and to discuss the search policies and procedures.
4. 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.
5. The committee shall provide comparable opportunities for applications,
interviews, etc., for off-campus and on-campus candidates.
6. 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.
7. The committee will forward the names of at least three candidates whom
it endorses to the dean.
8. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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.
Academic Affairs Approved, 9/89
Affirmative Action Approved, 2/90 | 
