Section 3.4  Evaluation by Department Heads
     Evaluation of faculty members shall be conducted by
      department heads as follows:
     Subdivision 3.41  Evaluation of Probationary and Term
      Faculty
     Each academic department head shall annually evaluate
      the teaching, research, and professional service of all
      faculty members on probationary status prior to making
      recommendations to continue probation, to grant tenure,
      or to terminate, and all faculty on term appointment.
          Paragraph 3.411
          A written report of the results of this evaluation
           shall be transmitted concurrently to the dean and
           the faculty member, and shall be placed in the
           evaluation file together with any additional
           evidence used by the department head and not
           already in the file.
          Paragraph 3.412
          The evidence used in this evaluation shall include,
           but not be limited to, a report of the Professional
           Assessment Committee, the results of student
           assessment and all other materials in the
           evaluation file.
     Subdivision 3.42  Evaluation of Candidates for Promotion
     Each department head shall evaluate the teaching,
      research, and professional service of each faculty
      member who is in that year a candidate for promotion.  
               Paragraph 3.421
          A candidate for promotion is a faculty member who
           has requested consideration for promotion or who
           has been proposed for consideration by the
           department head or the departmental Professional
           Assessment Committee.
          Paragraph 3.422
          A written report of the results of the evaluation
           shall be transmitted concurrently to the dean and
           the faculty member and shall be placed in the
           evaluation file together with any additional
           evidence utilized by the department head and not
           already in the file.
          Paragraph 3.423
          The evidence used in this evaluation
           shall include, but not be limited to, a
           report of the Professional Assessment
           Committee, the results of student
           assessments, and all other materials in
           the evaluation file.    
 
     Subdivision 3.43  Evaluation for Merit Increases
     Each academic department head shall annually evaluate
      the teaching, research, and professional service of each
      tenured, probationary, and term faculty member for the
      purpose of merit salary increases.         
          Paragraph 3.431
          A written report of the results of the evaluation
           shall be transmitted concurrently to the dean and
           the faculty member and shall be placed in the
           evaluation file.
          Paragraph 3.432
          The evidence used in this evaluation shall include,
           but not be limited to, material already contained
           in the evaluation file.  Additional evidence used
           shall be identified and placed in the evaluation
           file.
     Subdivision 3.44 Other Evaluations
     Other evaluations of faculty members may be conducted at
      the discretion of the department head.  Written reports
      of all such evaluations shall be transmitted
      concurrently to the faculty member and dean of the
      college and entered in the faculty member's evaluation
      file together with any additional evidence utilized by
      the department head and not already in the file.
          Subdivision 3.45 Application
     When a department head's evaluation for one purpose may
      also serve another of the purposes under Subdivisions
      3.41, 3.42, 3.43, and 3.44, the evaluations and
      evaluation reports may be combined.