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POLICY
STATEMENT CONCERNING
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RECRUITMENT
AND APPOINTMENT OF ACADEMIC AFFAIRS
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CENTRAL
ADMINISTRATORS
FAM 255
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FSD 87-15
Preamble:
The policy described
herein represents an equitable joint effort among faculty, students, staff
and administration to recruit and appoint the best qualified and most appropriate
person to fill a position of an Academic Affairs Central Administrator.
1. Recruitment
Committee Composition:
The Academic Affairs Central Administrator's
Recruitment Committee shall be constituted as follows:
| 1.1 |
A
Chairperson appointed by the Vice President for Academic Affairs.
This person shall be either a tenured faculty member or an academic
administrator who holds tenure within the University. |
| 1.2 |
Five
(5) tenure-track faculty members elected, one (1) from each school. Elections for
these positions must be completed within the three (3) week
period immediately following the request that a committee be formed.
In the
event these elections are not completed as described above, the
Executive Committee of the Faculty Senate shall appoint appropriate
members. |
| 1.3 |
In
the case of recruitment for a University Librarian, one (1) additional
faculty member who shall be a librarian shall be elected.
This person shall be
elected by and from among the librarians.In the event this election
is not completed as described in paragraph two of 1.2 above, the
chairperson of this committee shall appoint an appropriate member. |
| 1.4 |
One
(1) currently registered full-time graduate or undergraduate student
shall be appointed by the Associated Students and within the time
as stated in paragraph two of 1.2 above. |
| 1.5 |
One
(1) non-academic staff member who holds permanent status within the
University and whose position is directly related to the position
is directly related to the position being filled shall be appointed
by the Vice President for Academic Affairs. |
| 1.6 |
The
Vice President for Academic Affairs may appoint to the committee
additional faculty members, students, staff members, administrators
or others so as to reflect such concerns as, but not limited to,
community interest, affirmative action or specific area expertise.
If additional
members are appointed to the committee the final composition shall
normally consist of a majority of faculty members. |
2. Recruitment
Procedures:
| 2.1 |
Announcements
of position openings shall be made by the Vice President for Academic
Affairs in consultation with the Affirmative Action Officer. Other
consultation may occur if so desired. In all cases the announcements
shall appear in specialized publications which pertain to the position
being filled. Other forms such as direct mailings and "flyers"
may also be used. |
| 2.2 |
Wording
of these announcements shall be such that they specify the job description,
qualifications necessary for appointment and any academic requirements.
All job descriptions must comply fully with legal requirements for
affirmative action and equal opportunity employment. A deadline date
for completed applications must also be included. |
| 2.3 |
Candidates'
letters of applications and accrued files shall be maintained and
kept in the Office of the Vice President for Academic Affairs. All
files shall remain confidential. |
3. Recruitment
Committee Procedures:
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The Academic
Affairs Central Administrator's Recruitment Committee shall review
all applicants' files. Procedures for doing so shall be established
by the committee. Criteria and standards for the review process shall
be established by the committee in consultation with the Vice President
for Academic Affairs. |
| 3.2 |
In consultation
with the Vice President for Academic Affairs, the committee shall
select a finalist list of candidates for on-campus interviews (refer
to items 5 below.) |
| 3.3 |
Where necessary
approval is required, the recruiting committees of the appropriate
departments shall be consulted before completed arrangements for these
on-campus interviews are made. |
| 3.4 |
The committee
shall take an active part in these on-campus interviews of all finalists. |
| 3.5 |
After
the completion of all on-campus interviews of all finalists, the committee
shall prepare recommendations on these finalists and submit them
without any preferential order to the Vice President for Academic
Affairs. |
| 3.6 |
The Vice
President for Academic Affairs shall present the names of these finalists
along with the committee's recommendations and with additional recommendations
if appropriate, to the President of the University. |
4. Appointment:
Academic Affairs Central Administrators
(Associate Vice Presidents for Personnel, Resources, and Programs; Director
of Instructional Research, Director of Audio Visual, Deans and Associate Deans,
University Librarian, Computer Center Director and the Dean of Extended Education)
are appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the President of the University.
Appointments shall be made from a list of candidates for the appropriate office
provided by the respective recruiting committee in consultation with the Vice
President for Academic Affairs.
5. Conditions
of Appointment:
| 5.1 |
Associate
Vice Presidents for Academic Personnel and Academic Programs; Deans
and Associate Deans; and the Dean of Extended Education shall
qualify for appointment in an academic department, shall receive approval
of the approval of the appropriate departmental recruiting committee,
and following established review procedures may be granted tenure. |
| 5.2 |
The Associate
Vice President for Academic Resources; Director of Institutional Research,
Director of AudioVisual, University Librarian and the Computer Center
Director may qualify for appointments in academic departments. In
these cases, the candidates shall receive approval of the appropriate
departmental recruiting committee and, following established review
procedures, may be granted tenure. |
6. Interim
Appointment:
If circumstances require the appointment
of an interim or acting Academic Affairs Central Administrator, the Vice President
for Academic Affairs shall consult appropriate faculty, staff and administrators
before making a recommendation to the President of the University.
Approved
by the Faculty Senate
John H. Craig,
Chair 5/10/88
Reviewed
by the Council of Academic Deans
Robert C.
Detweiler 5/18/88
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