WHEREAS, The process for review and evaluation of deans in every fifth year of their continuing appointment is overly vague,

WHEREAS, It is neither in the interest of the faculty or the deans to have a process that is open to confusion or conflicting interpretations,

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED

That the Faculty Handbook, Appendix A, in the section entitled “Review and Evaluation of a Dean,” be amended by substituting the following new parts in place of paragraphs “c” and “d”:

c. The fifth year comprehensive review is conducted by a committee composed of five to seven members selected by the provost. A The majority of the membership of the committee must be tenured, research or clinical faculty who are not serving as chairs/administrators. The committee must include one or more department chairs from within the college and a representative faculty member from another college. For deans of the Graduate School and the Library, committees will be chosen from relevant campus wide faculty pools. The Provost appoints the committee chair. The committee will assess the dean's leadership qualities, professional competency, and working relationships.

d. The committee will develop instruments and procedures that provide for participation in the evaluation process by the department chairs of the appropriate college, all eligible faculty of that college, faculty and deans outside the college, and other appropriate groups.(including deans from peer institutions). The Provost’s Office will develop a standard evaluation form, provide advice, and assist the committee in the distribution and collection of evaluations. The evaluation form will be developed in consultation with the Personnel Committee of the Faculty Senate and should contain a summary item for an overall rating of the dean. Completed evaluation forms The evaluation form used to collect assessments from the faculty should explicitly ask for a recommendation to retain or terminate the dean, and should be transmitted directly and privately to the Provost’s Office. All evaluations and assessments must be held in the strictest confidence by each member of the committee and by the Provost’s Office. The committee transmits the evaluations it has collected and a written report of its findings and recommendations to the Provost.