Appendix 38: Summary

Appendix 38: Summary of Recruitment and Appointment Procedures for Tenure-Track Faculty

1. Decision to Search (Established by vote of Department Faculty) [II A]

2. Request from Department to Dean; Dean makes decision and notifies Department, Vice President for Academic Affairs and Executive Director of Diversity [II B]

3. Elect Search Committee (Department notifies Dean and Diversity Office) [III A]

4. Confirm Search Committee (Executive Director) [III B]

5. Develop Ad, Decide Where to Place (Search Committee) [III B]

6. Review Ad Copy & Placement (Executive Director with Dean/Director) [III C]

7. Place Ad (Department) [IV B]

8. Place Group Ads (Executive Director)

9. Develop Recruitment Package (Department), include: recruitment efforts, applicant tracking system, screening criteria, interview procedures, tentative itinerary, approx. timeline, sample letters [III C]

10. Approve Recruitment Package (Executive Director with Dean/Director) [III C]

11. Collect Inquiries, Applications (Department)

12. Form Applicant Pool (Department) [IV D]

13. Approve Applicant Pool (Executive Director with Dean/Director)

14. Select finalists for on-campus interviews(Department Search Committee) [IV G,H]

15. Approve finalist pool (Dean & Executive Director)

16. On-campus Interview of Candidates (Department, Dean, others)

17. Recommend Candidates to Dean (Expanded Department Search Committee, considering rank/step, service credit, appointment conditions [IV J,K,L,M]

18. Make Recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs via the Executive Director (Dean) [V B]

19. Review Compliance Report , and make recommendation to the Vice President for Academic Affairs via the Associate Vice President for Faculty Affairs [VC] (Executive Director with Dean/Director)

20. Make recommendation to The President (Vice President) [V D]

21. Make offer (President or President's designee) [V E]