Chapter Three

Sec. 3.2.1 Appointment of Deans

A. All deans shall be appointed by the Board of Trustees on the recommendation of the President and shall serve at the pleasure of the Board. Deans may be removed at any time upon the recommendation of the President for any reason that is not illegal or arbitrary.

B. Each decanal search committee shall consist of an even number majority of faculty, half of whom shall be elected by the unit faculty, and the other half appointed by the Executive Vice President and University Provost or designee. After consultation with the unit faculty, the Executive Vice President and University Provost or designee shall also appoint non-faculty committee members to assure a broad-based search considering all of the unit's constituencies. A goal in constituting the committee shall be to reflect the diversity of the University community. The committee shall also include the Executive Vice President and University Provost, or designee, as a non-voting ex-officio member.

C. A simple majority of all dean's search committees shall be faculty. Each candidate shall be recommended by a two-thirds majority of all the members of the search committee. No one shall be appointed dean unless he or she qualifies for tenure and is, on appointment as dean, a tenured faculty member whose tenure has been recommended by the appropriate faculty of the University.

Sec. 3.2.2 Duties and Responsibilities of Deans

Deans shall be the educational and administrative heads of their units. They shall report to the Executive Vice President and University Provost, through whom they shall be responsible to the President for the administration of their units.

Specific duties and responsibilities in addition to the items set forth in this section shall be detailed in a job description which shall be approved by the President and the faculty of the unit and shall be attached to the bylaws of such unit. The deans of those units having extensive concurrent jurisdiction with other units involving faculty and curriculum or having as their major functions a service role, such as the University Libraries, must have job descriptions detailing these interrelationships approved by the President and the Faculty Senate and included in Addenda to The Redbook.

Sec. 3.2.3 Review of Service

A. Deans shall receive annual performance reviews from the Executive Vice President and University Provost, with a written summary prepared for both parties. Every five years, or more often if circumstances warrant, the administrative superior of the dean shall conduct a comprehensive review of the performance and overall effectiveness of the unit administration from the point of view of the University, and of the unit, being advised in the latter by a broad-based committee.

B. The decanal review committee shall consist of an even number majority of faculty, half of whom shall be elected by the unit faculty, and the other half appointed by the Executive Vice President and University Provost. After consultation with the unit faculty, the Executive Vice President and University Provost shall also appoint non-faculty committee members to assure a broad-based review considering all of the unit's constituencies. A goal in constituting the committee shall be to reflect the diversity of the University community. The committee shall also include the Executive Vice President and University Provost, or designee, as a non-voting ex-officio member.

C. The review committee shall study the effectiveness of the unit's administration since the original appointment of the dean or since the last review and shall recommend to the Executive Vice President and University Provost, giving the reasons for its conclusions, whether the incumbent shall be continued or be replaced. In reaching its conclusion, the review committee shall solicit the opinions of faculty, students, staff, and administrators and shall examine objective data regarding the progress of the unit. The committee shall maintain confidentiality of its information and minutes and be guided by Board policies related to reviews. The dean shall be provided the opportunity to respond to the draft report and submit additional information before the report and recommendation are made. In consultation with the Executive Vice President and University Provost, the committee shall establish its own objective criteria and procedures for evaluation. The findings of the committee shall be circulated only to the committee itself, the dean involved, and the appropriate University officials. Additional circulation must be authorized by the Board of Trustees. The criteria, procedures, and a substantive summary of the findings shall be circulated to the faculty of the unit involved. The summary shall be written by the committee in consultation with the Executive Vice President and University Provost or designee.