1. The Dean, as chief administrative officer of the College, is responsible for the budget and providing academic leadership for the College. The Dean is appointed by the Board of Trustees and is responsible to the Provost and Vice Chancellor for the administration of University policy within the College.

2. The Dean shall be responsive to the needs of the students, faculty and staff of the College and represent their interests to the Provost and Vice Chancellor.

3. If at any time the position of the Dean becomes vacant, the Provost and Vice Chancellor, after consulting with the Administrative Staff and Faculty of the College, shall appoint as Interim Dean a tenured Associate or Full Professor in the College. The Interim Dean will assume all of the duties of the Dean until a new Dean is selected and appointed. The process to select a permanent Dean, as described below, will commence as quickly as possible.

1. When a vacancy in the Deanship occurs, a search and screening committee will be established by the Provost and Vice Chancellor. The committee representation from the College shall be composed of one elected non-administrative tenured Faculty member from each of the College's Schools, one elected representative from term faculty and one student, one elected representative from Civil Service, one elected representative from the Administrative/Professional Staff and one elected School Director. The Provost and Vice Chancellor shall appoint non-college members to the committee. The committee shall elect its own chair and identify in consultation with the Provost and Vice Chancellor its own procedures for conducting business.

2. The Provost and Vice Chancellor will be responsible for assuring that the University Affirmative Action policy is followed.

3. The search and screening committee shall submit its recommendations to the faculty and the Provost and Vice Chancellor and represent the interests of the College throughout the selection and appointment process until the new Dean=s appointment is ratified by the Board of Trustees.

2. Results will be forwarded to the Provost and Vice Chancellor. The Provost and Vice Chancellor and the review committee charged by the Provost will then report the complete results to the faculty and other college personnel.

2. The Dean is responsible for calling meetings of the faculty as specified in Section VI.B.1 of this operating paper.

3. The Dean or Associate Dean will preside as chair at all meetings of the administrative staff.

4. The Dean shall designate the Associate Dean to assume administrative responsibilities during the Dean's absence.

The Associate Dean shall serve at the discretion of the Dean. Candidates shall be interviewed by the Faculty and recommendations given to the Dean for review. The Associate Dean shall have a written job description prepared by the Dean and available for inspection by the faculty. All such descriptions shall stipulate effective dates.

2. As a member of the faculty of a School, the Director has the responsibility and authority to provide the necessary leadership for the School to achieve the highest level of excellence possible in the areas of teaching, creative activity/research, and service.

3. The Director will determine School administrative support staff needs and negotiate such with the Dean.

2. The search committee is organized by the Dean and shall elect its own Chair, identify its procedures, and conduct business under current University guidelines. At a minimum, the Committee will be comprised of at least three elected Faculty, one Civil Service staff member, one administrative professional, and one student of the School. The Dean will also appoint one College or University administrator to serve on the Committee.

3. This committee will make a recommendation to the Dean. In no case will the Dean appoint a Director without the majority vote of the Faculty who vote.

4. This committee shall not be discharged until the appointment of a new School Director has been ratified by the Board of Trustees.

2. Whenever the Dean completes an evaluation of the Director (for reappointment, salary adjustment, etc) the Dean shall seek formal input on the Director=s performance from the faculty, staff and students. The complete results of the faculty, staff and students input shall be reported to the Director and the School’s Faculty.