Candidate

1
Candidate submits material to Eval committee
Final decision made by President
Letters from external evaluators are added
to candidates material
Material in order? (as determined by
committee/chair)
Material, FPC vote, Provost recommendation
submitted to President
No
Yes
Any discrepancies? (as determined by
committee/chair)
Yes
FPC takes final vote
Provost makes individual recommendation
No
Committee meets with and then without candidate
(vote)
The Provost and President can (and do)
review the candidates material at any time.
Eval. Committee is contacted elects to meet
with FPC
Chair summarizes committee vote submits all
material
Evaluation letters are written by each member
of the committee

No
FPC and Provost
Yes
Chair/Candidate contacted for more Info. (either
or both)
FPCs vote in agreement with committee?
No
Material in order? (as determined by FPC)
Yes
Please refer to next page for more details.
Yes
No
Any discrepancies? (as determined by FPC)
FPC reviews material And has preliminary vote
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FPC Level
Provost level
President level
Dept/program level
Eval evaluation committee includes all tenure
members of the department (or program) or a
selected group of tenured members of the faculty
if the department/program does not have at least
3 senior members.
The FPC meets with the Provost. The FPC has 6
members and, thus, 6 votes. The Provost does not
vote. If a member of FPC is from the candidates
department/ program, the FPC member will be
excluded from the discussion and vote.
The Provost attends all FPC meetings. The
Provost reviews all candidates material at
anytime during the process. The Provost makes
individual recommendation to the President.
The President can attend any or all FPC meetings.
The President reviews all candidates material
at anytime during the process. The President
will meet with FPC/Provost if clarification is
needed.