Faculty evaluation is a dynamic process. It is important that the process be updated on a regular basis over time in order to keep pace with the changing needs of the College. In order to support this continuing need to monitor and tweak the process, there will be established a Faculty Evaluation Steering Committee, composed of full-time and adjunct faculty, department chairs and deans, and representatives from other relevant college groups. The charge for this committee is:

• • Systematically collect feedback from instructional departments and instructional leaders about problems and concerns related to the faculty evaluation process each year.
  • Provide a central collection point for faculty feedback about the evaluation process.
  • Each year, review this feedback and determine procedural tweaks that could be made to improve the process moving forward and recommend those that seem most advantageous to the college; particular attention should be paid to balancing the importance of this process to faculty and the college with the workload imposed on Department Chairs and Deans.
  • Evaluate, monitor, and make recommendations concerning the software used by the college to collect and expedite the faculty evaluation process.
  • Every 5 years, conduct a holistic review of the faculty evaluation process and determine what changes are recommended to improve the overall process. These changes will need to be approved through the shared governance process, requiring the recommendation of the Faculty Development and Evaluation Committee and the approval of the Academic and Student Affairs Council.
  • Research ways to make the faculty evaluation process more meaningful and useful to both individual faculty as well as the College.