2.14 Institute Directors
Administratively, institute directors are regarded as the equivalent of
deans, but they represent the faculties of local units in a manner
analogous to department chairs. They are therefore expected to fulfill
the duties of local unit administrators as described in 2.13.1.
Policies on appointment and renewal of institute directors and
procedures for appointment and renewal are the same as those described
for department chairs in 2.13.2 and 2.13.3 except that:
- search and review committees for institute directors are composed
of three deans, institute directors, or department chairs appointed by
the Provost and two faculty members elected by and from the membership
of the institute concerned; and
- institute faculties will not be asked to cast a formal ballot for
or against candidates; instead, the sense of faculty discussion and
preferences will be reported by the committee to the Provost.