• FCD 97-1  
• FCD 97-2  
• FCD 97-3

DISPOSITION: Submitted to the assembled faculty of IPFW in Convocation for approval, and upon approval, to the Speaker of the Indiana University Faculty, the Speaker of the Purdue University Faculty, and the Presiding Officer of the Senate to oversee Senate implementation.

1. To ensure a well-informed and knowledgeable faculty, two faculty discussions shall be held addressing the following topics  (and any others that members of the voting faculty feel are appropriate): collegiality, freedom of expression, availability and allocation of resources, and the effectiveness of IPFW academic leadership;
2. The first of these discussions, addressing issues of collegiality and freedom of expression, shall be conducted on February 23, 1998;
3. The second of these discussions, addressing the allocation of resources and the effectiveness of IPFW academic leadership, shall be conducted on March 2, 1998.

DISPOSITION: Submitted to the assembled faculty of IPFW in Convocation for approval, and upon approval, to the Speaker of the Indiana University Faculty, the Speaker of the Purdue University Faculty, and the Presiding Officer of the Senate for implementation.

WHEREAS: There are controversial issues confronting the IPFW faculty and administration;

BE IT RESOLVED: That the IPFW convocation petitions the Chancellor and Fort Wayne Senate to appoint an ombudscommittee consisting of four faculty chosen by mutual agreement between the Chancellor and Fort Wayne Senate; this committee to act as a mediating council in disputes between the administration and faculty; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED: That the committee meet on a regular basis to discuss issues facing IPFW and report to the IPFW community in a timely manner.

Resolved, That this body encourage the Senate to place in force Senate Document SD 92-13 (IPFW Policy Statement on Evaluation of Academic Administrators)

Senate Document SD 92-13
Approved 12/14/1992

Subject: IPFW Policy Statement on Evaluation of Academic Administrators

Disposition: To the Presiding Officer for implementation

Whereas, IPFW has no campuswide policy or procedure for the evaluation of academic administrators (i.e., department chairs, deans and directors, academic vice chancellor, and chancellor);

Resolved, That the IPFW administration, in cooperation with the appropriate faculty-governance bodies, develop, publish, and implement a policy and procedure for the periodic evaluation of academic administrators; and

Resolved, That the following principles be observed in the IPFW policy and procedure:
 

1. Each academic administrator at the level of department chair or above should be evaluated on a regular schedule, at intervals not exceeding three years.
   
   
2.  The purpose of each evaluation should be the improvement of the academic administrator's performance. 
   
   
3. A majority of the membership of each body appointed to evaluate academic administrators should be Voting Faculty as defined by the Constitution of the Faculty. 
   
   
4. Appointments to each body evaluating an academic administrator should be made by the immediate administrative superior of the person being evaluated: For example, deans should appoint committees evaluating department chairs, the academic vice chancellor should appoint committees evaluating deans, the chancellor should appoint committees evaluating the academic vice chancellor, and the presidents should appoint committees evaluating the chancellor. 
   
   
5. Appointments to these committees should be based on close consultation with the appropriate, elected faculty-governance bodies, or in the case of small units lacking such elected bodies, with all Voting Faculty in the unit. 
   
   
6. Following completion of the evaluation, the committee and the appointing person should prepare and distribute to the relevant faculty-governance body (department, school, or campus) a written summary of the review. Further distribution of the review shall be determined by the faculty-governance body. 
   
   
7. Results of evaluations should be taken into account in decisions concerning salary adjustments, continuation of administrative duties, and similar conditions of employment.