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Policy

APPOINTMENT AND CONTINUATION OF DEANS

(Adopted by the Faculty Senate, April 14, 1992;
Amended and reaffirmed by the Faculty Senate, February 25, 1997;
Amended and reaffirmed by the Faculty Senate, October 7, 1997;
Rewording to Section #3 was recommended by the Regents, November 13, 1997;
Amended and reaffirmed by the Faculty Senate, December 9, 1997)

The following policy guidelines will be utilized for the appointment, periodic review, and terms of office of deans at the University of New Mexico. All appointment policies will be in accordance with affirmative action guidelines.

1. Deans will normally serve terms of five years. Administrative equivalents at branch campuses will also serve terms of five years.

2. Annual evaluations of the dean by faculty and chairs in the college shall be required. These evaluations shall be used in salary increment determinations for the dean.

3. Terms of office may be renewable. Appointments and reappointments to terms of office are to be made by the Provost or Vice President for Health Sciences to the President after consultation with departmental college faculty and chairs, University officers, and other such persons as they shall see fit. The appointment of the Associate Provost for Research/Dean of Graduate Studies shall be made by the Provost after appropriate consultation with the Senate Graduate Committee, University officers, the graduate faculty, and other interested persons. The consultation with college faculty and chairs shall include the taking of a vote by secret ballot on any potential appointment. Reappointment must also be guided by the stated willingness of the deans to continue in that position, the results of the evaluation in the fourth year, and the willingness of the faculty and chairs, evidenced by secret ballot, to have the deans continue in office.

4. It shall be understood that a policy of terms of office for deans does not abrogate the long-standing policy of the University that deans serve in any college at the pleasure of the Provost or Vice President for Health Sciences and that a dean's appointment and continuing appointment occurs with the advice of and in consultation with the faculty and chairs of the college. This means, simply, that deans may be replaced during a term of office; also, they may resign.

Resolution of a disagreement:
In the case of a disagreement between the administration and the faculty and chairs of a college, an amicable resolution will be found. A dean serves at the pleasure of the Provost or Vice President for Health Sciences, but a dean's appointment and continuing appointment occurs with the advice of and in consultation with the faculty and chairs of the college. A dean who has lost the confidence and support of his or her faculty and chairs can not provide the positive leadership needed by the college.