6.70 – Searches for Academic Administrators
Policy Details
Responsible Executive: President
Responsible Administrator: Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Scope: NMSU System
Last Updated: 02/01/2010
- Guidelines and procedures for a search may be found in the Search Committee Guidelines, copies of which are available in departmental offices or through the Office of Institutional Equity/OIE.
- Faculty members shall serve on search committees for academic administrative positions. They will be nominated and elected for this specific purpose.
- The provost and chief academic officer will inform the chair of the Faculty Senate about nonacademic administrative searches, and the chair may request similar faculty representation.
- All academic administrative positions at the department head (or equivalent) or above level, including that of the President, require a search to be filled permanently.
- A search at the department head (or equivalent) or associate dean levels may be done externally or internally.
- Searches for all positions at the dean (or equivalent) level must allow external applicants.
- Internal candidates, including interims, are allowed to apply for any position.
- In all cases where external and internal candidates apply for the same position, these applicants will be treated equally. There is no assumed preference for internal applicants.
- The provisions of this rule do not limit the Board of Regents when negotiating a contract for interim president.
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Revision History:
2017 Recompilation, formerly Rule 5.96
02/01/2010 Amendment ratified by Board of Regents
09/25/2009 Adoption of amendment approved by Board of Regents
04/14/2009 Amendment approved by Administrative Council