The President is a regular participant at Faculty Senate meetings, and his report is an agenda item. He meets regularly with student leaders and periodically with the Student Senate and Graduate Student Association. The President also devotes considerable time to meeting with the numerous external constituencies of the University. The Provost's staff, including the Vice Provosts for Marine Programs, Graduate Education, Research and Outreach and Information Services, meets weekly. The Council of Deans, chaired by the Provost, meets every two weeks.
All administrative officers are subject to periodic evaluation by their superiors.
The President is evaluated by the Board of Governors' Evaluation Committee in accordance with published policies and procedures. The President, in turn, conducts an annual evaluation of the vice presidents. The Faculty Senate has developed a system of faculty evaluation of academic administrative officers by which the officers are reviewed every five years. The responsibilities of the academic deans, who report directly to the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, are specified in the University Manual . Their primary role is to provide academic and administrative leadership for the respective colleges and schools and to represent their units before the central administration.