The case statements should be prepared with the expectation that they will be reviewed by the Faculty Cabinet, other department chairs, the Planning and Review Committee, and the Provost and that they will be available to the President for review upon request. Authorization to recruit typically will be given orally, although written confirmation by the Dean, for the record, is required. An authorization to begin a recruitment is only that. It is NOT a guarantee that the position for which the recruitment is authorized will be filled.
Circumstances change, and authoizations are sometimes withdrawn.
Recruitment must be conducted with this reality in mind. Every recruitment must be seen as an opportunity to identify and recruit minorities and women, the appointment of whom would address the racial and gender imbalances that characterize Drake's staffing pattern. The eventual appointment to which the recruitment should lead is always and without exception dependent on the availability of funds as a result of a careful review of the prevailing budgetary situation. Again, authorization to conduct a search, even to the point of bringing candidates to the campus, is not a guarantee that an appointment will eventually be made. Appointments of faculty are made only by the Provost.