At the heart of a great university is an outstanding faculty.
Individuals join the faculty through rigorous appointment procedures.
Searches to fill open faculty positions are usually conducted by faculty committees. A close working relationship between faculty members and the administration on matters concerning faculty appointments is encouraged. Merely meeting minimum affirmative action requirements is not sufficient to produce equal employment opportunity and a staff of the highest quality. To achieve the heterogeneous pool of highly qualified candidates needed for faculty and academic administrative positions, the University engages in broad searches and vigorous recruiting. Typically, each school, college or other academic unit has specific procedures whereby the governing faculties, executive committees and deans or directors decide on recommendations for offers of faculty appointments.