The preparation and qualifications of all members of the faculty are suited to the field and level of their assignments. Qualifications are measured by advanced degrees held, evidence of scholarship, advanced study, creative activities, and relevant professional experience, training, and credentials. The faculty is sufficiently numerous to carry out such functions in addition to instruction as student advising and academic planning and to participate appropriately in policy-making, course and curricular development, and institutional governance. The institution employs an open and orderly process for recruiting and appointing its faculty members.
Faculty participate in the search process for new members of the instructional staff.
The institution observes pertinent legal requirements related to equal employment opportunity and compatible with its mission and purposes, addresses its own goals for the achievement of diversity of race, gender, and ethnicity. Similarly, the institution publishes, makes accessible, and explains upon appointment the explicit criteria and procedures for the appointment, evaluation, advancement, and termination of academic support staff who are not members of the faculty but who have academic responsibilities. Such staff are appropriately qualified and are provided reasonable employment security. Salaries and benefits are consistent with the requirements of the positions. The institution provides appropriate opportunities for staff development.