The computerized evaluations are then sent on to the University of Washington to be processed and summarized before being distributed. Only after a professor turns in all of their grades for all of their classes are they allowed to see the evaluations. Faculty are evaluated by the dean each year. The faculty are also reviewed by a faculty evaluation committee and the chancellor. These reviews occur every two years for non-tenured faculty, and every five years for tenured faculty.
Many students wonder if the evaluations are worthwhile.
Brenda Shrum, a UAS student, expresses discontent with the computerized portions of the evaluations. There are always varying factors. She feels that someone is probably drawing conclusions from the responses to these questions, and she wonders if the conclusions being drawn are accurate. For example, Shrum says, she is currently re-taking a course that she first took six years ago. She has the same professor as before, the syllabus is nearly identical, and the class is using all of the same materials.