Dr. Whitney will communicate with the Provost to check on the status of the Fund and to express the Committee's willingness to assist in its establishment. Dr. Metzger suggested that the Committee needed a clearer assessment of the peer evaluation program throughout the University and that the Committee continue its work in this area. Mr. Teeters suggested that information about the results of evaluations be available to students. A great deal of discussion ensued. There was general agreement that evaluations are only valuable if they reliably and validly measure what they purport to measure.
Some Universities publish the results of evaluations that are standardized across schools.
Mr. Teeters agreed to bring in samples of such surveys for the Committee's review. Dr. Metzger seconded the nomination. No other nominations were made and Dr. Whitney was elected by acclaim. There was general agreement that Department Chairs needed a package of information in order to properly supervise faculty as teachers. Information gathered by the Committee, thus far, suggests that there is a very wide range of information transmitted to Chairs at appointment and throughout their administration.