The secretary has classified these recommendations as general legislation. Paper copies are available on request from the Office of the General Faculty, FAC 22, F9500. This document was revised after the date of circulation as indicated in the footnotes. The topics addressed in the report of the ad hoc Committee on Course Instructor Surveys have been discussed for many years.
Specific reference is made to discussions on two occasions.
Separate the Student Information System from the Instructor and Administrator Information Systems to better meet the needs of the students. President Cunningham reviewed the provisions of the recommendations and the outcome of the pilot projects that had been conducted. There has been a lot of discussion with individual faculty members. I do want to go on record as saying, as I have many times, that I strongly believe in evaluation of faculty members in response to their teaching. It is an important part of the promotion process.