Provost Blais reported on his findings for the administration. The problem with processing the teaching evaluations is the difficulty in managing a large amount of paper with a staff of inadequate size. It takes the equivalent of 4 man weeks to accomplish this task. The Provost apologized for the late return of the evaluations to the faculty. Provost Blais indicated that he was exploring several options with Mike Barnes to help solve these problems.
Some simple solutions involve paper handling.
Another more comprehensive and long term solution is to conduct teaching evaluations on line. Students would use a secure password to gain access to the system and to enter all of their evaluations. This approach is technically feasible, but the biggest question is how to get students to actually fill out the evaluations. The Provost indicated that he would be working on the problem this spring. Please provide your suggestions to the Provost's office.