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  1. Evaluations are collected by the search committee from faculty and students: evaluation forms, written or verbal feedback to committee members, search chair, department chair; or any other evaluative information.

  2. Search committee deliberates and makes a hiring recommendation.  Based on their review, they may recommend: (a) one candidate, (b) more than one candidate (rank-ordered), or (c) no candidate.

  3. Search committee chair writes Hire Recommendation Summary Report and submits to the department chair. The report should include the following information:

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Hire Recommendation Summary Report

Summary report includes:

A. Search committee’s and department chair’s/chairs' (independent) assessment of each finalist’s strengths and weaknesses, including:

  • how each candidate would add to program area(s), department(s) and College

  • how well each candidate fits the criteria for selection

  • how the final selection was made

  • final vote

B. Summary of faculty and student feedback for each candidate including more specifically:

  • a paragraph for each candidate describing faculty feedback

  • a paragraph for each candidate summarizing student feedback

  • any evaluation forms, written or verbal feedback to committee members, search chair, department chair(s), or any other evaluative information

C. Final hiring recommendation of the search committee which must include a rationale for the decision and can include the recommendation to hire:

  • one candidate or

  • more than one candidate with the list rank-ordered, or

  • no candidate

College-Wide hires: Recommendations from the search committee also includes identification of possible departmental affiliations and reference checks. It is expected that a college-wide search would identify potential affiliations with more than one department.

  1. Department chair reviews the Hire Recommendation Summary Report.

  2. Search committee members should perform reference checks of each finalist, asking the same questions to each reference about each candidate.

    1. See HR: Check References for guidance.

    2. For example reference check questions, see COE: Evaluating Candidates in Faculty Searches > Reference checks.

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