The focus of the meeting was a report by Kathy Doherty, President of Faculty Council. She presented the results of the May investigation into Faculty Search Committee experience. In the past, faculty had raised numerous problems encountered, especially with HR, when they were participating on a committee looking for a full-time person, whether administrative, faculty, etc. Her presentation focused on recommendations for HR, administrators, and faculty in the search process.
For the most part, adjunct faculty do not sit on Search Committees unless requested to do so because they have special expertise in an area. Adjuncts are affected by Search Committee process and procedures when they apply for full-time positions. When an application is received for a position, points are assigned to the applicant based upon a set of criteria, including experience, answers to questions on the application, etc. There are no extra points given to internal candidates in the screening process. Meredith Tulli of HR said rather, it is a matter of practice to assign extra points to internal candidates.
