DEANS AND PROGRAM REVIEW

Deans are involved in the Program Review process at the following stages.

1. Self-Study Committees for the units under review will consult with deans early in the process of compiling their report.
   
2. After an Internal Review Committee receives the Self-Study Report and has had sufficient time to examine it, they should schedule an interview with the appropriate dean(s) in order to discuss the report. All members of the Internal Review Committee should be present for this evaluation.
   
3. Each Internal Review Committee should schedule a second joint meeting with the dean(s) when their final draft is written. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss their findings with the dean, prior to submitting the Internal Review Report to the Panel.
   
4. The External Review Committee for each unit under review will interview the appropriate dean(s).
   
5. The appropriate dean(s) will receive copies of the Internal and External Review Reports, the departmental responses, and the first draft of the final report, and is invited to attend the Panel meeting for their first discussion of the unit. (If a school/college does not have a departmental structure, the Provost will take the place of the dean at this meeting.)
   
6. After the Panel has completed its report and submitted it to the Provost, the Provost meets with the dean(s) to discuss the findings.
   
7. Appropriate deans will receive copies of all Final Reports.
   
8. Deans and units will keep the Provost informed, annually each June, of the progress made by units in regard to recommendations included in the Final Report.