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Revised: April 2026

Vice Presidents shall be recruited by a search committee convened by the President in accordance with University Bylaws 3.6.3. 

The procedures for selecting vice presidents are:

1. The President shall appoint a search committee chair and request nominees for a search committee to assist with the recruitment and screening of candidates.

2. The committee shall be composed as follows: five faculty members, two members of Senior Leadership, two students, one classified employee, the Faculty Senate Chair, one or more members selected by the President from any of the above or from outside the University, plus alternates or others as determined appropriate by the President.

3. The President shall select the members from nominees presented to him as follows:

1. 1. Faculty Nominees – The Faculty Senate Office shall conduct a University-wide election of faculty nominees to the committee. The Faculty Senate shall select ten of the twenty faculty members receiving the greatest number of votes and shall nominate those ten to the President.  The President shall select five members of the committee from this group of ten.
   2. Student Nominees – The ASUN and GSA shall each nominate two students to the President. The President shall choose one student from each organization as a member of the committee.
   3. Classified Employee Nominees – The Staff Employees Council shall nominate two classified employees. The President shall select one of the two nominees as a member of the committee.
   4. Alternates – Alternates shall be named by the President from the remaining names forwarded to him. Alternates shall not participate in any committee activities until such time as they are named as full members of the committee by the president.
   5. Other – If the President feels it is appropriate, representation on the committee can be broadened to include one or more representatives from other University stakeholder groups.

4. The President shall convene the first meeting of the committee and give the committee its charge, including the position description and review procedures to be followed. The committee and the President may consult at any time during the search and interview process.

5. The committee shall follow the University’s Faculty Search rules (See UAM 2,520).

6. The search chair on behalf of the committee shall present an unranked list of three or more candidates to the President to move forward to campus interviews. The President can reject nominee(s) and request additional candidate(s) as needed from the search committee.

When at least three candidates have been accepted by the President, their names shall be made known to the nominating groups and to the university community.  Curriculum vitae or resumes for the candidates, along with  the approved position description, shall be available to the University community. 

7. Campus interviews may include, but are not limited to meetings with representatives of the department of the candidate’s discipline, chief administrators, representatives of faculty, students, and classified employee groups with whom the candidate would work. There shall be a meeting with each candidate open to all members of the University community. Feedback from all interested parties is welcomed and will be solicited, compiled and provided to the President.

8. Once a final candidate is selected by the President, as stated in University Bylaws 3.6.3, the President will make a recommendation to the Chancellor.