External Review Pre-Campus Visit Process Map

External Review Pre-Campus Visit Process

The department self-study must be submitted to the overseeing dean by May 1st of the year prior to the review visit. No later than September 1 of the year of review, the dean shall distribute the departmental self-study, the universal charge and transmittal letter, and divisional supplemental comments to the Academic Senate and VPAA, copying the Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies (VPDGS) and Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education (VPDUE). Any supplemental questions from the Vice Provost for Academic Affairs (VPAA), Vice Provost and Dean of Graduate Studies (VPDGS), Vice Provost and Dean of Undergraduate Education (VPDUE), or Senate must be received by the dean no later than November 15 of the year of review. In parallel with the submission of the self-study, the department nominates to the dean a slate of respected scholars whose standing and expertise are best suited to address the issues raised by the self-study and supplementary comments. The overseeing dean may add additional nominees and shall formally recommend a final list to the VPAA. The VPAA approves the list submitted by the dean prior to appointment or contact, formal or informal, of any ERC candidate. All communication between the department and ERC members is managed by the overseeing dean's office.