Whereas, the Academic Senate acknowledges the paramount importance of including faculty during the hiring of faculty colleagues, and;

Whereas, the Academic Senate notes that AP 7120-B allows for the President of the College to determine who is present during the final presidential interview for faculty hires, and;

Whereas, the Academic Senate recognizes that prior to last year, faculty co-chairs of faculty hiring committees were invited and included during the presidential interview, and;

Whereas, the Academic Senate applauds the professionalism of all faculty involved in the hiring of colleagues, and;

Whereas, the Academic Senate strongly feels that faculty invited to the presidential interview should be held accountable for behaving in a professional matter;

Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Academic Senate strongly believes that a faculty member from the hiring committee should be present during the presidential interview of all full-time faculty hires.

Presented to the Senate Council for First Reading Feb 4, 2010; Presented as a Second Reading and Adopted Feb. 18, 2010.