It is strongly advised that applicants canvas their immediate
colleagues and administrators, as well as any other college personnel,
to secure support for their proposals. Applicants should try to obtain
written support which can be enclosed with the application form--
although communiques of support which arrive after receipt of this form
will still be accepted by the committee.

Of course, applicants should familiarize themselves with Article 12 of
the collective agreement as well as the President's memorandum
indicating current development priorities for the college.

The Interviews

Each applicant is customarily granted an interview to permit the
committee to address specific matters arising from each application.
The format of these interviews is a matter for each year's committee to
decide on but usually the interviews are about thirty minutes long.

A list of interview questions is designed to enable the applicant to
update the committee on new information, to clarify further details of
the proposal and to respond to member's concerns regarding the merits
of the proposal. A list of questions is forwarded to the applicants
before the interview and may include specific questions regarding each
application.

The Committee

The Committee is composed of an administrator and elected faculty
representatives from each department/area in the college. The elected
members serve a staggered two year term. Each year a new chairperson
is elected. The committee is bound by the terms of the Collective
Agreement and is charged with the responsibility for recommending or
not recommending proposals each year to the College President whose
decision is final.

The Committee's Guidelines

 

Aside from the considerations outlined in the collective agreement, the
committee draws up each year a series of guidelines for adjudicating
applicants. The guidelines prepared by last year's committee are
enclosed.

Committee's Evaluation

The following statements are intended as general advice about the
factors that influence the committee's evaluation of a proposal.

1. The committee is primarily concerned with establishing that each
application is: