During this academic year, the Faculty Senate is conducting a routine, comprehensive review of President Wendy Wintersteen and the office of the president. Senate leaders established a President's Office Faculty Review Committee to lead this review. Mandated by the Faculty Handbook, this periodic review is a standard procedure designed to provide constructive feedback and strengthen the effectiveness of university administration. The review process aims to enhance the office of the president's ability to support the university's teaching, research and service missions, while also promoting open communication between university leadership and faculty, reinforcing the principles of shared governance.
As a part of the review process, on Oct. 8 faculty received an invitation from the Center for Survey Statistics and Methodology to complete a confidential online survey. The subject line for the survey invitation is "ISU President/President's Office Review" and the "from" line will show as "Faculty Senate Administrative Review Committee" <noreply@qemailserver.com>. Faculty should check their junk mail folders if they do not see the survey invitation in their inbox.
The survey link in each invitation is not sharable. Members of the review committee encourage participation so they hear from all voices across campus, and extend their thanks in advance for thoughtful contributions to this important process. Faculty are asked to complete the survey as soon as they receive it, as the committee will spend the month of November analyzing the data.
Feedback from the university community also will be collected through interviews and comments. This input will be carefully considered in the preparation of the final evaluation report. All responses will be treated confidentially and reported only as summary statistics or aggregated comments. When the process is completed, a summary of the review will be made available to the university community.
For further information about the review, email: facultysenatepresidentofficereview@iastate.edu.
