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Board of Trustees

Faculty and Administrative/Professional Employees

1. Coverage


For purposes of these documents, faculty and administrative/professional employees include all faculty of Illinois State University and those administrative and/or professional personnel of the University who are not civil service employees.

2. Outside Employment


It is the expectation of the Board that all full-time faculty and administrative/professional employees will devote their professional time to their employment with the University. The President or his/her designee shall approve any employment involving research or consulting for any non-governmental entity.

3. Financial Exigency


Administrative/Professional employees shall be covered by the provisions dealing with financial exigency in preceding Section II.A.8.2.

4. President


  1. Housing
    1. The President shall be furnished a residence in which the President is required to live. The President's home is to serve as a university setting conducive to cultural, social and educational interchanges important to students, faculty, University-related organizations and dignitaries associated with the University community. It serves as a resource for fulfilling official, ceremonial and social functions of the President.
    2. The maintenance and upkeep of the President's residence and grounds, including housekeeping services for the public areas, shall be borne by the University.
    3. The University may furnish the public areas in the residence.
  2. Automobile

    The President shall be furnished with an automobile which shall be for personal use and official business.

5. Board Review and Evaluation of the President


It is the policy of the Board of Trustees to review and evaluate the performance of the President on a regular basis. This review and evaluation process provides (a) a means by which the incumbent may review his/her own performance with Board members, (2) a procedure to establish new short- and long-term goals for the ensuing year, and (3) an opportunity to receive comments and ideas from Board members and others as to possible ways in which the management and planning functions of the University might be improved.

  1. The Annual Review and Evaluation
    1. The annual review and evaluation of the performance of the President shall be conducted by the Board at such time as the Board Chairperson designates. The annual review and evaluation shall be presented and discussed in a closed meeting of the Board as allowed by law.
    2. In order to aid in the annual review and evaluation by the Board, annual goals statements shall be submitted to members of the Board by the President prior to annual review and evaluation. Any additional material such as the annual reports or other documents may be submitted at the discretion of the incumbent. The annual goals statements, related materials and appropriate position descriptions will serve as the major basis for the annual Board review and evaluation of the President.
  2. Summative Review and Evaluation
    1. A summative review and in-depth evaluation of the performance of the President shall be conducted periodically by the Board. The Board should use a variety of evaluative criteria and information from sources which include all major constituencies of the University.
adopted: 05/09/1997

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