As leaders in the university community, administrators play a key role in ensuring the institution achieves its goals in education, research, and service, while also fostering an environment that promotes innovation and quality. Therefore, in addition to the annual performance evaluation that is required for all employees of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHSC-H), there are periodic reviews of administrators. The primary objective of these periodic reviews is to review the progress administrators have made in reaching unit goals and furthering institutional goals. These reviews will be comprehensive in that they will consider progress in the unit's education, research, and/or service programs as well as the conduct of administrative responsibilities such as planning, budgeting, resource allocation, faculty/staff recruitment, and development. In all of these areas, quality, effectiveness, and efficiency will be important considerations.
Reviews will be conducted at the institutional and unit levels. Reviews conducted at the institutional level will be for the incumbents of those positions that are charged with leadership of the university; the positions at this level include the executive vice presidents and vice or assistant vice presidents. Participation in these reviews will include representation from various constituencies within and outside the university community. There will also be review processes at the unit level, and positions to be evaluated include Deans, Associate Deans, Assistant Deans, and Departmental Chairs. Participation in reviews at the school level will include representation from university leadership, members of the faculty and staff of the school, and representatives from external agencies, as appropriate. In all cases, reviews will be conducted periodically during incumbency in a leadership position. "Guidelines for Faculty Involvement in the Evaluation of Administrators" and "Process for Periodic Review of Deans" provide additional information about review processes.
Each individual review will be initiated and coordinated by the immediate superior of the administrator being evaluated. The process will incorporate input from the administrator being evaluated, the faculty and/or staff members of his or her organizations, and other relevant constituencies within the organization, and will include pertinent institutional data.
The written report that will be produced as a result of the review will include findings and conclusions and will be used by unit and/or university administration in a variety of ways. The immediate superior will be responsible for appropriately communicating the conclusions of the review with the individual being reviewed and to members of the university community who participated in the review. Most importantly, these reviews will support department, school, and institutional planning processes as they identify strengths, weaknesses, and potential opportunities for enhancement.
Created 10/1993; Updated 3/98