CREO External Review Recommendations and Action Steps
- Faculty Hiring Process
- Consider submitting written questions to potential faculty hires about sexual harassment complaints, investigations and findings at prior institutions. In progress. This will be embedded in the application process as a required question. It will be in place before the end of the semester.
- Formalize faculty search committee procedures for outreach to prior institutions. In progress. This will be in place before the end of the semester and is occurring in conjunction with the first recommendation.
- Revisit hiring protocols to ensure that the Faculty Search Manual is followed. Completed. The faculty search manual has been updated with new protocols and can be accessed here faculty-search-manual-fy23-working-document.pdf (bearinterestgroup.com)
- Training
- Enhance training of administrators and faculty regarding Title IX and UNH’s sexual harassment policy. Completed. Training is in place and will be an annual requirement for all employees and students starting this fall semester.
- Formalize orientation process for incoming administrators regarding faculty sexual harassment matters. Completed.
- Review procedures for AAEO sharing of information with administrators about external allegations or complaints of past faculty misconduct. Completed. Collaboration between key administrators and CREO is in place.
- Faculty Accountability
- Clarify roles between Dean’s Office and department leaders for management of discipline and counseling related to sexual harassment matters. Policies are in place and we are in the process of ensuring consistent application across the Colleges and Units.
- Require submission of written management plans by Deans and Department Chairs for management of faculty after discipline or counseling related to sexual harassment matters has been imposed. Formalize protocols to assess compliance with written management plans. Management plans are developed by Deans and Unit leaders and shared with the Provost Office.
- Procedure Review/Accountability
- Consider updates to the informal complaint process protocols set forth in the UNH Discrimination and Discriminatory Harassment Policy. In progress.
- Re-visit procedures for dissemination and use of AAEO/CREO guidance forms to advise reporting parties of their rights under UNH’s sexual harassment policy. In progress.
- Require the use of trained investigators or Human Resource Partners to participate in all inquiries about allegations of faculty sexual harassment. Completed.
- Revisit procedures for reviewing and/or investigating external complaints about faculty that do not fall under UNH’s sexual harassment policy. In progress.
