Minutes of the Special AFC Meeting October 12, 2021 Held by Zoom

Campbell clarified the version of decanal recommendations that the Faculty of Arts received is a redacted version: item 21 was omitted and contained the recommendation that this particular search committee not be reconvened, due to “broken relationships.” Dr. [...] An observation was made that the language was confusing as to whether this involves a conflict of interest between the applicant and/or the search committee members. [...] A comment was made that the Chair won’t have to break the tie/vote if the number of committee members is uneven, though it was recognized that such a concern may arise in the context of abstentions or absences. [...] A suggestion that in recommendation 13.b.v, the wording be made clear that “coaching or guidance” refers to the candidate being considered and not to members of the committee. [...] There was a suggestion made that a majority vote should also be required from the faculty representatives elected by the home Faculty and that the number of committee members from other faculties be limited to no more than two per Faculty.