Kansas State University is dedicated to contributing to the general welfare of the residents of our state, our nation, and our world through its work in adding to and passing on the fund of knowledge that is the common possession of humankind. This work with information and ideas includes imparting, expanding, storing and retrieving, integrating, interpreting, and applying them. To achieve these ends, the faculty pursues a wide range of activities in teaching, research and other creative endeavors, service and Extension. The University has a responsibility to employ the best faculty it can secure and then to provide a rich environment in which the members of this faculty can develop their full productivity and excellence, the University must also periodically assess the performance of its members and use those assessments as the bases for decisions regarding salary increases, reappointment, promotion and tenure.
The significance of these reviews requires that the criteria and standards upon which they are based, as well as the evaluation procedures used, be founded upon broad agreement among the people affected. The faculty must play a central role in developing the criteria and standards for the University as a whole and in establishing the goals, objectives and expectations of their respective administrative units. Likewise, the individuals charged with implementing these policies must have a say in their formulation. In short, the creation of effective systems of evaluation must be the mutual responsibility of both faculty and administrators.