Resolution 8: Change the Composition of the Professors-At-Large Selection Committee
Resolution
WHEREAS, the presence of the Andrew D. White Professors‐at‐Large should be of interest to faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates, and
WHEREAS, the Dean of Students is a member of the University Faculty and is not currently an ex officio member of the Selection Committee,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Dean of Students be added to the Selection Committee for Andrew D. White Professors‐at‐Large as an ex officio member.
Background
A primary consideration in the selection of Professors‐at‐Large is the candidate’s potential interest in and capacity for interaction with undergraduate students. While in residence, Professors‐at‐Large participate in undergraduate classes; post office hours for students to discuss individual interests; and meet with undergraduate groups such as the Cornell Commitment, dining discussion groups, residential hall communities, the Arts & Sciences Dean’s Scholars Program, and in informal forums. Over the past several years, there has been a significant increase in undergraduate attendance at Professor‐at‐Large public lectures, departmental colloquiums and symposiums. The regular inclusion of the Dean of Students in the Selection Committee would represent better the interests of undergraduates in the consideration of Professor‐at‐Large appointments.