Appendix F

CONFIDENTIAL LETTERS RELATED TO APPOINTMENT, REAPPOINTMENT, AND TENURE

It is the policy of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ College that letters solicited to support evaluation decisions relating to faculty and staff be held in strict confidence. Access to such letters shall be limited to appropriate personnel of ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ College officially charged with making the evaluation and to officers and trustees of the college. Upon completion of the evaluation process, confidential letters shall be retained in closed files in the Office of the President, accessible only to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓÆµ College personnel, as authorized by the President. After seven years, such letters will be destroyed.