INTERVIEW EXPENSES

Dean's Office contact: Linda Nelson

A separate travel allocation is maintained in the Dean's Office for limited assistance in bringing to the campus candidates for state-supported faculty positions. Assistance may be requested under the following conditions:
(1) If the search is authorized to be filled at a tenured level, the College will assist in funding the travel of one candidate.
(2) Where there is under-representation, the College will support the travel of minority and women candidates. Additional travel assistance may be requested when the unit has succeeded in attracting an extraordinarily diverse group of candidates.
(3) If a unit has an unusually large number of faculty vacancies to fill, additional assistance may be negotiated.

The "Request for Candidate Interview Expenses" form should be used to request funding assistance from the Dean's Office, and approval must be obtained in advance of a candidate's visit. Be sure to include the search number which was assigned on the approved Request to Approve Search form. The unit should pay the costs on its departmental budget (normally the 06-04xx budget) and request reimbursement of actual expenses by sending to Linda Nelson in the Dean's Office a copy of the monthly BAR report or transaction screen from FIN. Reimbursements are limited to one visit per candidate and to travel and per diem expenses only. Per diem assistance is limited to three days maximum unless it can be shown that additional per diem allows a savings in airfare and total travel costs.