Document Type
Motion
Publication Date
4-14-2016
Description
That College offices and organizations eliminate the practice of requiring "internal" letters of recommendation. "Internal" letters are those that go from one person, office, or organization on campus to another. Examples would be letters of recommendation for positions at the Eisenhower Institute, the Garthwait Leadership Center, various offices in College Life, etc. In place of such letters, College offices and organizations would ask student applicants to list faculty references, who could be contacted for their input when a student applicant became a finalist for a position, fellowship, or award. An exception would be made to this rule for instances in which a faculty member is agreeing to serve as the student applicant's professional mentor for an internship or project, e.g. a Summer Mellon Scholar.