Return to Nicholas Johnson's Iowa Rain Forest ("Earthpark") Web Site

Return to Nicholas Johnson's Blog, FromDC2Iowa
 
 

Copies of two drafts have been made available online by The Daily Iowan in pdf format:

http://web-server1.daily-iowan.uiowa.edu/pdf/conf1.pdf
and
http://web-server1.daily-iowan.uiowa.edu/pdf/conf2.pdf

Here are text versions. As will be seen, they refer to the confidentiality of the "search process" as well as the identity of candidates.

By agreeing to serve on the University of Iowa Presidential Search Committee, the undersigned committee member hereby acknowledges and agrees to the following confidentiality provisions:

• I understand that the identity of applicants and all application materials are confidential personnel documents and not subject to public release, both during and following the search process.

• I understand that all search committee deliberations of individual candidates, as well as all application materials and other information received as part of a candidate's application file, shall be construed as confidential, and I hereby covenant with The University of Iowa and with the other committee members to respect the confidentiality of such information and to refrain from commenting on any such information other than with the committee itself or with others who are known to me to have signed this Confidentiality Agreement.

• I understand that to ensure the confidentiality of the search process, the Chair of the Search Committee is to be the only public voice for the search committee, and I agree to refrain from making any public comments on the search process.

_______________
Printed Name
 

_______________                    _______________
Signature                                    Date

By agreeing to participate in the University of Iowa Presidential search/interview process the undersigned faculty, staff, student or Regent hereby acknowledges and agrees to the following confidentiality provisions:
 

• I understand that the identity of applicants and all application materials are confidential personnel documents and not subject to public release, both during and following the search/interview process.

• I understand that all search/interview deliberations of individual candidates, as well as all application materials and other information received as part of a candidate's application file, shall be construed as confidential. I hereby covenant with the University of Iowa, Board of Regents and with the other search/interview participants to respect the confidentiality of such information and to refrain from commenting on or releasing in any manner whatsoever confidential information, other than with fellow search/interview apr participants or with others who are known to m to have signed this Confidentiality Agreement.

• I understand that to ensure the confidentiality of the search process, the Chair of the Search Committee is the only voice for the University of Iowa Presidential search/interview process.

• I Agree to refrain from making any statements or any comments to any person(s) about or relating to any subject matter regarding the University of Iowa Presidential search process or candidate interviews, other than with fellow search interview participants or others who are known to me to have signed this Confidentiality Agreement.

• I understand and acknowledge that I have an obligation under Iowa law and Board of Regents' policy to maintain the confidentiality of  all information I receive as part of the University of Iowa Presidential search/interview process.