Who are the auditors and what will the audit visit be like?
Most, if not all auditors will be recruited from within the University of Missouri. As an academic audit focuses on common sense questions about how the department conducts its work, the process does not require expertise in the department’s academic discipline, though in some cases it helps. In the interest of full participation and communication, the teams will include members from the departments being audited during the pilot. The length of the audit visits has not been determined, but will probably not exceed two days. The auditors will meet with the departmental leadership group, with the cognate faculty committees and teams, with individual faculty members, and with students. There will be no classroom visits.
