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COMMITTEE FOCUS

PROMOTION

To support and encourage staff, the Promotion Committee

takes on the responsibility of receiving applications for
promotion when available. The committee meets to ensure
that applications meet Dhofar University's promotion
criteria. If the criteria are met, they will recommend
promotion to the director. The most recent promotion was
for Dr. Wajdi Hamza Alredany, who was promoted to

Assistant Professor. The Promotion Committee congratulates
him on his promotion and looks forward to seeing other team
members aim for success.

RECRUITMENT & INDUCTION

When analyzing the personnel needs of the Foundation
Program, the Recruitment & Induction committee liaises

with Dhofar University's HR department to meet those
specific needs. Once the determination is made to fill a new
position, the committee will short-list, interview, and
recommend candidates to HR for appointment. They also
conduct pre- and post-arrival induction and support new
faculty during their probation period. Finally, the
committee reviews and updates the induction manual and

faculty manual annually.

PUBLICATION

To ensure that the FP is well informed with pertinent
information in regards to activities, policies and enrollment

data with a view to smooth operations and awareness of staff.
Further, to give a voice to student concerns and interests
through publication of the best of their work. The committee
plays a key role in this with the use of four main ways:
weekly FP Sunday Digest emails, publication of the FP
Chronicle, the publication of the Faculty Manual, and sharing

registration data. The latest addition is the FP e-Newsletter,
an electronic platform aimed at faculty.