Since fall 2012, EOI has conducted larger training sessions instead of the many individual committee sessions primarily due to compliance, to increase efficiency and to better communicate the University's expectations to improve diversity and guard against litigious action. All members, prospective members, and liaisons of search and screening committees are required to attend the training that covers everything involved in the process. If 51 percent or more of the committee members have received the training, all committee members may serve. Those who have not received the training may take the training session while serving on the committee. If a committee member has attended the training session, they do not have to take the session again unless required to do so as a result of policy changes.
If there is a member of the search committee that is not a UNF employee or student, i.e., an external member, that person is not required to go through the training, but is welcome do so if they wish.