In their evaluation, the faculty consider the following components, though naturally only some these components will be applicable in any given semester; they are not equally important at every stage of a student's career.
The faculty's primary source of information about the student is the student's advisor. The advisor is responsible for assembling the above information and presenting it at the faculty meeting. The student should make sure the advisor is informed about participation in activities and research progress made during the semester. Each student is asked to submit a summary of this information to the advisor at the end of each semester--the Student Statement for Black Friday. This statement is used as student input to the evaluation process and as factual information on activities. It is strongly recommended that the student and advisor meet prior to the faculty meeting to review the information provided in this statement.