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III.B.7.e. President

After receiving the recommendations from the Provost, the President decides whether to

commence formal termination proceedings. If the President decides that formal

proceedings on termination for cause should not begin, the process ends at this point.

If the President decides that formal proceedings on termination for cause should begin, he

or she writes a letter to the faculty member concerned, advising that formal termination

proceedings are being instituted. The letter sets forth, with reasonable specificity, the

proposed grounds for the termination. The President informs the faculty member that, if

requested in writing within fifteen days, a faculty hearing committee will convene and

determine whether adequate cause for termination exists. The President also discusses the

procedural rights to be accorded to the faculty member in the course of the hearing. The

President's letter to the faculty member is sent by certified mail with return receipt

requested, or a written, dated receipt of the letter will be obtained if the letter is hand

delivered.

If the faculty member desires a hearing, he or she

informs the President, in writing,

within fifteen days of receipt of the President's notification letter. Failure to so notify the

President of a request for a hearing within fifteen days constitutes a waiver of the right to

a hearing.

If the faculty member does not request a hearing, the President proceeds with such action

as he or she deems appropriate. If the President decides to terminate the faculty member,

the President notifies the faculty member, in writing, of the termination, the reasons for it,

and the date the termination is effective. When the faculty member has not requested a

hearing within fifteen days, the decision of the President is then final.

III.B.7.f. Suspension

The President may suspend the faculty member from duties during formal proceedings if

the President has reasonable grounds to believe that continuation of the faculty member

in these duties will cause immediate harm to the faculty member, other persons, or to the

institution. Salary will continue during the period of a suspension.

III.B.7.g. Hearing Committee

If the faculty member requests a hearing, in writing to the President, within fifteen days

of receiving notice of the right to such a hearing, the President, or the Provost upon the

request of the President, immediately requests the Faculty Advisory Committee to

provide, within seven days, a panel of seven tenured members of the Faculty, at least four

of whom hold the rank of Professor, who are able to serve on the hearing committee.

Faculty serving on the Committee on Promotion and Tenure shall be ineligible to serve

on the Faculty Hearing Committee.

From the list of seven faculty members, the faculty

member concerned strikes two names and the President, or the President's representative,