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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,