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III.B.9.b. Role of Faculty Review Committee During Financial Exigency
When a state of financial exigency is declared by the Board of Trustees, the Faculty
Review Committee will confer with the President and the Provost to establish the criteria
to be applied by the President and the Provost in achieving a reduction in force, shall
monitor the application of the criteria, and report as regularly as possible to the Faculty
regarding the extent and nature of the measures taken. A reduction in force is the
termination of faculty members following from a selective reduction in faculty positions
and/or reduction or curtailment of academic departments or programs.
Upon a declaration of a state of financial exigency by the Board of Trustees, the
provisions for reassignment or termination of faculty appointments below are in effect.
III.B.9.c. Termination of Appointment Due to Discontinuance of an Academic
Department or Program Necessitated by Financial Exigency
The applicable procedures established in Section III.B.8.c. shall be followed. The
College shall follow established procedures of notification as set forth in
section of this Handbook.
III.B.9.d. Termination of Appointment Due to Reduction in Force Necessitated By
Financial Exigency
When, upon the consideration of the recommendations of the President and a duly
constituted Faculty Review Committee, the Board of Trustees declares a state of financial
exigency, the College may take extraordinary action to alleviate the financial shortfall or
other emergency requiring a reduction in institutional costs, using the procedures set forth
below. Such action may include a reduction in force, as defined in
Procedures for a Reduction in Force
Upon declaration of a financial exigency, the President and the Provost, in consultation
with a duly constituted Faculty Review Committee shall establish the criteria and
formulate a plan for the reduction in force required to alleviate the financial shortfall or
other emergency requiring a reduction in institutional costs. In formulating such a plan,
the retention of a viable academic program shall be the first consideration. The plan shall
identify academic and administrative units to be reduced or eliminated. If the Faculty
Review Committee, the President, and the Provost are unable to agree on a plan, the
decision of the President is final. The Committee shall submit a report summarizing the
substance of the disagreement to the Faculty. Where reduction of an academic
department or program is planned, the extent of the required reduction shall be specified
in the plan, but the manner in which such reduction is to be achieved shall be determined
in consultation between the Provost, the Area Chairs, and the directors of any additional
affected programs. To the fullest extent possible, and subject to the College’s need to
retain faculty members qualified to teach or otherwise fulfill the overall academic