Faculty Rights and Responsibilities
Discipine
Approved by the Faculty Senate April
5, 2004 and General Faculty May 18, 2004 and by the Provost
May 3, 2004.
Applies to all full-time faculty members who do not have administrative
appointments and who are not represented by collective bargaining.
The university has and retains the right to apply discipline
up to and including termination of a faculty member. In determining
whether or not to impose discipline and the severity of such
discipline, the University shall consider the severity of
the faculty member's conduct and his or her disciplinary record
and the provisions of the Academic Freedom and Faculty Rights
and Responsibilities policies. The university will not impose
discipline except for just cause. The Office of the Provost
shall be consulted on all disciplinary measures.
When in the judgment of the president or a provost, the presence
of a faculty member on University premises presents a threat
to health or safety of any person in the University community
or represents a threat of disruption of or interference with
any normal and lawful activities of the University, its staff
or students, the president or a provost may suspend the faculty
member pending the disposition of the disciplinary process.
Such suspension shall be with pay. The President or a provost
may also direct that the faculty member be removed and barred
from University property premises.
When the University has reason to believe an incident(s) has
occurred which might constitute grounds for discipline, it
shall conduct an investigation.
Prior to imposing disciplinary action, a department chair,
dean or provost will meet with the faculty member to discuss
the charge(s) against the faculty member and provide the faculty
member with an opportunity to present his or her case. The
faculty member shall be given the opportunity to be accompanied
by another faculty member.
At least five working days prior to the meeting, the University
shall notify the faculty member of the specific charge(s)
to be discussed at the meeting.
If the charge is not resolved by mutual agreement at the meeting
and the University decides to impose discipline more severe
than a letter of reprimand, the faculty member shall be sent
a written statement of the charges and the discipline imposed.
Such statement will be signed by the administrator imposing
the discipline and initialed by a provost.
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