IV. ACADEMIC HUMAN RESOURCES POLICIES (Cont.)
POLICY AND PROCEDURE FOR IMPLEMENTING DISCIPLINARY ACTION WHERE DISMISSAL IS NOT SOUGHT1
The following policy was approved by the Board of Trustees on June 11, 1993.
A faculty member may be disciplined for cause including but not limited to (1) intellectual dishonesty; (2) acts of discrimination, including harassment, prohibited by law or University policy; (3) acts of moral turpitude; (4) theft or misuse of University property; (5) incompetence; (6) refusal to perform reasonable assigned duties; (7) use of professional authority to exploit others; (8) violation of University policy substantially related to performance of faculty responsibilities; and (9) violation of law(s) substantially related to the fitness of faculty members to engage in teaching, research, service/outreach and/or administration. Discipline or the threat of discipline may not be used to restrain faculty members in their exercise of academic freedom.
Where disciplinary action short of dismissal for cause is sought, the unit administrator, after consultation with the Dean or separately reporting Director and the Office of the Provost, shall provide the faculty member with written notice of the cause for disciplinary action and an opportunity to respond prior to the imposition of any disciplinary action.
After receiving the response, the unit administrator shall make a decision regarding the disciplinary action and notify the faculty member in writing. The faculty member may challenge the imposition of any disciplinary action by the unit administrator by filing a grievance under provisions of the Faculty Grievance Procedure. The processing of such grievance shall be expedited. No disciplinary action, except temporary reassignment of duties or temporary suspension with pay, shall be implemented during the pendency of the grievance.
Disciplinary action may include but is not limited to reprimand, suspension with or without pay, reassignment of duties, foregoing salary increase and/or benefit improvements, and mandatory counseling and/or monitoring of behavior and performance. Suspension without pay may not exceed six months.
All proceedings and records with regard to disciplinary action shall be confidential insofar as the law permits.
Footnote:
In this policy, “Provost” means “Office of the Provost” and that the Associate Provost and Associate Vice President for Academic Human Resources (or other administrator in the Provost’s Office) has been delegated responsibility for this role in order to clearly separate any future decision making required by the Provost pursuant to the Faculty Grievance Procedure with respect to implementation/enforcement of this policy.
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