VCOM Institutional Policy and Procedure Manual

VCOM Policy and Procedure

Policy #F008

i. Retain the faculty member with a probationary period, which will include a plan of improvement outlining expectations and ways in which progress will be measured. ii. Dismiss the faculty member within 90 days, with or without the ability to be on-campus. iii. Dismiss the faculty member immediately for cause, with pay for 30 days. iv. Exoneration of the faculty member. n. The faculty member may appeal the decision of the Provost to the President. Upon receiving written notification of the decision of the Provost, the faculty member, within seven calendar days, may appeal the Provost’s decision to the President. i. The appeal must be submitted in writing to the President and be based upon new, relevant, and material information that was not available to the Appeal Hearing Committee and the Provost. ii. After careful consideration of the facts and record of the hearing, the President will notify the faculty member, in writing, of the decision in a timely manner (typically within 14 calendar days from the time the written appeal from the faculty member was received by the President). iii. The President’s decision is final. The written response will be kept in the faculty member’s permanent file. 3. DURATION OF POLICY VCOM’s Faculty Misconduct and Dismissal Policy and Procedures is effective as of the date above and will remain effective until amended or terminated by the President, with approval by the Board of Directors.

VCOM Faculty Misconduct and Dismissal Policy and Procedures

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