09.08.17.01 From University Review Committee Dist. Faculty Caucus 9/13/17 MEMORANDUM To: Susan Kalter, Chairperson, Academic Senate and Faculty Caucus From: Diane Dean, Chairperson, University Review Committee (2016-2017) Date: September 7, 2017 RE: Proposed ASPT Disciplinary Articles Dear Chairperson Kalter: The University Review Committee (URC) has completed its review of the proposed Faculty (ASPT) articles regarding disciplinary Appointment, Salary, Promotion, and Tenure Policies actions, and forwards its resultant recommendations to the Faculty Caucus. Background This work was a continuation of URC’s 2014-2015 comprehensive fifth-year review of the 2012 ASPT policies. The URC’s recommendations, completed and transmitted to the Faculty Caucus in August 2015, included replacing the current Article XI (Termination of Appointment of Probationary and Tenured Faculty) with a new section on disciplinary actions. The proposed new section comprised of four articles: Article XI (General Considerations), Article XII (Sanctions), Article XIII (Suspensions), and Article XIV (Dismissal). These were intended to offer greater procedural guidance and address an absence of policy concerning lesser disciplinary actions. During the 2015-2016 academic year, the Faculty Caucus reviewed, revised, and voted upon the majority of the URC’s recommendations; with the new ASPT document taking effect January 1, 2017. However, the Faculty Caucus decided not to include the disciplinary articles at that time, but rather to continue discussion of the articles in the subsequent year. To facilitate that discussion, in summer 2016 the chairperson of the Academic Senate and Faculty Caucus drafted revisions to the disciplinary articles, addressing issues that had been raised by Faculty Caucus members during their 2015-2016 deliberations. The Faculty Caucus reviewed those proposed changes at its September 14, 2016 meeting, and then referred the articles back to URC with a request for further review and recommendation. URC’s 2016-2017 Review Accordingly, the URC devoted much of its work in 2016-2017 to the careful review and consideration of the proposed changes, and to crafting its resultant revised recommendations. As a starting point, the URC engaged in extensive background research on American Association of University Professors (AAUP) documents relevant to faculty disciplinary actions and due process; conducted a detailed comparative analysis of similar policies from selected universities;
09.08.17.01 From University Review Committee Dist. Faculty Caucus 9/13/17 MEMORANDUM To: Susan Kalter, Chairperson, Academic Senate and Faculty Caucus From: Diane Dean, Chairperson, University Review Committee (2016-2017) Date: September 7, 2017 RE: Proposed ASPT Disciplinary Articles Dear Chairperson Kalter: The University Review Committee (URC) has completed its review of the proposed Faculty Appointment, Salary, Promotion, and Tenure Policies (ASPT) articles regarding disciplinary actions, and forwards its resultant recommendations to the Faculty Caucus. Background This work was a continuation of URC’s 2014-2015 comprehensive fifth-year review of the 2012 ASPT policies. The URC’s recommendations, completed and transmitted to the Faculty Caucus in August 2015, included replacing the current Article XI (Termination of Appointment of Probationary and Tenured Faculty) with a new section on disciplinary actions. The proposed new section comprised of four articles: Article XI (General Considerations), Article XII (Sanctions), Article XIII (Suspensions), and Article XIV (Dismissal). These were intended to offer greater procedural guidance and address an absence of policy concerning lesser disciplinary actions. During the 2015-2016 academic year, the Faculty Caucus reviewed, revised, and voted upon the majority of the URC’s recommendations; with the new ASPT document taking effect January 1, 2017. However, the Faculty Caucus decided not to include the disciplinary articles at that time, but rather to continue discussion of the articles in the subsequent year. To facilitate that discussion, in summer 2016 the chairperson of the Academic Senate and Faculty Caucus drafted revisions to the disciplinary articles, addressing issues that had been raised by Faculty Caucus members during their 2015-2016 deliberations. The Faculty Caucus reviewed those proposed changes at its September 14, 2016 meeting, and then referred the articles back to URC with a request for further review and recommendation. URC’s 2016-2017 Review Accordingly, the URC devoted much of its work in 2016-2017 to the careful review and consideration of the proposed changes, and to crafting its resultant revised recommendations. As a starting point, the URC engaged in extensive background research on American Association of University Professors (AAUP) documents relevant to faculty disciplinary actions and due process; conducted a detailed comparative analysis of similar policies from selected universities;
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