Faculty Handbook - Fairmont State University

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leave of absence, and available discretionary funds to cover retraining
expenses will be made to enable faculty to qualify for reassignment.
2. Preferred Consideration at Other Institutions: An individual faculty
member is an employee of only one institution. Several public institutions,
however, are components of a system of higher education in the state and,
therefore, are mutually dependent upon the health and viability of one
another. If a faculty member is to be released because of a major reduction in
or discontinuance of a program, the faculty member should be given the
courtesy of preferred consideration for vacancies at other institutions in the
state system in accordance with system-wide policy and guidelines.
3. Institutional Letter of Recommendation: A faculty member whose
employment is terminated due to a major reduction in or discontinuance of a
program shall be given a personal letter from the President of the University
which fully explains the reason(s) for termination. This letter shall expressly
state that the termination does not imply a negative judgment about the
person’s performance, but is due to program change.
4. Assistance in Finding Employment: The University shall assist the faculty
member, to the extent possible, in the sending of letters of explanation and
professional resumes supportive of efforts to find suitable employment
elsewhere.
D. Recall of Faculty Terminated due to Reduction in or Discontinuance of an
Academic Program
1. If within three years following the terminated employment of a tenured or
probationary faculty member due to reduction in or discontinuance of an
academic program a position(s) for which the faculty member is qualified
becomes vacant, the President of the University will offer the position to the
affected faculty by certified mail, return receipt requested. Written acceptance
of the position must be made within thirty days of the mailing of the
President's offer.
2. If two or more affected faculty members are qualified for a vacant position,
recall will be in inverse order of termination. No new full or part-time faculty
will be hired for a teaching position as long as faculty in an area of competence
whose employment was terminated retain recall rights.
3. A recalled faculty member shall be reinstated with the same status as held at
the time of terminated employment. The salary of the reinstated faculty
member shall include any general increases given to non-terminated faculty
during the period of termination.