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_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________C. Senior Faculty Reviews take place in the fall of the sixth year following the finalregular promotion of the faculty member. The faculty member will prepare a portfoliofor the committee that will include the five Annual Evaluation Portfolios (as defined inSection 10 of the Faculty Handbook) completed since the last evaluation, studentcourse evaluations for all courses taught in the year prior to the review and otherinformation the faculty member may choose to submit. The faculty member will writea cover letter for the review portfolio and present it in person to the review committeemembers.D. The Senior Faculty Review Committee members will evaluate the sixth-year reviewportfolio using the criteria listed above in Section 3 under Qualifications and Terms ofService for the awarding of Tenure. Once the committee has completed its work, thecommittee chair and the individual’s department chair will meet with the facultymember to review the findings and make recommendations.E. Recommendations by the review committee may be affirmative, developmentaland/or prescriptive. Specific recommendations regarding incentives and professionalresources will depend upon the availability of such resources.F. If deemed necessary, the Director of Faculty Development will work with the facultymember to create a six-year development plan. The goals and activities of the planwill then become part of the annual Professional Activities Contract and Report.Section 5. Termination of Employment and Dismissal ProceduresA. Resignations and Voluntary TerminationProfessional ethics require a professor to give written notice in advance, whenpossible, if he/she does not intend to renew his/her contract. This is especially true ofthose on tenure. If a contract has not been signed and returned within 30 days after itis mailed from the President’s office, the administration shall consider it to have beendeclined. The faculty member may properly request a waiver of this requirement ofnotice in case of hardship.B. Renewal and Termination of Faculty on Probationary StatusDuring the period of probation the faculty member is entitled to the same guarantee ofacademic freedom as the tenured faculty. He/she shall not be dismissed before theexpiration of a term contract except for adequate cause demonstrated by dueprocess. If he/she asserts that he/she has been given notice of non-reappointment inviolation of the university’s standards of academic freedom, he/she is entitled toestablish his/her claim in accordance with the provisions of due process outlinedbelow.The faculty and administration have an important responsibility to evaluate theperformance of a non-tenured instructor and to recommend for tenure only those whohave demonstrated high standards of professional performance. The followingprinciples should govern the interaction of the non-tenured faculty member andhis/her colleagues:1. Criteria and notice of standards: The faculty member should be advised, early inhis/her appointment, of the substantive and procedural standards generally employedin decisions affecting renewal and tenure. Any special departmental standards mustbe brought to his/her attention.4 - 11 Faculty Constitution and Bylaws
_________________LEE UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOK & CONSTITUTION_________________2. Periodic review: There should be provision for periodic review of the facultymember’s situation during the probationary service. He/she should be advised of thetime when decisions affecting renewal and tenure are ordinarily made, and he/sheshould be given the opportunity to submit material which he/she believes will behelpful to an adequate consideration of his/her circumstances.3. Notice of reasons: In the event of a decision not to renew his/her appointment, thefaculty member should be informed of the decision in writing, and, if he/she sorequests, he/she should be advised of the reasons which contributed to that decision.He/she should also have the opportunity to request a reconsideration by theadministration. But it should be understood that these procedural rules do not implythat the administration and faculty are obligated to prove that the decision not toreappoint was a good one. In the absence of a violation of his/her academic freedomrights, the burden of proof regarding competence and performance for the facultymember on probationary status, unlike the tenured faculty, rests with the individual inquestion.4. Written reasons: If the faculty member expresses a desire to petition the FacultyCouncil or an ad hoc committee elected by the faculty for this purpose, to use itsgood offices of inquiry, recommendation, and report, or if he/she makes the requestfor other reasons, he/she should be given a written explanation by the President ofthe reasons for the non-renewal.5. Petition for review alleging an academic freedom violation: insofar as the petitionfor review alleges a violation of academic freedom, the functions of the committeewhich reviews the faculty member’s petition should be the following:a. To determine whether or not the notice of non-reappointment constituteson its face a violation of academic freedom.b. To seek to settle the matter by informal methods.c. If the matter remains unresolved, to decide whether or not the evidencesubmitted in support of the petition warrants a recommendation that aformal proceeding be conducted in accordance with the due processprovisions below, with the burden of proof resting upon the complainingfaculty member.6. Petition for review alleging inadequate consideration: Insofar as the petition forreview alleges inadequate consideration, the functions of the committee whichreviews the faculty member’s petition should be the following:a. To determine whether the decision of the appropriate faculty body was theresult of adequate consideration in terms of the relevant standards of theuniversity, with understanding that the review committee should notsubstitute its judgment on the merits for that of the faculty and its offices.b. To request reconsideration by the academic administration when thecommittee believes that adequate consideration was not given to thefaculty member’s qualifications.c. To provide copies of its report and recommendation to the faculty member,the academic administration, and the President.C. Provisions of Due Process in Cases Involving: (1) Suspension of Services and (2)Allegations of Academic Freedom Violation. In order to safeguard the rights of theindividual teacher while protecting the interests of the institution, the followingprocedures shall apply in situations requiring suspension of a teacher’s servicesbefore the expiration of a period covered by a contract:1. The administration and Board of Directors of Lee University reserve the right tosuspend temporarily the services and campus activities of any employee at any time.4 – 12 Faculty Constitution and Bylaws
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