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In the case of transfer voluntarily initiated by a faculty member, the transferring faculty member
will initiate this procedure with a written request to the unit administrator
in which he/she resides with copies to the Provost and the Dean of college (if
applicable). This request must provide reasons for the transfer, describe how
the transfer will benefit the faculty member and the gaining academic unit, and
how it may affect the losing unit. A
faculty member may not request a transfer due to denial of tenure in the unit
where he/she was hired.
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In the case of mandatory transfers due to elimination, consolidation, or
creation of academic units, or other transfers initiated by an administrator, the Provost, Dean of school or
college, or Chair can initiate this procedure.
A chair or dean wishing to transfer a faculty member will notify the
Provost. The faculty member facing
mandatory transfer must be informed of the proposed transfer in writing in a
timely manner.
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The
facilitator will be the next higher
administrator above the affected units or that person's designee.
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The
facilitator or Dean of school/Chair shall meet
with the affected faculty member to identify the academic unit(s) where
he/she can contribute. Potential administrative appointments may also be
discussed at this stage. The facilitator and the affected faculty member will
agree upon a list of potential receiving units. The affected faculty member can
request additional units for consideration at a later date.
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The
Chairs/Deans of schools of the two units will discuss with the next level of administrator (Dean or Provost) the
impact the transfer will have on the respective units and the resource
considerations of the transfer.
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The
Provost or facilitator will ask the department Chairs/school Deans of the
potential receiving units to arrange an informal
discussion with the affected faculty member. The purpose of the visit is to
seek as well as to provide information about teaching and research areas in
which the affected faculty member can contribute.
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Each
unit charter may describe the process of accepting a transferring faculty
member into its unit. If the charter
lacks provisions for transfer, the procedure for recommendation and the
description of the process will be the responsibility of the unit's promotion,
tenure, and reappointment committee. A
copy of the description of the faculty member's potential contributions and any
relevant documentation will be provided to the facilitator and faculty member.
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The
unit administrator will then provide to the facilitator a statement that addresses the suitability
or unsuitability of the transfer to the unit’s functions, possibilities of
an administrative appointment (e.g.,
Assoc. Chair/Dean, student counselor, learning center administrator), if
appropriate, and any resource issues associated with the transfer.
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After
all discussions with the various units are completed, the facilitator will arrange another meeting with the affected faculty member to discuss potential
appointments. The affected faculty member will identify his/her choice of an
appointment in a single or multiple academic units and prioritize various
appointment possibilities.
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After this discussion, the facilitator/Dean will discuss part-time or full-time
appointment of the affected faculty member with
the administrator(s) of the gaining unit(s). The unit administrator(s) can
add additional material to the documentation at this time. The facilitator will
attempt to resolve any outstanding issues in a timely manner. The facilitator will then forward the
documentation to the Provost along with his/her recommendation regarding the
placement of the affected faculty member.
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If the gaining unit recommends
acceptance of the transferring faculty member, then the Provost or Dean/facilitator will discuss transfer arrangements with the two academic units. The Dean must approve transfers within a
College. Both deans must approve
transfers between Colleges and/or Schools.
The receiving Dean will make his/her recommendations and address all
resource issues affecting units within the college.
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If the transfer was initiated by the faculty member, and if
the gaining academic unit declines
to accept the transferring faculty member, the matter is settled. If
circumstances causing the unsuccessful application for transfer have changed
substantially, the faculty member may reapply to the same academic unit under
this procedure.
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In case of conflicting
recommendations, the Provost will meet with the disputing parties and establish
an ad hoc process to resolve the
conflicts within thirty days. If no
resolution can be found, the Provost, in consultation with the President, shall
determine the new home for the affected faculty member.
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The President has final approval in
all cases and that decision shall be binding.
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The Provost will inform all parties
of the final decision. All documents related to this transfer process will be
forwarded to the Faculty Personnel Office where the records will be maintained
in the faculty member's file.