Before sending notices of termination because of retrenchment, consultation on the proposed retrenchment shall take place with the Chairperson of any department or program affected and the Dean and college curriculum committee of any college affected. Also, the Educational Program and Policies Committee of the Faculty Senate shall be advised of the proposed retrenchments. Following the completion of that consultation process, there shall be a meeting with TAUP upon reasonable notice, not to exceed two weeks, to discuss the rationale for and implementation of such retrenchment. If and when retrenchment notices are sent, concurrent copies of such notices shall be furnished to TAUP . The notification date of a retrenchment notice shall be the recorded date of the certified mailing by Temple University .
Retrenchment is one of the most serious steps an institution of higher learning takes.
Attempts will continue to be made to increase revenue by all feasible means. Before terminating faculty members because of retrenchment, Temple will first utilize possible temporary alternative assignments and then make reasonable efforts to place the affected faculty members in other suitable positions. In the event that more than one tenured faculty member is affected and there is not a sufficient work load for each, Temple shall follow the order of priorities set forth in Paragraph 3 of Section E of this Article. An untenured Presidential faculty member's position will not be filled for a period of two years without prior notification to the released faculty member that candidates for the position are being sought. The bargaining unit status of the new positions will be determined by the duties associated with that position and the past decisions of the Pennsylvania Labor Relations Board .