Prior approval of the Chancellor is required before any faculty appointment with tenure can be made. In addition, no person shall be appointed to the position of Dean, or equivalent, or Vice President, or equivalent, without prior consultation with the Chancellor. No administrator may be given faculty status or tenure without a review and positive recommendation from the academic unit involved. 2.2 Separation - Separation is defined as the process by which an individual terminates employment with the university. Three distinct modes of separation are recognized.
Resignation is voluntary termination of employment by an employee.
Presidents may accept resignations and shall so inform the Chancellor who shall inform the Board of Regents. Not later than May 31 of the academic year preceding the academic year in which the appointment is to expire, when the individual is in the third or later year of appointment. Dismissal is severance from employment due to either adequate cause, financial exigency, medical reasons, or the discontinuance of financial exigency, medical reasons, or the discontinuance of academic programs. Dismissal shall not be used to restrain faculty members in their exercise of academic freedom. When dismissal involves a tenured faculty member, consultation with the Chancellor and University Legal Counsel shall be made prior to any official action.