The committee will prepare a summary of its findings and make a recommendation to the head or chair, with copies to the dean and provost. Final action and notification of the faculty member is the responsibility of the head or chair and dean, with the concurrence of the provost. The review is then complete. An unsatisfactory rating in any subsequent year would be counted as the first in any future sequence. The committee may recommend dismissal for cause, an alternative severe sanction, or a single period of remediation.
Remediation is an option only at the conclusion of a committee's initial review.
If dismissal for cause is recommended as the appropriate sanction, then the procedures specified in section 2.11.1 of the Faculty Handbook will begin immediately. The committee review satisfies the requirement in section 2.11.1 for an informal inquiry by a standing personnel committee. Section 2.11.1 outlines the faculty member's right to appeal in such cases. If a severe sanction other than dismissal for cause is recommended, the review is then complete. An unsatisfactory rating in any subsequent year would be counted as the first in any future sequence.