Because of scheduling conflicts, the CFA meeting scheduled for November 18 was cancelled. An additional meeting was scheduled for December 16, 1994. Guest Jerry Robinson, at the invitation of Tom Sherman, presented an industry perspective on dismissal policies and trends and contrasted them with university policies. Instead, industry provides severance pay on very short notice.
Universities often require a more orderly reduction of services.
Questions and discussion revolved around the perspective that we need to work with the BOV to help them understand the differences between the industry and university with respect to this policy. Bob Sumichrast, chair of the subcommittee on dismissal for cause, distributed a draft of CFA Resolution 1994-95A amending the dismissal for cause section of the Faculty Handbook . Moral turpitude shall be determined by the hearing committee if one was convened. If a hearing committee was not convened, the President shall make such a determination. In cases not involving moral turpitude, a tenured faculty member will receive up to one year's salary or notice from the date of the President's notification of dismissal.