Adequate Cause. Falsification of Credentials
Adequate Cause. Cause for discipline or discharge shall include, but not be limited to, the following:
A. conviction of a felony or of a crime involving moral turpitude during the period of employment at the institution or the willful concealment of such crime in making application for employment;
B. conviction of fraud or misrepresentation of professional preparation, accomplishments or experience in connection with initial hiring or in the submission of materials for evaluation for promotion, tenure or salary adjustment purposes;
C. failure to carry out the responsibilities of a faculty member as defined in Section 5.2, but not limited to those responsibilities as listed; such failure must be directly related to the fitness of the faculty member in his/her professional capacity as a teacher, researcher or public servant;
D. obstruction or disruption of teaching, research, administration, disciplinary procedures or other campus activities or of other authorized activities on campus premises, or conduct which endangers the welfare of students or employees of the institution;
E. conviction of deliberate damage to campus property or the property of a member of the campus community or a campus visitor;
F. violation of the conflict of interest provisions of this contract;
G. persistent intrusion of material irrelevant to the subject taught, or failure to present the subject matter in the course as announced to the students and approved by the faculty in the curriculum;
H. consistent or willful failure to comply with duly promulgated policies and regulations and directions of the employer;
I. persistent and continued unauthorized absence from scheduled classes, office hours, conferences, committee meetings, or other agreed upon assigned duties;
J. evaluations of students and/or award of academic credit on any basis other than academic performance professionally judged; and K. abuse of sick leave or violation of travel regulations.
Adequate Cause. Adequate cause shall include, but not necessarily be limited to, pervasive negligence or gross inefficiency in the performance of university duties in a manner consistent with professional standards of competence and responsibility; plagiarism or similar forms of professional misconduct; clear and convincing evidence of professional incompetence; intentional causing of injury to or repeated harassment of other university members; deliberate damage to university property. Conviction of a felony may be considered adequate cause. .
Adequate Cause. Anyone who holds tenure at The Xxxxxx Union may be dismissed from his/her position only for adequate cause proved by a clear preponderance of the evidence. Adequate cause shall be understood to mean any of the following:
1. professional incompetence due to either continuing physical or mental disability;
2. professional incompetence manifested by gross neglect of duty, or grave and continued disregard of scholarly standards or professional responsibilities (advocacy of an unpopular cause or opinion shall not in itself be considered adequate cause for dismissal);
3. conviction of a crime involving moral turpitude which is proven beyond a reasonable doubt;
4. a demonstrably bona fide extreme financial condition at The Xxxxxx Union that necessi- tates the abolition of the position held by a Faculty member. (If a tenure appointment is terminated for this reason, the dismissed Faculty member's position shall not be filled by a replacement within a period of three years, unless the released Faculty member has been offered reinstatement and has declined.)
Adequate Cause. Adequate cause shall include one or more of the following:
1. Serious neglect of professional duty. A faculty member’s willful or egregious failure to meet with his/her classes or to properly notify his/her department chair or xxxx of his/her absence (see Article IX, Section B, Paragraph 1(a)) constitute examples of serious neglect of professional duty. For the purposes of this article, egregious failure shall be defined as conduct which includes intentional misstatements, misleading statements or fraudulent misconduct wherein the faculty member misleads or deceives the administration to the detriment of his/her classes or creates a false light.
2. Professional misconduct including but not limited to misrepresentation of credentials, teaching, service or scholarship.
3. Intentional and substantial disruption of a function of the University. (This shall not apply to a lawful work stoppage not in violation of this Agreement.)
4. Conviction of a felony, high misdemeanor, or a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
5. Evidence of serious moral turpitude.
6. Malicious or irresponsible acts which directly and seriously threaten or subvert the rights and welfare of members of the University community or which obviously and seriously discredit the University. In no event shall charges under this Article be used to deny a faculty member’s academic freedom. The University bears the burden of proving adequate cause.
