Common use of Committee Appointment Clause in Contracts

Committee Appointment. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the statement of charges, the President shall appoint a committee comprised of five (5) persons, at least three (3) of whom must be tenured faculty equivalent or senior in rank to the faculty member and no more than two (2) of whom may be Deans or Department Chairs. The committee members shall select from among their membership a Chair who will oversee the operations of the committee, including transmitting and receiving communications. The President shall also identify two faculty members, each of whom shall serve as an alternate in the event that a faculty member becomes unavailable to serve following the commencement of the proceedings. The faculty members, including the alternates, will be selected by the President from a list provided by the faculty grievance committee of the Faculty Senate, which shall develop written procedures for the selection of such individuals. A list of proposed committee members shall be furnished to the faculty member being charged, and an opportunity shall be provided to challenge any proposed member for cause, meaning actual or reasonably perceived bias or conflict of interest with respect to the faculty member or the matters in issue. The President shall rule on any such challenges and his or her decision shall be final. The faculty member may also challenge the appointment of up to two (2) committee members without stating cause.

Committee Appointment. Within fifteen (15) days of receipt of the statement of charges, the President shall appoint a committee comprised of five (5) persons, at least three (3) of whom must be tenured faculty equivalent or senior in rank to the faculty member Respondent and no more than two (2) of whom may be Deans or Department Chairs. The committee members shall select from among their membership a Chair chair who will oversee the operations of the committee, including transmitting and receiving receiv- ing communications. The President shall also identify two faculty members, each of whom shall serve as an alternate in the event that a faculty member becomes unavailable to serve following the commencement of the proceedings. The faculty members, including the alternates, will be selected by the President from a list provided by the faculty grievance committee commit- tee of the Faculty Senate, which shall develop written procedures for the selection of such individuals. A list of proposed committee members shall be furnished to the Respondent faculty member being chargedmember, and an opportunity shall be provided to challenge chal- lenge any proposed member for cause, meaning actual or reasonably perceived bias or conflict of interest with respect to the faculty member or the matters in issue. The President shall rule on any such challenges and his or his/her decision shall be final. The faculty member may also challenge the appointment of up to two (2) committee members without stating cause.