Program or Department Reduction Clause Samples

Program or Department Reduction. 16.7.1 For a reorganization involving a reduction in the Tenured Members in a Program or Department, an Implementation Committee will be established. The committee will consist of the ▇▇▇▇, who will chair the committee, and four (4) Tenured Members elected by the Faculty or School Council. 16.7.2 The Implementation Committee will recommend criteria for layoffs and recommend the Members to be laid off based on those criteria. The recommendations will be forwarded to the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ with a copy to the Association. In determining the criteria and making its recommendations, the Committee will consider academic qualifications, academic expertise, performance, and length of service. 16.7.3 The ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ is responsible for any decision to lay off a Member. Any Member who is laid off will be notified by the ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ in writing.