Discipline Standards Clause Samples

Discipline Standards. A faculty member may be disciplined or dismissed for just cause. Any disciplinary action shall be predicated upon a violation of this Agreement or of the University’s rules or standards of professional conduct. Suspension or dismissal of a faculty member must be for reasons related directly or substantially to the professional fitness of the faculty member including: a) Serious professional misconduct including, but not limited to, serious violations of this collective bargaining agreement; b) Misrepresentation, by statement or documentation, of qualifications or credentials pertaining to employment at Central State University, including hiring, tenure and promotion; c) Plagiarism or other serious dishonesty related to teaching, scholarship, or professional service; d) Incompetence in performance that is directly related to the faculty member's responsibilities to the academic unit; e) Consistent inability or refusal to fulfill responsibilities to the academic unit; f) Personal conduct: 1. That represents a serious and ongoing threat to the health or safety of any person in the University community, 2. That manifests severe or continuing harassment or discrimination of any person in the University community, or 3. That otherwise substantially impairs the faculty member's fulfillment of responsibilities to the academic unit or the University. g) Persistent or malicious conduct that directly obstructs the performance of instructional or scholarly programs of the University; h) Gross neglect of professional duties; i) Failure, on the part of Research Faculty hired with the support of funds provided under the 1890 Land Grant Extension, to fulfill the specifications of their POWs (Plans of Work); or i) Conviction of a felony.