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Faculty Handbook 2018-2019 > Section III - Faculty Policies and Procedures > Personnel Policies and Procedures > Employment Policies > Dismissal

Dismissal

The termination for cause of a faculty member prior to the expiration of the term of an appointment is a dismissal. The termination of a faculty member because of substantial specialty or program modifications, or financial exigencies, is not a dismissal. A nonrenewal is not a dismissal. Decisions for dismissal shall be considered in accordance with the "Problem Resolution Procedures."

Cause for dismissal, includes, but is not be limited to, one or more of the following:

• substantial failure to discharge the responsibilities and duties of a faculty member;
• any substantial interruption of service to the Institute which has not been approved by the Board of Trustees;
• sexual harassment;
• willful and deliberate noncompliance with the "Policy on Equal Opportunity;"
• moral turpitude;
• unprofessional conduct which seriously and detrimentally affects the educational goals of the Institute or which might cause the Institute to be held in disrepute or legal consequences.