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BOARD O F T R U S T E E S

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whereas knowing, deliberate, and major violations demand the severest sanctions. Any sanctions for violations of this Policy shall be carefully examined with due regard for the academic freedom and rights of the academic staff member and the interests of the University. While gross noncompliance with this Policy could constitute due cause for dismissal, this Policy does not abrogate any of the procedural protection afforded by tenure. 1 Sanctions shall be reduced to writing, attached to the Report of NonUniversity Activities and any associated documents and routed through regular reporting channels. T h e academic staff member will be afforded an opportunity to respond before the proposed sanction is forwarded to the next administrative level. F. Appeals When approval of an external activity is denied or when a remedy or sanction is imposed, an academic staff member shall be afforded the opportunity to respond before the request is transmitted to the next level of review. These administrative appeals are up to and including the Vice Chancellor for Research in all matters of conflict of commitment and to the Vice President for Academic Affairs in matters of conflict of interest. An academic staff member is entitled to make a final appeal of sanctions to the Chancellor in matters of conflict of commitment or to the President in matters of conflict of interest. This appeal must be made in writing and within 45 calendar days. T h e Chancellor or President will solicit the advice of the Faculty Advisory Committee (in the case of faculty) or the Professional Advisory Committee (in the case of academic professionals) who will investigate the matter, afford a hearing to the academic staff member, and make a recommendation to the Chancellor or President. T h e Chancellor's or President's decision shall be final and shall be based on whether, in light of institutional obligations, fundamental fairness was afforded the academic staff member. l V. APPENDIX Current University documents, state law and federal regulations that impact this Policy include: University Documents " N o person employed by the University shall have any interests incompatible with that person's obligations to the University" (Article IX, Section 5b. of the Statutes); " T h e responsibilities to the University of full-time members of the academic staff are fulfilled by the performance, appropriate to rank and terms of appointment, of teaching, scholarly research, continuing education and public service, and committee work and special assignments. Such staff members may carry on some professional or business activities of an income-generating character so long as such activities are compatible and not in conflict with University interests. T h e head of the department of which the employee is a member should know and approve of these activities outside the University" (Article IX, Section 5d. of the Statutes);

1 Procedures (charges, hearings and appeals) for dismissal of a tenured faculty member shall be as specified in Article X of the Statutes.