Minutes of a Regular Meeting, June 22-23, 2004 - Digital Collections

REGENTS’ POLICY MANUALSECTION 2—ACADEMICS(a) A faculty member with a tenure-track or consecutive term appointment who is not to be reappointedfor a second year of service must be notified by March 1. If the first year appointment terminates ata time other than the end of the academic year, notice must be given at least three months before theend of the appointment period.(b) A faculty member with a tenure-track or consecutive term appointment who is not to be reappointedto a third year of service must be notified by December 15 of the second year of appointment. If thesecond year appointment terminates at a time other than the end of the academic year, notice must begiven at least six months before the end of the appointment period.(c) A faculty member with a tenure-track or consecutive term appointment who is not to be reappointedto a fourth or subsequent year of service must be notified by May 31 of the year preceding the finalyear of appointment. If the appointment ends at a time other than the end of the academic year,notice must be given at least twelve months before the end of the appointment period.(d) All notifications of non-reappointment shall be given in writing by the Senior Vice President andProvost.(e) The faculty member may appeal non-renewal of appointment to the Faculty Appeals Board only ifnotification practices prescribed in the foregoing paragraphs of this section are not followed.(RM, 7-15-96, p. 25019; 1-26-99, p.26204; 12-3-02, p. 28355)RESIGNATIONA faculty member who elects to resign his or her appointment is obligated to give notice in writing atthe earliest possible opportunity, but not later than May 15, or thirty days after receiving notification ofthe terms of his or her appointment for the coming year, whichever date is the later. A faculty membermay request a waiver of this requirement.THE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA 28