The decision not to reappoint an untenured faculty member is made at the sole discretion of the President. The President shall act on recommendation of the Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Faculty Status Committee will be informed of non-reappointment decisions for non-tenured faculty who are on tenure track (Section 2.2.1).

Notification of non-reappointment of faculty shall be made by the University no later than March 1 of the first year of employment, and thereafter no later than December 15 of the terminal academic year.

Faculty contracted under provisions of externally funded grants shall be notified of employment status for the following contract term within 15 business days of the University's receiving grant award notification, or no later than March 1 (for faculty in their first year of full-time employment), or December 15 (for faculty in their second or subsequent consecutive year of full-time employment), whichever is later. Such term contracts/letters of appointment will include notation that the employment is subject to grant support, the source of external funding, and the anticipated grant renewal date(s) (Section 2.1).

Since a notice of non-reappointment is not a dismissal for cause, it is not necessary for the University to set forth its reasons. In courtesy to the faculty member the Vice President for Academic Affairs may choose to provide reasons for the decision.

Any faculty member who believes the non-reappointment was unlawfully discriminatory may commence a grievance in accordance with procedures established in Section 16 of this Handbook. The burden of proof in such case shall be on the faculty member.