As a part of the mutual commitment of faculty and University to redemptive action, when annual or special evaluation or other evaluative process leads to questions of competence or neglect of duties, the faculty member involved will be contacted in writing by the administrative officer responsible for the evaluation describing the alleged problem; describing the nature of corrective action which, in the opinion of the administrative officer, will alleviate the problem; and stipulating a period of time within which the problem must be corrected. If the problem seems serious enough to warrant consideration of dismissal, the Vice President for Academic Affairs will warn the faculty member in writing that the faculty member's contract status is in jeopardy, and will stipulate a time at which the record will be re-examined to determine whether it has been corrected. If the faculty member does not contest the allegation and fulfills the contractual duties, the matter is settled. If the faculty member fails to correct the negligence, dismissal or a lesser sanction may be applied as described in Section 8.6.