Administrative Separation of the Chancellor
Administering Office: Office of the Provost
Approved by Executive Council: December 6, 2010
Posted: August 11, 2011
I. Return to a faculty position: If the chancellor resigns from the position
of chancellor after having served in that position for at least five years, if the
chancellor will assume a tenured or non-tenured faculty position at the university,
and if there is not good cause to terminate the chancellor’s service at the time that
the chancellor resigns, then the chancellor will receive a research leave upon the
following terms:
a. The leave shall be for a period of six months;
b. The chancellor shall receive a faculty salary during the leave commensurate
with salaries of faculty members of comparable rank and experience in comparable positions;
c. Up to six additional months of leave may be approved by the president
when in his or her discretion additional leave time is warranted;
d. Non-salary compensation such as a house and an automobile will not be
continued during the research leave;
e. Prior to beginning the leave, the chancellor will submit a work plan
for the leave period, to include a description of the expected outcomes. The plan
will be reviewed and recommended by the President for approval by the Board of Governors.
At
the conclusion of the research leave, the former chancellor shall submit a summary
report to the president, the Board of Governors, and the applicable Board of Trustees;
f. At the end of the research leave, the chancellor will assume the faculty
position with a nine month appointment or with a length comparable to others in the
department, with duties and responsibilities in accordance with departmental expectations
of faculty of comparable rank and experience. Ongoing responsibilities will be determined
by the campus. The continuing annual faculty salary will be determined through the
regular campus salary setting process. In the event that the chancellor does not assume
a faculty position at the end of the research leave in accordance with this policy,
the president is authorized, in his or her discretion, to require repayment of compensation
paid during the leave period from the non-returning chancellor.
These provisions related to research leave do not apply to individuals who have not
served as chancellor for at least five years. If any paid research leave is granted
under those circumstances, it requires approval by the Board of Governors upon the
President’s recommendation.
Return to an administrative appointment: If the chancellor resigns from his or her
position to return to another administrative position within the University, the terms
for such a return must be recommended by the president and approved by the Board of
Governors.
II. Separation from the University: In some cases, the chancellor may not
be assuming a faculty position. It may be in the best interest of the University and
the chancellor for the president to negotiate a severance agreement with a chancellor.
In
these circumstances, the president may, at the president’s discretion, determine that
the circumstances justify providing severance pay in the amount of the chancellor’s
full administrative pay for up to 90 days. Non-salary compensation such as a house
and an automobile will not be continued during this period of full compensation, although
the president may allow the chancellor a reasonable amount of time to vacate the chancellor’s
house. Any agreement that results in a longer period of compensation must be approved
by the Board of Governors.
III. Separate agreement: If the Board of Governors enters into a written
agreement with the chancellor, the terms of that agreement shall supersede this
policy.
