Faculty Separations
When a faculty member resigns/retires from his/her position, they should provide proper notice and submit a resignation letter in accordance with the University’s Faculty Handbook and Promotion and Tenure Policies and Procedures. In general, any letter of resignation should be addressed to the appropriate dean or Director with copies sent to the vice president and department chair. In accordance with criteria suggested by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) in its Statement of Professional Ethics, the resignation should be submitted “no later than May 15 or 30 days after the faculty member has received notification of the terms of his or her continued employment the following year, whichever date occurs later.” A resignation from a 12-month faculty member should be submitted as soon as possible after January 1.
PAs should follow HRs Guidelines for Separating Faculty and Staff (listed below) for separating faculty. PAs should also send a copy of the faculty member’s resignation letter to the Director of HR Administration in the Office of the Provost.
Key references on Faculty Separations:
- Guidelines for Separating Faculty and Staff
http://www.hr.vcu.edu/policies/G-separating%20emp.pdf - Faculty Resignations- see section 2.22 of the faculty handbook for faculty resignations
http://www.provost.vcu.edu/faculty/handbook.html - Faculty Terminations:
See section 11.0 of the Faculty P&T policy for termination of tenured faculty
http://www.provost.vcu.edu/policies/tenure.html - See sections III and IV of the policy on Administrative and Professional Faculty
http://www.provost.vcu.edu/policies/adminapt.html