refusal to perform the normal duties of the Department Chair, for consistent unsatisfactory performance of the normal duties of Department Chair, or for any of the formal causes for discipline specified in NSHE Code, and for failure to improve pursuant to a remediation plan as outlined in section 8.6.3 of this contract. The Department Chair must be given written notice of the allegations supporting the removal and an opportunity to respond. The Dean will submit the written rationale to the chair in question and the appropriate Vice President, and the Department Chair must respond within five (5) working days. b. If the Department Chair disagrees with the removal, they may ask that a Department Review Committee evaluate the written notice of allegations and make a recommendation. The Department’s faculty may also implement a Department Review Committee if its members disagree with a duly elected chair’s removal. The Department Review Committee shall be comprised of at least three (3) faculty members, two-thirds (2/3) of which shall come from the full-time faculty in the department, with the membership agreed upon by the Department Chair and the Dean. c. The Committee’s evaluation and recommendation shall be completed within ten (10) working days of the request for review and submitted in writing to the President. The President shall report a final decision in writing within ten (10) working days of receiving the Committee’s recommendation to the Department Chair, the Dean, and the appropriate Vice President. Since Department Chairs are elected by their faculty, the recommendation of the committee shall be considered carefully. Adverse rulings against the committee shall occur only in rare instances 2022-2025 TMCC-NFA Contract Article 10 Page 52
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