Ad Hoc Committee of the Academic Senate

.226       After receiving the findings and conclusions of the appropriate committee(s) on the matter of financial exigency or other reasons for the proposed termination, the Academic Senate must determine whether or not to continue the termination process. If the Senate determines to continue the process, it will appoint an Ad Hoc Committee to study the proposed termination and to report its findings to the Senate for final approval.

.227      In coming to its decisions the Ad Hoc Committee should consider the following:

a.  The academic priorities of the University as a whole in light of its goals and objectives, and the relative priority of the School, Department or Program when viewed in the same light;

b.  Consultation within as wide a range as possible, including advice from related departments and programs on the short‑term and long‑term viability of the School without the Department or Program whose termination is under discussion, and advice from other Schools that might be affected by the termination of the concerned School, Department or Program;

 

c.  The rights of Faculty members who are teaching in the Department or Program and of students who are pursuing its courses;

 

d.  If termination is proposed on grounds of financial exigency, the fiscal limitations of the University as constraints within which the specific priority to be accorded the School, Department or Program is established (the constraints will be documented by appropriate budget analysis, student‑faculty ratios, course evaluations, enrollment data, and other relevant information, and should be ascertained in consultation with the Senate’s Budget and Planning Committee).

.228     If termination is proposed on grounds of financial exigency, the Ad Hoc Committee, in view of
           the fiscal constraints of financial exigency, should complete its work expeditiously so as to
           provide adequate lead time for terminating Faculty according to the procedures outlined below
           and for effecting the required economies.