ARTICLE XXX

XXX. REDUCTION IN FORCE AND SENIORITY

  1. Reduction in force due to a fiscal crisis, a natural diminution in the number of students in a program or at the College or a reduction of programs shall be effected in full accordance with the applicable statutes of the State of New Jersey and effective regulations promulgated thereunder, particularly N.J.A.C. 9:4-5.1.

  2. Except as otherwise provided in Section A of this Article, seniority for faculty members shall be based upon the total number of years of full-time teaching in a department, except where a faculty member has taught in more than one department in which case seniority shall be based upon the total number of years of full-time teaching at the College, or in the case of full-time members of the professional library staff, seniority shall be based upon the total number of years of full-time professional work in the library. If two faculty members have the same seniority but are in different academic ranks, the faculty member in the higher academic rank shall be deemed to have greater seniority or if they are in the same academic rank, the faculty member first appointed to that rank shall be deemed to have greater seniority.

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      1. If a faculty member desires to obtain qualification to teach in areas other than his/her own discipline, the faculty member will submit a plan for undertaking such retraining to the Academic Vice President for his or her review and approval. The Academic Vice President will consult with the Department Chairperson and credentials committee of the department to which the faculty member seeks admittance. If the Vice President for Academic Affairs judges the plan to be satisfactory and the area in which the faculty member(s) wish to be retrained is appropriate to the needs of the College, the College will agree to fund the retraining effort of the faculty member(s) while following said plan.

      2. Section C.1.a. of this Article shall be available to all members of the full-time instructional staff prior to implementation of the provisions of Section A. of this Article.

    2. When the retraining plan is completed, evidence of successful completion will be submitted to the Academic Vice President pursuant to Article XX, Section B.2.


  4. Tenured faculty laid off because of a reduction in force shall be notified of the lay off at least one academic semester in advance.

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