7.9.2 Professional Misconduct

Professional misconduct is improper behavior of a serious nature that arises from, or is reasonably related to, the faculty member’s position, duties, or responsibilities with the University, or that demonstrably affects in a significant adverse way the effective performance of University functions.

Professional misconduct includes the following:

1. dishonest, illegal, or unethical behavior in the faculty member's teaching, research, administrative, or service duties;
2. preventing or obstructing University teaching, research, administrative, or service
   functions, or any other lawful function of the University;
3. acts of unlawful discrimination or of sexual or other unlawful harassment; 
4. neglect of University-related duties or responsibilities;
5. other professional misconduct of a serious nature, including but not limited to, intentionally inflicting physical harm or other serious harm on a member of the University community, or knowingly violating a University policy regulating behavior of faculty members; and
6. attempting to engage in, inciting another to engage in, or abetting, conduct which would violate paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (e) above if engaged in by the faculty member.

7.9 Policy Governing Discipline of Faculty Members

• 7_9_1 Scope
• 7_9_2 Professional Misconduct
• 7_9_3 Sanctions for Professional Misconduct
• 7_9_4 Definition of Severe Sanctions
• 7_9_5 Initiating Disciplinary Procedures
• 7_9_6 Termination for Substantial and Manifest Incompetence