 | Board of Visitors minutes January 22, 1988 |  |
MODIFICATION OF PROCEDURE FOR THE ASSIGNMENT OF PAVILIONS
Occupancy of Pavilions on the Lawn of the University of Virginia has evolved through the University's history in accordance with Thomas Jefferson's original design. When the size of the faculty exceeded the capacity of the Lawn and the Pavilions, selective policies became essential. Those policies were last revised and approved by the Board of Visitors in May, 1983.
Priority in Pavilion occupancy is under those policies assigned to eligible academic officers in an order which reflects the seniority of their respective offices. Priority is given to the Vice President and Provost, the Vice President for Health Affairs, and then to the Deans in the order of the creation of the various schools. Priority then flows to full professors in order of seniority. The policy also excludes part-time faculty, faculty within eight years of retirement, and those without spouses.
No terminal limit has ever been placed on Pavilion occupancy, other than that of retirement from the faculty. The elimination by the General Assembly in 1987 of any mandatory retirement age compels re-examination of the traditional policies since faculty members may now elect to remain in service well beyond the normal retirement age. Any attempt to terminate Pavilion occupancy at that (or any other) age regardless of the occupant's faculty status, would almost certainly be deemed unlawful age discrimination.
To maintain both the traditional principles of Pavilion occupancy and to ensure equitable access to Lawn residency for younger faculty and Deans, the following changes are to be made in the applicable policies (only for the Pavilions and not to other University-owned housing facilities such as Carr's Hill, Montebello, Morea, etc., to which separate policies apply in each case).
- The following resolution was adopted:
RESOLVED that the Buildings and Grounds Committee of the Board of Visitors, in its assignment of Pavilions on the Lawn shall be governed by the following policies, effective February 1, 1988, supplementing the policies adopted by the Board, effective June 3, 1983: - (1) Reference to any mandatory retirement age shall be removed from the policy;
- (2) Priority shall continue to be accorded to the two academic Vice Presidents and the Deans in the order of founding of the several schools, and then to the faculty in order of seniority.
- (3) Persons who occupy Pavilions by reason of an administrative appointment as Dean or Vice President may remain in the Pavilion for not more than two years following the conclusion of the term of the administrative appointment. Faculty members who occupy Pavilions by reason of seniority shall do so for a term of five years, renewable at the University's and the resident's option for an additional five years, but in no case to exceed a total of ten years.
- (4) For those persons who already occupy Pavilions on February 1, 1988, individual arrangements shall be negotiated by the Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance, reflecting the general intent of the revisions described here.
| Board of Visitors minutes January 22, 1988 | |