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Policy 2.7.3

Policy 2.7.3

Policy and Procedures Manual

Classification Number: 2.5.6

Revised: August 14, 2017

SUBJECT: FACULTY GRIEVANCES

If a member of the faculty believes that he/she has been unfairly treated in any matter, except promotion or termination, a written statement shall be submitted to the appropriate school dean, along with any supporting evidence. For grievances concerning promotion, see policy 2.6.4. For grievances concerning termination, see policy 2.7.1.

If the faculty member remains dissatisfied after discussions between the school dean and the faculty member, the school dean shall submit the grievance, the faculty member's supporting evidence, any materials developed by the school dean, and any recommendations the school dean wishes to make to the vice president of academic affairs. The vice president of academic affairs shall review the grievance and seek a resolution. If the decision of the vice president of academic affairs is not satisfactory to the faculty member, the matter shall be referred to the Appeals and Grievance Committee of the Faculty Senate, accompanied by a written statement from the vice president of academic affairs concerning the findings and conclusions, any written statement the faculty member wishes to offer to the committee, and all material submitted in connection with the grievance.

The Appeals and Grievance Committee shall conduct a hearing and review all evidence from the university, the faculty member, and any other source the committee deems appropriate. When the faculty member appears before the committee, the faculty member shall be permitted to be accompanied by a consultant of the faculty member's choice, but that consultant shall not be permitted to participate in the hearing other than to provide private counsel to the faculty member. The same rule shall apply to university counsel.

The faculty member may at any stage request that the grievance appeal and procedure be ended; and, with the consent of the president of the university, the matter will terminate. The findings and conclusions of the Appeals and Grievance Committee, as well as any sanctions recommended, shall be submitted to the president, who will notify the faculty member of the final resolution of the grievance.

Contact for Interpretation: Vice President of Academic Affairs

This policy statement supersedes all previous policy statements on this subject.



Revision:

-   08/14/2017 - Revision-title changes
- 11/17/2013 - Review - school chair changed to school dean

-   12/17/2008 - Revision-title change

-   04/02/2007 - Reissued as policy 2.7.3

-   09/25/1995 - Inception date as policy 2.3.3

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