Pursuant to Policy 2515, Faculty Grievances, any faculty member may petition the faculty Grievance Committee for recommendations for redress concerning the fairness, interpretation, or application of a policy, practice, rule, or working condition, as they apply to scholarship, academic integrity, academic freedom, teaching, or service-related activities or matters.
The membership of the Committee consists of five (5) faculty members – three (3) tenured faculty, one each from the School of Business, STEM, and LASSE, and two (2) non-tenured faculty, one each from the School of Business and the School of Arts & Sciences
Confidentiality is important to the success of any grievance procedure. Only the members of the Grievance Committee and Faculty Senate President shall have access to confidential documents made available to them. No member of the Grievance Committee shall discuss the grievance, confidential documents, or oral testimony outside the Grievance Committee meetings, except with other members of the Grievance Committee. In the event that it is necessary to consult with other individuals in order to obtain information pertinent to the grievance, the grievant and respondent will be notified.
Any faculty member may file a grievance with the Grievance Committee under the process outlined in Policy 2515, Administrators with faculty rank who are functioning as teaching faculty may file a grievance with the Grievance Committee if the issue involves scholarship, academic integrity, academic freedom, and/or other teaching-related matters.
The Policy also provides for an informal and alternative resolution process for complaints. However, an attempt to informally or alternatively resolve a complaint is not a prerequisite to invoking the formal grievance procedure, nor does attempting informal or alternative resolutions obviate access to the Grievance Committee. If the complaint is resolved informally or alternatively, this will be considered binding.
Some matters fall outside the purview of the Faculty Grievance Committee. Any matters of harassment and/or discrimination or criminal conduct are governed by Policy 1338, Opposition to Harassment Discrimination. Committee responses to grievance will comply with any Cleary or Title IX mandated reporting that becomes necessary.