Grievances from the faculty are a serious matter. They are given serious and timely consideration within the Faculty Senate. A separate appendix of the Faculty Senate Bylaws details the deadlines, steps and procedure for consideration of a grievance. In addition to the procedures in the appendix, the senate bylaws charge:

6.8 The Grievance Committee shall periodically review policy regarding grievances, recommending revisions in current policy whenever desirable. It shall also investigate grievances involving faculty and administrative faculty.

Committee Bylaws Faculty Grievance Form

The committee is a large pool of administrators and faculty from which the Chair of the Faculty Senate will select members to consider an individual grievance.

  • 4 tenured academic faculty from each degree granting college and school
  • 4 tenured librarians
  • 18 administrative faculty members
  • 2 administration representatives
  • 2 alternate administration representatives
  • The following administrative faculty units will have three representatives each on the committee:
    • Administration
    • Finance
    • President
    • Provost
    • Student Affairs
    • University and Community Relations