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Grievance and Due Process

This section deals with the following grievances against and by faculty, as distinct from general employee-related complaints.

After attempts to resolve problems informally and through ordinary administrative channels have failed, the Professional Standards Committee has jurisdiction in the following types of cases:

  1. Student appeals involving Title VI violations such as those alleging improper academic evaluation, improper conduct, and/or a violation of college policies by a faculty member.
  2. Faculty grievances relating to verbal and/or written warnings issued by the VPAA.
  3. Grievances related to faculty employment, including:
    1. A grievance relating to a decision not to promote
    2. A grievance relating to a decision not to confer tenure
    3. A grievance relating to non-reappointment
    4. A grievance relating to layoff
    5. A grievance relating to suspension or dismissal for cause
  4. Grievances between faculty members and/or supervisors as referred to the committee by the VPAA.
  5. Grievances between faculty members and/or supervisors not covered by grievance procedures outlined in other sections of the Faculty or Employee Handbooks.