Grievance Committee

The Grievance Committee shall have jurisdiction, through its hearing panels, to hear grievances, as defined by University rules, brought to its attention by any faculty member in relation to the University practice in professional relations, professional ethics, academic freedom, conditions of employment (including the termination or suspension of tenured and nontenured faculty), and general faculty welfare. 

The Committee is empowered to create hearing panels for the consideration of individual cases.  The Grievance Committee will report each term to the Faculty Senate.  Action by a Grievance Committee hearing panel in no way precludes a faculty member from seeking redress through other official means; however, no other University committee shall serve as an appeals committee for cases initially heard by the Grievance Committee. 

The Chairperson of the Elections Committee shall, through the Faculty Senate Coordinator, notify each college scheduled to nominate candidates for this Committee.  The faculty of that unit shall, through procedures it shall determine, nominate from its ranks at least twice the number of faculty members to be elected.  Additional nominations shall be taken from the floor of the Senate.  Election shall be by the General Faculty for three-year staggered terms to begin July 1.  Each college shall have one representative; the Colleges of Education, Business, and Social Sciences shall have an additional representative; and the College of Arts and Sciences shall have four additional representatives. 

The Steering Committee shall appoint the chairperson.  

2010-2013
David Cooper, Social Sciences and Public Policy
Petra Doan, Social Sciences and Public Policy
Kristie Fleckenstein, Arts and Sciences
Tomi Gomory, Social Work
Mary Frances Hanline, Education
Jacqueline Lloyd, Medicine
Katherine Mason, Nursing
Ann Mullis, Human Sciences

2011-2014
Jack Fiorito, Business
David Landau, Law
Joanne, Lasker, Communication and Information
Valliere Richard Auzenne, Film
Oliver Steinbeck, Arts and Sciences
Lee Stepina, Business
Dianne Tice, Arts and Sciences
Kimberly VanWeelden, Music

2012-2015
Jennifer Atkins, Visual Arts, Theatre and Dance
Alex Avina, Arts and Sciences
Patricia Born, Business
Maxine Jones, Arts and Sciences
Susan Losh, Education
Dan Maier-Katkin, Criminology and Criminal Justice
TBA, Engineering