Grievance Committee

The Grievance Committee met over the summer to consider a petition that did not ultimately rise to the level that would require faculty senate endorsement of a specific complaint.

 As a result of the above deliberations, the committee recommends that the appropriate faculty senate committee clarify the meaning of the faculty handbook statement that department chairpersons “not participate in [department promotion and tenure advisory] committee deliberations.”  There are conflicting interpretations concerning the term “participation.”  Some suggest the term means no chair involvement of any kind (including attendance); others have suggested that attendance and “information sharing” is permissible non-participatory action.  The scope of the chair’s role needs to be clarified.

Respectfully submitted,

Larry Underberg, Chair
Faculty Grievance Committee