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SECTION EIGHT
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
8.0 Appeal of Denial of Rank, Tenure, Promotion, and Merit Raises.
The appropriate committee of the lowest academic unit for initial resolution shall hear all
disputes over denial of rank, tenure, promotion and merit raises.
A. Denial of Promotion:
If a departmental or school committee, the Dean, or the Provost denies application for
promotion, the faculty member may appeal to the University Rank, Tenure,
Promotion and Salary Committee (URTP&S) for reconsideration within thirty days of
the date of the Provost’s notification that promotion was denied. The URTP & S
Committee shall have thirty days to complete the hearing. The URTP&S Committee
shall confine its review to the record. The burden of proof shall be borne by the
faculty member. Within ten days of the conclusion of the hearing, the URTP&S
Committee shall in writing advise the Provost of the findings and the
recommendations. Within ten days of receipt of the committee’s findings, the
Provost shall forward the recommendation in writing to the President and to the
faculty member. If the URTP&S Committee determines that promotion should be
awarded, it shall report this to the Provost for appropriate corrective action within ten
days.
B. Tenure Denial
If a department or school committee, the dean or the Provost denies application for
tenure, the faculty member may appeal to the University Rank, Tenure, Promotion
and Salary Committee (URTP&S) for reconsideration within thirty days of the date of
first notification that tenure was denied. The URTP & S Committee shall have thirty
days to complete the hearing. The URTP&S Committee shall confine its review to
the record. The burden of proof shall be borne by the faculty member. Within ten
days of the conclusion of the hearing, the URTP&S Committee shall in writing advise
the Provost of the findings and recommendations. Within ten days of receipt of the
committee’s findings, the Provost shall forward the recommendation in writing to the
President and to the faculty member. If the URTP&S Committee determines that
tenure should have been awarded, it shall report this to the Provost for appropriate
corrective action within ten days.
If recommendation for tenure is denied, the Office of the President shall notify the
faculty member no later than May 31st of the next-to-last year of probationary service
that the subsequent academic year will be his or her last year of employment.
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