FACULTY APPEALS COMMITTEE
Charge:
Any
faculty member who, after having exhausted his/her administrative chain, still
believes that he/she has just cause for grievance relating to violation of
academic freedom, lack of due process, or inadequate review, may petition the
elected Faculty Appeals Committee (FAC), as provided in the Faculty
Handbook. The petition shall set forth
the nature of the grievance, the individuals against whom it is directed, and
the redress sought.
Members
of the FAC who are involved in assessing the merits of a faculty member’s
appeal will follow the interpretation of academic freedom, due process, and
adequate review given in the following documents, found in AAUP Policy
Documents and Reports.
1. 1940 Statement on Academic Freedom and
Tenure
2. Statement on Procedural Standards in
Faculty Dismissal Proceedings
3. Procedural Standards in the Renewal and
Nonrenewal of Faculty Appointments
4. The Standards of Notice of
Non-reappointment
5. Recommended Institutional Regulations
on Academic Freedom and Tenure
6. Statement on Professors and Political
Activity
7. Statement on Professional Ethics
Composition: Total 10
(Tenured and non-administrative--department chairs are
not eligible)
Term: Two years, staggered from beginning of academic year to the beginning
of the following academic year.
Selection: Five faculty are elected each
year. Four eligible faculty members will
be nominated from each college and the Library from elections which shall be
held each year within the colleges and Library.
The names of the four faculty thus selected from each college and the Library will be submitted to the tenured,
tenure-earning, and research faculty for final election. The election will be conducted by the Senate
Governance and Operations committee. Those
five who receive the most votes will be deemed elected to the FAC. In case of ties, a run-off election will be
held. All remaining nominees will be
designated as alternates for one year.
Their positions on the list of alternates will be according to the
number of votes received in the most recent election. Those receiving equal votes will be random
ordered.
Chair: The Committee elects its own chair. An ad hoc subcommittee (3 members) from the membership
shall hear a petition.
FACULTY
APPEALS COMMITTEE (CONT’D)
Current Membership:
Members
2006-2008 Dr. David Neff,
LBAR, 08
Dr.
Carolyn Sanders, LBAR, 08
Dr.
Peggy Hays, NUR, 08
Dr.
Bhavani Sitaraman, LBAR, 08
Dr.
Brian Landrum, ENGR, 08
Members
2007-2009 Dr. Harry Delugach, SCI, 09
Dr.
Brian Martine, LBAR, 09
Dr.
Dawn Utley, ENGR, 09
Dr.
July Early, LBAR, 09
Dr. Karen Frith, NUR, 09
Alternates
for one year: Dr. Krishnan Chittur, ENGR,
08
Dr.
David Steward, LBAR, 08
Dr.
Jeet Gupta, BA, 08
Dr.
Joe Leahy, SCI, 08
Dr.
Ron Wray, LBAR, 08
Dr.
Peter Gibson, SCI, 08
Dr.
John Shriver, SCI, 08
Dr.
Yuri Shtessel, ENGR, 08
Dr.
Fan Tseng, BA, 08
Administrative Council
Liaison: President
Updated:
1/08