| 1. Chair's delivery of annual evaluation calling for
post-tenure review and development of strategic plan | January 15 |
| 2. Faculty objects to evaluation; provides additional information to
dean and chair | February 1 |
| 3. Dean issues faculty evaluation to provost which includes chair's
evaluation and faculty comment | February 8 |
| 4. Faculty objects to dean's evaluation and provides additional
comment to dean and provost and vice president for academic affairs; last
date for development of strategic plan; faculty must begin performance
of strategic plan or chair may begin to impose sanction | February 15 |
| 5. Provost and vice president for academic affairs responds to dean's
evaluation | March 1 |
| 6. Faculty files formal grievance with Faculty Grievance committee. The
grievance will include all issues related to evaluating the strategic plan. | March 1 |
| 7. Faculty delivers grievance to all members of Faculty Grievance Committee
and designated administrative officer. | March 10 |
| 8. Designated administrative officer files written response to grievance
with all members of Faculty Grievance Committee; designated administrative
officer response will include statement of charges | March 17
Seven days from
receipt of Grievance |
| 9. Chair of Faculty Grievance Committee convenes committee to determine
whether grievance and response are procedurally adequate | March 22
Two days |
| 10. Faculty Grievance Committee creates hearing panel; each member of
Faculty Grievance Committee names one member of hearing panel | March 31 |
| 11. Chair of Faculty Grievance Committee sends grievance and response
to each member of hearing panel and designated administrative officer | April 1 |
| 12. Chair of hearing panel sends notice of hearing date | April 2
(last date for hearing) |
| 13. Parties submit to chair of hearing panel all documents and exhibits | April 12
Five days
before hearing |
| 14. Chair of hearing panel distributes documents and exhibits to hearing
panel | April 15
Two days
before hearing |
| 15. Hearing and decision on grievance, statement of charges and sanction
proposed in statement of charges | April 17
(last day for
hearing) |
| 16. Hearing panel drafts report and transmits to president; copy to Faculty
Grievance Committee and faculty member | April 24 |
| 17. Faculty Grievance Committee reviews hearing panel report, issues
Faculty Grievance Committee recommendation and transmits hearing panel
report and Faculty Grievance Committee recommendation to president | Seven days
after step 16
(May 1) |
| 18. President issues final decision to all (hearing panel, Faculty Grievance
Committee and faculty) | May 15 |
