MICHIGAN
TECHNOLOGICAL
UNIVERSITY                The Senate of Michigan Technological University
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                                                  (version of 15 Mar 95)

                             PROPOSAL 34-95

          (Voting Units: Academic Degree-Granting Departments; 
         Other Course-Offering Units; and Other Research Units)

                       GRIEVANCE POLICY STATEMENT

It is the policy of Michigan Technological University to have an
effective procedure for reviewing and resolving faculty grievances.  A
grievance is a complaint alleging a misinterpretation, incorrect
application, or violation of a policy, procedure, or practice of the
University, not pursuable by the faculty member in some other forum. 
Some examples of "grievable issues" are the following: the application of
policy, salary levels or salary adjustments, teaching loads or workload,
reprisals, academic freedom, facilities or space, and sanctions.  The
following issues are non-grievable under this procedure:

  1. determination of policy, which is the domain of the governance
     system;

  2. promotion and tenure actions, which have their own appeal procedure;

  3. items falling within the jurisdiction of other University appeal
     procedures, such as discriminatory actions, scientific misconduct,
     and Equal Employment Opportunity complaints.

This policy shall be administered in accordance with procedures
established by the Executive Vice President and Provost in consultation
with the Senate.

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Proposal Background

This statement on grievance policy is to be brought to the Board of
Control for approval.
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