Faculty Committees
Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee
| 2009 - 2010 Membership List |
Hugh Hindman |
Professor |
Management |
2012 |
| Gayle Weitz |
Professor |
Art |
2012 |
| Terry Cole |
Professor |
Communication |
2010 |
| Alecia Jackson |
Associate Professor |
LES |
2012 |
| Karen Reesman |
Associate Professor |
Nursing |
2012 |
| Ken Muir |
Associate Professor |
Sociology |
2010 |
| Tom Ellis |
Assistant Professor |
P&R |
2012 |
| Jeana Klein |
Assistant Professor |
Art |
2012 |
| Betsy Williams |
Assistant Professor |
Library |
2012 |
Faculty Handbook Section 3.9.3.8: The FGHC, as a committee constituted solely of faculty and charged with hearing disputes arising out of a faculty member's relationship with the university, shall determine any and all policies and procedures, not inconsistent with any restriction in Section 607 of the UNC Code and Article VI, Sections 1 and 3 of the Faculty Constitution, necessary to carry out its responsibilities in the conduct of a grievance hearing.
The FGHC will be composed of nine (9) members elected by the faculty at-large: three (3) members from each of the ranks of Professor, Associate Professor, and Assistant Professor. Five (5) members of the FGHC, with each rank represented on the hearing panel, will conduct hearings. At least two (2) members must be of the same rank as the grievant; the other members of the hearing panel may be apportioned in any manner consistent with the foregoing requirements of this section. If the grievant is from any rank other than those specified by Sections 3.4.2.5, 3.4.2.6, and 3.4.2.7, or holds a part-time faculty appointment, all professorial ranks must be represented on the hearing panel.
Nomination and election shall follow procedures for other at-large faculty elections. The term of office of a member of the FGHC shall be three years; with the exception that the first election shall be for staggered terms, with three persons, one from each rank, to be elected to three-year terms, three persons, one from each rank, to be elected to two-year terms, and three persons, one from each rank, to be elected to a one-year term. As the respective terms of the committee members expire, their successors shall be elected to regular three-year terms.
| 2008 - 2009 Membership List |
| Terry Cole |
Professor |
Communication |
2010 |
| Ken Muir |
Associate Professor |
Sociology |
2010 |
Hugh Hindman |
Professor |
Management |
2009 |
Kevin Howell |
Assistant Professor |
Technology |
2009 |
Margot Olson |
Associate Professor |
Technology |
2009 |
William Irwin
(Alternate) |
Assistant Professor |
LRE |
2009 |
The Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee shall each be composed of five (5) members and one (1) alternate to be elected by the faculty. Membership on the committees shall be apportioned by academic rank as follows:
Two (2) professors;
Two (2) associate professors;
one (1) assistant professor;
One (1) alternate.
The Committee shall elect their own chairperson and recorder.
Candidates shall be elected to three-year terms. Old terms end and new terms begin on August 15. Elected members of the Committee shall be eligible for renomination and re-election. Promotion during term of office will not remove one from membership on the committee.
In the event a vacancy should occur on the Committee during the academic year, the Chair of the Faculty Senate shall nominate an individual holding the appropriate rank to fill the unexpired term. The Chair of the Faculty Senate shall take into consideration equitable apportionment of the Committee's membership among the various colleges/schools. Such nominations of the Chair of the Faculty Senate must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Faculty Senate.
Faculty Grievance Assistance Committee (three-year term)
| 2009 - 2010 Membership List |
| Holly Thornton |
Curriculum & Instruction |
2012 |
| Vacant |
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| 2008 - 2009 Membership List |
| Chip Arnold |
English |
2011 |
| Stella Anderson |
Management |
2009 |
| Sandie Gravett |
Philosophy and Religion |
2009 |
| Ray Russell |
Computer Science |
2009 |
The Faculty Grievance Assistance Committee shall consist of four (4) members who each shall have served on a Faculty Due Process Committee or a Faculty Grievance Committee, but are not currently members of the Faculty Due Process Committee or the Faculty Grievance Committee. The term of membership shall be three years; provided that the first committee members shall have staggered terms. The committee members shall be elected from among a list of interested eligible faculty.
The Faculty Grievance Assistance Committee exists to advise the faculty member about the preparation of the case for hearing by the Faculty Due Process or the Faculty Grievance Committee, to answer the faculty member's questions about the process of grievance, or to be available as a source of information for the faculty member during the grievance process. Please refer to Chapter III, Section 3.9 in the Faculty Handbook for further information.
Faculty Due Process Committee
(Permanent Tenure, three-year term)
| 2009 - 2010 Membership List |
| Sandy Eagle |
Chemistry |
2012 |
| Hugh Hindman |
Management |
2012 |
| Martha McCaughey |
Women's Studies |
2012 |
| Holly Thornton |
CI |
2010 |
| Dinesh Dave |
CIS |
2011 |
| Alternate |
Vacant |
2010 |
Faculty Handbook Section 3.9.2.2:
The Faculty Due Process Committee shall be composed of five members and an alternate, all to be elected by the faculty. The composition and membership of the FGHC shall be specified in Section 3.9.3.8. Nomination and election shall follow procedures for other at-large faculty elections. Membership of the FDPC shall be composed of faculty with permanent tenure, regardless of rank. The term of office of a member of either committee shall be three years; provided that the first election shall be for staggered terms, with two persons to be elected to three-year terms, two persons to be elected to two year terms, and one person to be elected to a one-year term; the alternate shall be elected to a three year term; as the respective terms of the first class of committee members expire, their successors shall be elected to regular three year terms.
| 2008 - 2009 Membership List |
| Chip Arnold |
English |
2010 |
| Holly Thornton |
CI |
2010 |
| William Atkinson |
English |
2009 |
| Kenneth Muir |
Sociology |
2009 |
| Dinesh Dave |
CIS |
2011 |
| Alternate |
Vacant |
2010 |
The Faculty Due Process Committee conducts formal, adversarial hearings in which parties to a dispute may present evidence designated to establish their respective positions, to the end that the committee may make findings of fact and attendant recommendations for proper resolution of the dispute. Please refer to Chapter III, Section 3.8 in the Faculty Handbook for further information.
The quality and credibility of University dispute resolution procedures are enhanced by the participation of faculty committees. That members of both the Faculty Due Process Committee and the Faculty Grievance Committee are elected by their colleagues rather than appointed signifies a collegial approach to resolving disputes.
Each of the two committees (Faculty Due Process Committee and the Faculty Grievance Committee) shall be composed of five members and an alternate, all to be elected by the faculty. Nomination and election shall follow procedures for other at-large faculty elections.
Membership of the Faculty Due Process Committee shall be composed of faculty with permanent tenure, regardless of rank. Membership of the Faculty Grievance Committee shall be apportioned by academic rank, as follows:
Two (2) professors;
Two associate professors; and
One (1) assistant professor
each of whom should preferably be a member of a department different from those of the others. The alternate member of the Faculty Grievance Committee may hold any of the foregoing ranks but may not be a member of the same department as any other member of the committee.
The term of office of a member of either committee shall be three years
(provided that the first election shall be for staggered terms, with two persons to be elected to three-year terms, two persons to be elected to two-year terms, and one person to be elected to a one-year term); the alternate shall be elected to a three-year term; as the respective terms of the first class of committee members expire, their successors shall be elected to regular three-year terms.
In the event a vacancy should occur in the membership of a committee during the academic year, the chair of the Faculty Senate shall designate a person holding the appropriate rank to fill the unexpired term. The chair of the Faculty Senate shall take into consideration equitable apportionment of committee membership among the various colleges/schools. Such designations by the chair of the Faculty Senate are subject to approval by a two-thirds vote of the Faculty Senate. The alternate shall attend committee meetings but shall not vote except as a replacement for a regular member. No committee member shall participate in an inquiry if that person holds appointment in the aggrieved faculty member's department, participated directly in the decision or action questioned by the grievance, or has any other substantial conflict of interest. No officer of administration, including departmental chairs or directors of administrative units, shall be eligible to serve on such a committee.
Faculty Committees
2007 - 2008 Membership Lists
Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee
Hugh Hindman |
Professor |
Management |
2009 |
Chip Arnold |
Professor |
English |
2007 |
Ray Russell |
Associate Professor |
Computer Science |
2007 |
Kevin Howell |
Assistant Professor |
Technology |
2009 |
Margot Olson |
Associate Professor |
Technology |
2009 |
William Irwin
(Alternate) |
Assistant Professor |
LRE |
2009 |
The Faculty Grievance Hearing Committee shall each be composed of five (5) members and an alternate to be elected by the faculty. Membership on the committees shall be apportioned by academic rank as follows: two (2) professors, two (2) associate professors, one (1) assistant professor. The Committee shall elect their own chairperson and recorder.
Candidates shall be elected to three-year terms. Old terms end and new terms begin on August 15. Elected members of the Committee shall be eligible for renomination and re-election. Promotion during term of office will not remove one from membership on the committee.
In the event a vacancy should occur on the Committee during the academic year, the Chair of the Faculty Senate shall nominate an individual holding the appropriate rank to fill the unexpired term. The Chair of the Faculty Senate shall take into consideration equitable apportionment of the Committee's membership among the various colleges/schools. Such nominations of the Chair of the Faculty Senate must be approved by a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote of the Faculty Senate.
Faculty Grievance Assistance Committee
| Stella Anderson |
Management |
2009 |
| Sandie Gravett |
Philosophy and Religion |
2009 |
| Ray Russell |
Computer Science |
2009 |
The Faculty Grievance Assistance Committee shall consist of four members who each shall have served on a Faculty Due Process Committee or a Faculty Grievance Committee, but are not currently members of the Faculty Due Process Committee or the Faculty Grievance Committee. The term of membership shall be two years; provided that the first committee members shall have staggered terms with two members serving two-year terms and two members serving one-year terms. The committee members shall be appointed by the Faculty Senate according to customary Faculty Senate procedures.
Faculty Due Process Committee
| Tim Harris |
LRE |
2007 |
| Eleanor Cook |
Library |
2007 |
| William Atkinson |
English |
2009 |
| Kenneth Muir |
Sociology |
2009 |
| Hugh Hindman |
Management |
2008 |
The quality and credibility of University dispute resolution procedures are enhanced by the participation of faculty committees. That members of both the Faculty Due Process Committee and the Faculty Grievance Committee are elected by their colleagues rather than appointed signifies a collegial approach to resolving disputes.
Each of the two committees described in section 3.9.2.1 shall be composed of five members and an alternate, all to be elected by the faculty. Nomination and election shall follow procedures for other at-large faculty elections. Membership of the Faculty Due Process Committee shall be composed of faculty with permanent tenure, regardless of rank.
Membership of the Faculty Grievance Committee shall be apportioned by academic rank, as follows: two professors, two associate professors, and one assistant professor, each of whom should preferably be a member of a department different from those of the others. The alternate member of the Faculty Grievance Committee may hold any of the foregoing ranks but may not be a member of the same department as any other member of the committee. The term of office of a member of either committee shall be three years; provided that the first election shall be for staggered terms, with two persons to be elected to three-year terms, two persons to be elected to two-year terms, and one person to be elected to a one-year term; the alternate shall be elected to a three-year term; as the respective terms of the first class of committee members expire, their successors shall be elected to regular three-year terms.
In the event a vacancy should occur in the membership of a committee during the academic year, the chair of the Faculty Senate shall designate a person holding the appropriate rank to fill the unexpired term. The chair of the Faculty Senate shall take into consideration equitable apportionment of committee membership among the various colleges/schools. Such designations by the chair of the Faculty Senate are subject to approval by a two-thirds vote of the Faculty Senate. The alternate shall attend committee meetings but shall not vote except as a replacement for a regular member. No committee member shall participate in an inquiry if that person holds appointment in the aggrieved faculty member's department, participated directly in the decision or action questioned by the grievance, or has any other substantial conflict of interest. No officer of administration, including departmental chairs or directors of administrative units, shall be eligible to serve on such a committee.
