TAMIU Student Handbook 2019-2020

Page 24 of 86 Provost will review all decisions by chairs to change grades against the will of a faculty member. Section 4.03 Grievances Against Faculty Conflicts or concerns with faculty that are unrelated academic issues are considered grievances. Before a grievance is filed, the student must make a good faith effort to meet with the faculty to seek an informal resolution. The student may also consult with the faculty member’s department chair or dean. If unable to meet with the faculty member or if the meeting does not produce a resolution, the student may initiate a grievance by following the steps outlined below. 1. The student will file a written complaint via the TAMIU Reportit Form available at https://www.tamiu.edu/reportit/ . The form will be shared with the faculty member’s department chair, the Provost, Associate Vice President of Student Success, and TAMIU Human Resources. Other University personnel with a legitimate right to know will also receive copy of incident report, if required. 2. The faculty member’s department chair will sendwithin five University business days after receiving the grievance a written notice to the student that the complaint has been received. 3. The student and faculty member will meet with the faculty member’s chair within five University business days of the notice of receipt. 4. If the grievance remains unresolved after meeting with the department chair, then within five University business days of the meeting with the chair, both the student and the faculty member will meet with either the dean of the respective college (or academic administrator to whom the chair reports). 5. If the complaint remains unresolved after that meeting, it will then be heard within five University business days by an ad hoc committee consisting of the faculty member’s department chair, the director of SCCE (or their designee), and a faculty member or administrator selected by the student. The chair of the committee will be the director of SCCE (or their designee). After hearing from the student and the faculty member, and considering any documentation has been provided, the ad hoc committee will make its recommendation in writing to the Provost. This will occur within five University business days after the committee concludes its deliberations. 6. Within five University business days after receiving the ad hoc committee’s deliberation, the Provost will notify in writing both parties of the final decision to resolve the grievance within five University business days of receiving the ad hoc committee’s deliberation.