East Carolina University Faculty Manual

APPENDIX J.

INFORMAL FACULTY GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE FOR GRIEVANCES
INVOLVING SEX DISCRIMINATION AND OTHER EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMPLAINTS

 I. Preamble

East Carolina University is committed to the principle of equal opportunity for all faculty regardless of rank, temporary or permanent employment status, and tenure or nontenure status. Therefore, it is university policy that no member of the faculty will suffer discrimination in his or her employment status as a member of the faculty on the basis of race, color, national origin, religion, veteran’s status, gender, age, sexual orientation, political affiliation, or disability. If any faculty member believes that he or she has experienced discrimination on the basis of any of the above factors, he or she is encouraged to seek redress of the grievance by informal administrative corrective action. (Faculty Senate Resolution #03-37, October 2003)

In the belief that faculty and faculty supervisors do not intentionally discriminate on the basis of the above factors, most grievances can and routinely should be resolved in an informal manner. If the grievance cannot be resolved informally, the aggrieved faculty member should register his or her complaint with the Faculty Grievance Committee and request a formal hearing on the grievance. Procedural rules of the Faculty Senate Faculty Grievance Committee are set forth in the East Carolina University Faculty Manual, Appendix Y. Grievance Policies and Procedures of East Carolina University.