Common use of The Promotion Appeals Tribunal Clause in Contracts

The Promotion Appeals Tribunal. (a) The Promotion Appeals Tribunal shall consist of one person chosen by the Faculty Association, one person chosen by the President, and one person chosen by mutual agreement of the Faculty Association and the President. The Promotion Appeals Tribunal shall be chosen from among the full-time faculty members at Algoma University. No person who has been involved in the promotion process in any way shall serve on the Promotion Appeals Tribunal. (b) The Promotion Appeals Tribunal shall be constituted and shall meet within fourteen (14) calendar days of the lodging of an appeal. It must report a decision within an additional twenty- eight (28) days. (c) The Promotion Appeals Tribunal may sustain an appeal on the grounds of: (i) Procedural defects, including but not limited to bias; (ii) Incorrect evaluation of substantive material considered in the promotion process. (d) The Tribunal may decide to: (i) refer the application back to the TPC for reconsideration; (ii) award the promotion; or (iii) uphold the decision of the TPC on the grounds that any identifiable procedural defect or incorrect evaluation of substantive material is not of a gravity to materially affect a decision. (e) Written justification of the Tribunal’s decision shall be forwarded to the appellant, AUFA and the President. The decision of the Tribunal, which shall be final and binding on all parties, shall be implemented by the President.