Common use of University Appeals Committee Clause in Contracts

University Appeals Committee. 1. The University Appeals Committee shall consist of one (1) member from the tenured professors or Distinguished Professors of each degree-granting college except the School of Law, elected by its tenure track bargaining unit members and one (1) tenured professor or Distinguished Professor from the University libraries, elected by its tenure track bargaining unit members. Committee appointments shall be established as three (3) year staggered terms. 2. The following procedures for the University Appeals Committee shall be followed. a. The candidate shall file an appeal with the University Appeals Committee within two (2) weeks of receiving the xxxx’x or the Xxxxxxx’x recommendation. The written and signed appeal shall be sent to the chair of the University Appeals Committee with copy to the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. b. The candidate’s appeal shall provide a statement of specific procedural error or a claim of inadequate consideration. c. The appeals committee shall consider all procedural errors or claims of inadequate consideration and determine if, in their totality, they constitute substantive prejudice to the candidate. d. The appeals committee shall not evaluate the merits of the candidate’s application in order to determine if the candidate has met all approved RTP criteria. e. Within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the appeal, the chair of the University Appeals Committee shall hold a meeting. f. All committee members shall read the candidate’s written and signed appeal before attending the meeting. g. The appellant shall be notified of the meeting and shall be invited to attend to answer whatever questions might arise concerning the appeal. h. After reviewing the appeal, and in closed session, the committee shall vote to accept or reject the appeal. A simple majority vote of the full committee shall be required to accept the appeal and to submit it to further investigation. i. If the appeal is rejected, the committee shall notify the candidate of the rationale for the decision, with copy to the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. j. If the appeal is accepted, the committee shall notify the candidate, with copy to the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. k. Within fifteen (15) calendar days, the committee shall complete its investigations and report their findings and recommendations to the Labor Management Committee, with copy to the candidate, the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. l. The Labor Management Committee shall determine whether the case shall be returned to the point of origin of a procedural error, or whether the review process shall move forward. m. In the case of an appeal of reappointment or tenure the candidate will be reappointed for the following year on a terminal contract.

University Appeals Committee. 1. The University Appeals Committee shall consist of one (1) member from the tenured professors or Distinguished Professors of each degree-granting college except the School of Law, elected by its tenure track bargaining unit members and one (1) tenured professor or Distinguished Professor from the University libraries, elected by its tenure track bargaining unit members. Committee appointments shall be established as three (3) year staggered terms. 2. The following procedures for the University Appeals Committee shall be followed. a. The candidate shall file an appeal with the University Appeals Committee within two (2) weeks of receiving the xxxx’x or the Xxxxxxx’x recommendation. The written and signed appeal shall be sent to the chair of the University Appeals Committee with copy to the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. b. The candidate’s appeal shall provide a statement of specific procedural error or a claim of inadequate consideration. c. The appeals committee shall consider all procedural errors or claims of inadequate consideration and determine if, in their totality, they constitute substantive prejudice to the candidate. d. The appeals committee shall not evaluate the merits of the candidate’s application in order to determine if the candidate has met all approved RTP criteria. e. Within seven (7) calendar days after receiving the appeal, the chair of the University Appeals Committee shall hold a meeting. f. All committee members shall read the candidate’s written and signed appeal before attending the meeting. g. The appellant shall be notified of the meeting and shall be invited to attend to answer whatever questions might arise concerning the appeal. h. After reviewing the appeal, and in closed session, the committee shall vote to accept or reject the appeal. A simple majority vote of the full committee shall be required to accept the appeal and to submit it to further investigation. i. If the appeal is rejected, the committee shall notify the candidate of the rationale for the decision, with copy to the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. j. If the appeal is accepted, the committee shall notify the candidate, with copy to the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. k. Within fifteen (15) calendar days, the committee shall complete its investigations and report their findings and recommendations to the Labor Management Committee, with copy to the candidate, the appropriate chair/director, xxxx, committee chairs and Xxxxxxx. l. The Labor Management Committee shall determine whether the case shall be returned to the point of origin of a procedural error, or whether the review process shall move forward. m. In the case of an appeal of reappointment or tenure the candidate will be reappointed for the following year on a terminal contract.