1. Faculty Grievance & Dispute Resolution Office
Phone:
Website: fgo.msu.edu
Aug 13, 2019

2. Faculty Grievance Office: Scope
To respond to inquires from MSU faculty, academic staff, and administrators concerning alleged violations of MSU policies and practices.
A faculty or academic staff member may file a formal grievance against an administrator that alleges a violation of University, college, department, school, or unit policy or established practice. Article III - FGP

3. Faculty Grievance Office: Approach
Goals of the FGO
Resolve disputes informally
Provide a fair internal process for resolving employment related disputes arising between faculty or academic staff and administrators
Schedules and conducts formal grievance hearings when necessary following established guidelines

4. Faculty Grievance Office: Structure
Consults with University General Counsel and Provost Office on matters
Works with University Committee on Faculty Affairs to establish policy, practice and annual evaluation
Works with UCFA to resolve disputes and to review and recommend changes in MSU Human Resource policies

5. Faculty Grievance Office: Examples
Annual performance evaluations
Workload issues
Minor and Major Disciplinary actions
Tenure/promotion policy concerns
Unit / college bylaws and policies or practices
Employment termination

6. Faculty Grievance Procedure
The FGO does not address:
Allegations of Misconduct in Research and Creative Activities
Anti-Discrimination Policy
Relationship Violence and Sexual Misconduct

7. Faculty Grievance Office: Procedure
Process detailed for grievant and respondent

8. Faculty Grievance Office: Procedure
When received, grievance is forward to the named respondent (administrator) with all documents within 3 days of receipt. Response to grievance within seven days of the initial jurisdictional decision.

9. Faculty Grievance Procedure: Recommendation for new Administrators
Focus on policy and established practice
Consult the FGO on unit policies if questions
Summarize meetings with e–mails for trail
Open to discussions about issues

10. Website: fgo.msu.edu e-mail: fgo@msu.edu Phone: 517-353-8884