Section II.L: Faculty Grievance Procedure

Each of the schools of Lewis & Clark College shall elect three tenured or tenure-track faculty members to serve on the grievance panel for a period of three years with staggered terms.

Faculty members with grievances unrelated to reappointment, promotion, tenure, salary, or matters for which an appeal process is included in the policy or procedure shall raise their grievance with their dean. If discussion does not lead to an acceptable resolution, the faculty member should request of the president that a grievance committee be formed. The president shall choose a member from each of the three schools out of the grievance panel to serve as the grievance committee.

The faculty member shall submit to the committee a written petition setting forth in detail the nature of the grievance and against whom the grievance is directed. The petition should contain any factual or other data that the faculty member deems pertinent to the case, including evidence, if any, of improper discrimination.

Submission of a petition will not automatically entail investigation or detailed consideration thereof; the Grievance Committee will decide whether or not the facts merit a detailed investigation. If so, it will proceed to investigate and take evidence as necessary. After its investigation, the committee may seek to bring about a settlement of the issue satisfactory to the parties. If in the opinion of the committee such a settlement is not possible or is not appropriate, the committee will report its findings to the faculty member and to the president.