1. 7. Proceedings under KRS 164.230 for dismissal for reasons of "incompetence, neglect of or refusal to perform his/her duty, or immoral conduct."

Final Disposition

  • a. After the grievance procedure has been completed as outlined above, it will be the responsibility of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs to implement the action recommended at the stage at which all parties are satisfied and no further appeals are made.

Grievance Hearing Panels

a. Establishing a Pool of Faculty to Serve on Grievance Hearing Panels

  1. The Faculty Senate President, in consultation with the Office of the President, with members of the Executive Committee, and with faculty members being considered, shall establish and maintain a pool of twenty-one (21) faculty members from which Grievance Hearing Panels shall be formed on a rotational basis. At least one (1) but no more than ten (10) faculty members must be selected from each College and the Library. Members of the University Faculty Appeals Committee shall not be eligible to serve in the pool.
  2. Faculty shall generally serve three-year terms in the pool, with at least seven (7) faculty replaced each year in accord with procedures outlined in section 1.a above.

b. Decision to Establish a Grievance Hearing Panel

  1. Upon receipt of a request for a Grievance Hearing Panel, as articulated in Stage IV, part 1 of this policy, the President will submit to the University Faculty Appeals Committee the letter and any supporting materials of the grievant (or other party wishing to appeal the decision of the Provost/Vice President for Academic Affairs) requesting the hearing.
  2. The University Faculty Appeals Committee, serving a role similar to that of a Grand Jury, will determine if there is merit in the appeal submitted, but will not attempt to reach a final determination which is the responsibility of a Grievance Hearing Panel, if established, the President, or the Board of Regents.
  3. Within ten (10) working days after receipt of the President's request to screen the grievance, the University Faculty Appeals Committee will make a decision on the merits of the grievance and forward its decision and the rationale for it to the President. The committee could decide that part(s) of a grievance is/are grievable and that part(s) of a grievance is/are not grievable. Such determination shall be forwarded to the President, to all of the parties to the grievance, and through the President, to the Grievance Hearing Panel if established.
  4. If the decision of the University Faculty Appeals Committee is to establish a Grievance Hearing Panel, the process will continue with Part 3 below, the Establishing of the Grievance Hearing Panel. If the decision is negative, the President, in reviewing the materials submitted by the individual requesting a

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