University Senate Judicial Board
University Senate Judicial Board Jurisdiction over disputes and appeals
Type of dispute | Initial Jurisdiction | Appeals |
Disputes involving faculty members and questions of academic freedom, tenure rights, dismissal, appointment, promotion, reappointment, and non-reappointment, or any other Faculty Right enumerated in Article III of the Code of Faculty Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct. (USRR 6.4.1) |
Faculty Rights Board is the hearing body. (USRR 6.4.1.1) |
No appeal is available from a decision made by FRB. |
Disputes involving questions of any faculty right, as enumerated in Article III of the Code of Faculty Rights, Responsibilities and Conduct, that leads to a sanction of a faculty member. (USRR 6.4.2) | Faculty Rights Board (FRB) is the Hearing Body for appeals of faculty rights and major sanctions. (USRR 6.4.2.1) |
No appeal is available from a decision made by fRB (USRR 6.4.2.3) |
Hearing Panel of the Judicial Board. (USRR 6.4.2.2) | Judicial Board Appeal Panel may hear an appeal of a Judicial Board initial hearing, involving minor sanctions. (USRR 6.4.2.3) | |
Disputes involving alleged academic misconduct by faculty or students and alleged violations of student rights by faculty or staff. |
Unit level grievance procedures, or a Judicial Board hearing panel may hear at the unit level if both parties agree (USRR 6.4.3.1) , and the Judicial Board Chair rules that the Judicial Board Hearing Panel may hear (USRR 6.5.2) |
Judicial Board Appeal Panel may hear an appeal from either a unit level or Judicial Hearing Board. (USRR 6.4.3.2) |
Grade Appeals (USRR 6.4.4) |
Hearing at Unit level (USRR 6.4.4.1) |
A Judicial Board Appeal Panel may consider an appeal. (USRR 6.4.4.2) |
Disputes involving allegations of discrimination (USRR 6.4.5.) |
IOA Conducts Investigation. (USRR 6.4.5.1) |
Parties may appeal to the administrative officer or body appropriate to the individual’s status within the University. |
Revocation of parking permit (USRR 6.4.7) | Hearing. Court of Parking Appeals (USRR 6.4.7.1) |
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Disputes involving alleged violations by a student of the Code of Student Rights and Responsibilities (nonacademic misconduct). (USRR 6.4.9) |
Hearing with Vice Provost |
A Judicial board Appeal panel may consider an appeal. (USRR 6.4.9.2) |
Disputes involving violations by a student of the Student Senate Election Code(USRR 6.4.10) |
Hearing with Student Election Commission |
Appeal: A Judicial Board Appeal panel may consider an appeal . |
The Judicial Board does not have Jurisdiction for: |