Non-Contractual Grievance Procedures

A Non-Contractual Grievance is any complaint of unfair or inequitable treatment by the University.

Step	Action	Time Limits(1)
Pre-step: Oral Presentation
	Oral Presentation of Grievance to Department Chair	Within 30 days(2) of act
	Oral Notification of outcome from chair	Within 10 days of presentation
1. Dean's Review
a.	Present written grievance to Dean	Within 5 days of Chair's oral notification
b.	Dean sends copy to Chair for file	Immediately on receipt of grievance
c.	Meeting with Dean	Within 10 days of receipt of grievance
d.	Dean's decision in writing	Within 10 days of meeting with Dean
2. Peer Hearing
a.	File request for hearing with Chair of Faculty Grievance Panel	Within 5 days of Dean's decision
b.	Challenge members of Committee	Within one day of notice selection
c.	Hearing committee schedules testimony	Within 10 days of being duly constituted
d.	Hearing Committee presents report	Within 10 days of conclusion of hearing
3. Provost's / Vice President's Decision
a.	Provost/VP reviews hearing and issues written decision	Within 10 days of receipt of report
b.	(If report is insufficient) Committee presents amended report	Within 15 days of Provost's request
4. Review by President
a.	Petition President for review	Within 5 days of Provost's decision
b.	President's decision in writing	Within 30 days of petition

⁽¹⁾ "Day" means a day when classes or examinations are scheduled and held in accordance with the official academic calendar of the University, excluding Saturdays and Sundays. Summer Session days will not be counted as days for those employees not employed during the Summer Session.

⁽²⁾ Counted either from the date of the act/omission itself, or from the datethat the grievant knew or reasonably should have known of the act/omission.

For complete process, please see Oregon Administrative Rules: (OAR577-042-0005 through OAR 577-042-0025).

To Download Noncontractual Grievance forms, please click here: Noncontractual Grievance Forms