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A faculty member who has a grievance about any matter other than alleged discrimination or sexual harassment may petition the FPC for redress. Faculty with grievances regarding alleged discrimination or sexual harassment should contact the academic dean or the human resources office. A faculty member with a grievance about salary should consult Simpson College Faculty Handbook Part III: Personnel Procedures, Section 10 .
The petition will set forth in detail the nature of the grievance and will state against whom the grievance is directed. It will contain factual data or other material that the petitioner deems pertinent to the case. The FPC will determine whether the petition warrants a complete inquiry or whether the petition should be dismissed.
If the FPC decides that the case merits full consideration, it will first attempt informally through conversations with both parties to resolve the matter to the satisfaction of all parties directly involved.
If the grievance is not resolved informally, the committee will conduct a hearing. The hearing will be conducted by rules established by the FPC for each individual circumstance. If appropriate, findings and recommendations for disposition will be reported by the FPC to the parties immediately involved, and with the concurrence of all parties, to the faculty and the administration.
The decision may be appealed to the academic dean, and then to the president, and ultimately the board of trustees, if they are not party to the original grievance.
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