ii. Respondent(s): An individual or entity against whom the complaint is being made. A respondent could be an academic department, a member of the faculty, staff, an administrative unit, or a member of the administration. iii. Complaint: An allegation made by the complaint(s) that the respondent(s) has violated the Code or policies under the Senate purview.
c. Scope
i. Jurisdiction: The purpose of the complaint policy and procedure is to
provide a means by which (a) complainant(s) may pursue a complaint against a respondent(s) for alleged violations of the Code and policies that fall under the Senate purview. A complainant may file a complaint that asserts a violation of the following Code, policies and/or standards:
a) Code
b) Bylaws
c) Curriculum Policy and Procedures (CWUP 5-50 and CWUR 2-50)
d) Academic Policies, Standards and Organizational Structures (CWUP 5-90 and CWUR 2-90)
e) Evaluation and Assessment
f) General Education (CWUP 5-100)
g) Budget and Planning
h) Professional Ethics (Faculty Code Appendix A)
i) Scholarly Misconduct
j) Complaints alleging fabrication falsification or plagiarism in research/scholarship are subject to CWUP 2-40-250. Both the Senate and CWUP processes will be conducted in parallel. ii. Exclusions: Should the Senate receive a complaint involving the following exclusions, the complaint will be returned to the complainant(s). a) Civil rights complaints properly addressed under the process provided in CWUP 2-35. b) Matters subject to the grievance process as outlined in the CBA, including allegations of violations of the terms of the CBA. c) Matters subject to the complaint process as outlined in the CBA including substantive academic judgments in matters of workload, reappointment, promotion, tenure, and post-tenure review.
d. Complaint Process
i. Prior to submitting a formal complaint to the Senate, complainant(s) are strongly encouraged to make a good faith effort to discuss the complaint with the dean or member of CWU administration having direct responsibility for the area of concern. It is acknowledged that the nature of some complaints precludes such a step. If no mutually acceptable resolution of the complaint
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