Student Complaint Committee
CHARGE
To serve as the body charged with reviewing student academic complaints pursuant to Article 21.000 of the faculty Collective Bargaining Agreements (UFA & MCFA). No Committee member or alternate hearing a complaint may be from the same academic unit or administrative office as any party to such complaint.
COMMITTEE CHAIR
John DeBoer, Vice Provost for Academic Affairs
COMMITTEES
There will be two (2) Student Complaint Committees, each consisting of seven (7) members constituted in the event a complaint is received under 21.000 of the CBAs.
One Committee will hear student complaints involving undergraduate student(s) and the other Committee will hear complaints involving graduate student(s).
The Chair of Faculty Senate must appoint four (4) members of the UFA or MCFA bargaining units who will serve on either the Undergraduate or the Graduate Student Complaint Committees
At least two (2) of the four (4) faculty members of the Graduate Student Complaint Committee must have substantial experience teaching at the graduate level and in directing theses and dissertations.
The President of ASUM will appoint three (3) graduate students to serve on the Graduate Student Complaint Committee and three (3) students, undergraduate or graduate, to serve on the Undergraduate Student Complaint Committee.
Under no circumstances may any of the seven (7) members of the Graduate or Undergraduate Student Complaint Committee hearing the complaint be from the same academic unit as any party to the complaint.
EX OFFICIO
Lucy France, Legal Counsel
Charles Palmer, UFA Student Complaint Officer
Amanda Dawsey, UFA Grievance Officer
Joshua Flores Groomer, Assistant Vice Provost for Strategic Communications and Operations
Updated March 25, 2025